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MBR Acres breeds thousands of beagle puppies each year at its site in Cambridgeshire, selling them on for painful, outdated experiments.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There are growing calls from the public to save these beagles and all animals from outdated, torturous experiments.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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  • Catherine Plummer
    signed 2025-08-12 01:34:47 +0100
  • Deb Finnigan
    signed 2025-08-12 01:34:35 +0100
  • Karen Lowans
    signed 2025-08-12 01:18:02 +0100
  • Christine Thompson
    signed 2025-08-12 01:02:10 +0100
  • Andrea Castleton
    signed 2025-08-12 00:52:22 +0100
  • Dominique Lang
    signed 2025-08-12 00:41:46 +0100
  • Jane Prictoe
    signed 2025-08-12 00:36:06 +0100
  • Jackie Brown
    signed 2025-08-12 00:35:49 +0100
    This is cruel, and disgusting, and should be shut down, and against the lae
  • Deborah Hardy
    signed 2025-08-12 00:31:15 +0100
  • Anishka Sooriah
    signed 2025-08-12 00:28:45 +0100
  • Lynn Pottage
    signed 2025-08-12 00:23:38 +0100
  • Patrick Vowles
    signed 2025-08-12 00:15:37 +0100
  • Kate Usher
    signed 2025-08-12 00:14:44 +0100
  • Angie Garwood
    signed 2025-08-12 00:01:25 +0100
  • Jacqueline Fullwood
    signed 2025-08-11 23:48:12 +0100
    Barbaric
  • Carol Dale
    signed 2025-08-11 23:48:06 +0100
  • Deborah Sullivan
    signed 2025-08-11 23:29:08 +0100
    Just NOT necessary any more.

    Vile cruelty!
  • Audrey Potter
    signed 2025-08-11 23:08:53 +0100
  • Anne Kirwan
    signed 2025-08-11 23:08:10 +0100
  • Chennelle Rutland
    signed 2025-08-11 23:01:01 +0100
  • Tony Whelan
    signed 2025-08-11 23:00:48 +0100
  • Paula Lillywhite Paula Lillywhite
    signed 2025-08-11 22:54:34 +0100
  • Lynn Griffith
    signed 2025-08-11 22:54:18 +0100
    Can’t believe this is still going on. I signed a petition about 10 years ago. Thought this barbaric practice had STOPPED
  • Jeannette Morrissey-Brown
    signed 2025-08-11 22:52:47 +0100
  • Paul Ogden
    signed 2025-08-11 22:52:13 +0100
  • Helena Woolner
    signed 2025-08-11 22:51:42 +0100
  • Leana Wood
    signed 2025-08-11 22:50:38 +0100
    This is disgusting cruelty
  • Geraldineo Lord
    signed 2025-08-11 22:49:53 +0100
  • Phil Callus Phil Callus
    signed 2025-08-11 22:44:43 +0100
    Stop abusing animals
  • Linda Davies
    signed 2025-08-11 22:44:03 +0100