Save the Beagles: Shut Down MBR Acres

MBR Acres breeds thousands of beagle puppies each year at its site in Cambridgeshire, selling them on for painful, outdated experiments. More reliable and ethical alternatives exist, but these dogs are still being tortured in the name of science.

This is the UK’s chance to be a global leader in modern, humane testing methods that save lives without cruelty. It’s time to shut down MBR Acres for good.

MBR Acres is a house of horrors. Behind its locked gates in Huntingdon, over 2,000 beagle puppies are bred every year, only to be used, abused, and killed in the name of “science.” You can help us end this forever.

Some puppies are bled and dissected on-site, their organs harvested. Others are shipped off for toxicology testing, where they suffer unimaginable pain - poisoned, force-fed chemicals, then killed.

But this doesn’t need to happen. MBR Acres does not need to kill puppies. Scientists have already created new testing methods that can replace these beagles today!

Here are the powerful, proven alternatives to animal testing:

  • Organ-on-a-chip technology
  • AI and advanced computer modelling
  • Human cell-based testing

These methods are more accurate, more ethical, and they don’t require animal cruelty.

This needless suffering is why in 2022, Animal Rising rescued 23 puppies from MBR Acres. This year, the 20 rescuers will be taken to court, pleading not guilty to “burglary.”  This is the year animal testing will be put on trial.

There are growing calls from the public to save these beagles and all animals from outdated, torturous experiments. And that is why we are calling for the Home Office to phase out animal testing, starting by immediately closing MBR Acres and advocating for investment into modern testing methods which are ethical and more reliable.

The UK has a chance to lead the world in modern, humane science by investing in cutting-edge alternatives like AI and organ-on-a-chip technology. It's time for the government to put our scientists, our economy, and our values first. By backing innovation instead of cruelty, we can protect the animals we love and spare countless lives, human and non-human alike.

Please join us in calling for the Home Office to safely rehome the beagles and shut down MBR Acres once and for all.

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  • Mia Pewter
    signed 2025-08-12 20:18:37 +0100
  • kathleen butler
    signed 2025-08-12 20:16:53 +0100
  • Joanna Bilton
    signed 2025-08-12 20:09:34 +0100
  • Malcolm Smith
    signed 2025-08-12 20:09:32 +0100
  • Lisa Harkin
    signed 2025-08-12 20:05:17 +0100
  • Susan Searle
    signed 2025-08-12 20:04:14 +0100
  • Carole Hunt
    signed 2025-08-12 19:59:10 +0100
  • Angela Farley
    signed 2025-08-12 19:55:12 +0100
    This is a cruel inhumane practice
  • Nicholls Sandra
    signed 2025-08-12 19:48:25 +0100
  • Joan Pewsey
    signed 2025-08-12 19:45:44 +0100
  • Marie Ellis
    signed 2025-08-12 19:42:46 +0100
  • Rosemary Collins
    signed 2025-08-12 19:42:43 +0100
    Please release these dogs it’s cruel to keep them in these awful conditions.
  • Alison Turley
    signed 2025-08-12 19:37:53 +0100
  • Flora Christie
    signed 2025-08-12 19:35:43 +0100
  • Melanie McCallum Melanie McCallum
    signed 2025-08-12 19:29:11 +0100
  • Kevin Flux
    signed 2025-08-12 19:26:28 +0100
  • Donna Doyle
    signed 2025-08-12 19:18:33 +0100
  • Victoria Newson
    signed 2025-08-12 19:06:10 +0100
    Barbarian…… horrific needs ti stop!
  • Jean Dixon
    signed 2025-08-12 19:05:57 +0100
  • Debbie Berry
    signed 2025-08-12 19:04:52 +0100
  • Checkie Taylor
    signed 2025-08-12 19:02:32 +0100
  • Polly Child
    signed 2025-08-12 18:51:02 +0100
  • Astrid Gifkins
    signed 2025-08-12 18:44:16 +0100
  • Gill Doyle
    signed 2025-08-12 18:32:48 +0100
    Absolutely vile cruel and senseless suffering!!!!! Stop it now!!!!!
  • Paul Taylor
    signed 2025-08-12 18:31:56 +0100
  • Paula Whiston
    signed 2025-08-12 18:30:57 +0100
  • Catherine Soitout
    signed 2025-08-12 18:28:13 +0100
  • Kathleen Townley
    signed 2025-08-12 18:23:05 +0100
    It’s in humane to use mans best friend for this.its barbaric and cruel.
  • Jayne Oneil
    signed 2025-08-12 18:18:06 +0100
    This is pure evil
  • Elaine Smith
    signed 2025-08-12 18:17:18 +0100