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MBR Acres breeds thousands of beagle puppies each year at its site in Cambridgeshire, selling them on for painful, outdated experiments.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There are growing calls from the public to save these beagles and all animals from outdated, torturous experiments.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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  • Brittanni Kershaw
    signed 2025-08-08 08:40:40 +0100
    Testing on animals is disgusting and should be banned. I would rather live without new chemicals than animal testing.
  • Marion Scriven
    signed 2025-08-08 08:34:40 +0100
  • Pippa Jones
    signed 2025-08-08 08:33:08 +0100
  • Karen Howarth
    signed 2025-08-08 08:30:24 +0100
  • janine litchfield
    signed 2025-08-08 08:30:02 +0100
    Ban these useless, impractical, cruel tests on these creatures. They are nothing like humans which makes the tests null and void or do you do this heinous crime because you’re a bunch of psychopaths and enjoy the suffiyou inflict .
  • Quinn Julie
    signed 2025-08-08 08:25:37 +0100
    Save all these highly intelligent beautiful beings full of empathy and love.. Given the chance.
  • Maxine Brown
    signed 2025-08-08 08:25:37 +0100
  • Tracey Morganlucas
    signed 2025-08-08 08:16:59 +0100
    Free those poor babies😢😢😢😢😡😡😡😡😡
  • Jackie Spragg
    signed 2025-08-08 08:13:59 +0100
  • Martyn Hammond
    signed 2025-08-08 08:13:05 +0100
  • Christopher Roberts
    signed 2025-08-08 08:12:42 +0100
  • Julie MCPhee
    signed 2025-08-08 08:10:30 +0100
  • Christine Hayes
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  • Sharon Tiernan
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    signed 2025-08-08 08:07:10 +0100
  • Rachel
    signed 2025-08-08 08:06:08 +0100
  • Neil Beresford
    signed 2025-08-08 07:58:49 +0100
  • Shane Edwards
    signed 2025-08-08 07:57:32 +0100
  • Caroline Denison
    signed 2025-08-08 07:57:16 +0100
    Only inhuman Parasites with no hearts or feelings could ever run a hell hole such as this. It has to be closed down. With immediate effect!!
  • Kate King
    signed 2025-08-08 07:52:26 +0100
  • Maureen Foster
    signed 2025-08-08 07:29:45 +0100
  • Sara Higgins
    signed 2025-08-08 07:14:09 +0100
  • Gary Harding
    signed 2025-08-08 07:04:26 +0100
  • Tracey Palmer
    signed 2025-08-08 06:48:42 +0100
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  • Mags Burniston
    signed 2025-08-08 05:43:18 +0100
  • Deborah Woods
    signed 2025-08-08 05:32:11 +0100
    This is abhorrent and needs to stop immediately
  • Sonia Gregory
    signed 2025-08-08 05:17:25 +0100