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MBR Acres breeds thousands of beagle puppies each year at its site in Cambridgeshire, selling them on for painful, outdated experiments.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There are growing calls from the public to save these beagles and all animals from outdated, torturous experiments.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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  • lucy newby
    signed 2025-07-17 21:20:57 +0100
  • Nicholas Bayley
    signed 2025-07-17 21:17:42 +0100
  • Rhona Sturgeon
    signed 2025-07-17 21:03:06 +0100
  • Oliver Nonis
    signed 2025-07-17 20:57:28 +0100
  • Geoff Stear
    signed 2025-07-17 20:38:22 +0100
  • Sally Podzemny
    signed 2025-07-17 19:59:46 +0100
  • Helen Fensome
    signed 2025-07-17 19:40:56 +0100
  • Eliana Rutkauskas
    signed 2025-07-17 19:32:04 +0100
  • Mary Helen Cook
    signed 2025-07-17 19:28:02 +0100
    I don’t. Like seeing anamels suffer. Of any kind of things
  • Julia Olsson
    signed 2025-07-17 19:20:53 +0100
    Stop this animal abuse !
  • Jean Donnelly
    signed 2025-07-17 18:59:55 +0100
  • Victoria Fletcher
    signed 2025-07-17 18:45:43 +0100
  • Rebekah Salt
    signed 2025-07-17 18:31:17 +0100
  • Yuthicka Sirohi
    signed 2025-07-17 18:15:10 +0100
  • Ana Cabezas
    signed 2025-07-17 17:59:00 +0100
  • Bruce De Kock
    signed 2025-07-17 17:58:37 +0100
    Animal testing is inhumane & must stop now!!
  • Nicola Weymouth
    signed 2025-07-17 17:57:01 +0100
    Please do te right thing. My MP Chris Vince write to me today to say he would. Please hurry. Thank you.
  • Georgina Davenport
    signed 2025-07-17 17:51:29 +0100
  • Cris Iles
    signed 2025-07-17 17:28:23 +0100
    There’s no need for dog abuse in modern science.
  • Tania Beltran
    signed 2025-07-17 17:00:50 +0100
  • Chloe England
    signed 2025-07-17 16:46:56 +0100
  • Candice Medcalf
    signed 2025-07-17 15:56:51 +0100
  • Yash Mishra
    signed 2025-07-17 15:54:29 +0100
  • Kate Andrews
    signed 2025-07-17 15:39:02 +0100
  • Ronny Michler
    signed 2025-07-17 15:23:43 +0100
  • Hayley Gallagher
    signed 2025-07-17 15:17:16 +0100
    No living being should forced to suffer unimaginable and never ending cruelty from birth for ‘ testing’ this is heinous and avoidable !!
  • Mimi Harries
    signed 2025-07-17 15:15:24 +0100
    This is abhorrent; and needs to be stopped. Thank you for all your hard and brave work liberating these precious non humans. Testing on animals is unnecessary and outdated..these companies need to be better. When Mexico is moving to make it known that animals are indeed sentient, this company needs to be held accountable and shut down.
  • Jordan Lister
    signed 2025-07-17 14:44:41 +0100
  • Shannon Bushell
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  • Lisa Williams
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