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MBR Acres breeds thousands of beagle puppies each year at its site in Cambridgeshire, selling them on for painful, outdated experiments.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There are growing calls from the public to save these beagles and all animals from outdated, torturous experiments.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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  • Ruth Darlington
    signed 2025-07-27 17:19:46 +0100
  • Naomi Tregoning
    signed 2025-07-27 17:04:09 +0100
  • Fiona Daly
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  • Sharon Glendon
    signed 2025-07-27 16:58:53 +0100
    Animals have feelings ♥️
  • Sarah Singh
    signed 2025-07-27 15:28:49 +0100
  • Professor Marie Fox
    signed 2025-07-27 14:23:48 +0100
    These tests on dogs are unnecessary in the twenty first century and it is difficult to see how they satisfy the ASPA criteria for using canines.
  • Sarah Winter
    signed 2025-07-27 13:57:08 +0100
    Disgusting! Shut down now
  • Angie Parker
    signed 2025-07-27 13:55:28 +0100
  • Elena Lakomkina
    signed 2025-07-27 07:52:38 +0100
  • Kirstine Mills
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  • Nicky Agius
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  • Alima Abaskanova
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  • Nathan Wilson
    signed 2025-07-26 16:27:39 +0100
    god bless whoever started this
  • isabelle Fernandes
    signed 2025-07-26 16:27:07 +0100
  • Esmeralda Martín Martín
    signed 2025-07-26 12:06:07 +0100
  • Del Bennett
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  • Kalven Roberts
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  • Madeleine Dempster
    signed 2025-07-24 21:02:29 +0100
    This must stop
  • Lisa Murphy
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  • Nora Salem
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  • Olivia Wannack
    signed 2025-07-24 15:50:29 +0100
    This IS NOT RIGHT!!!! I’m so ANGRY over this, these little animals don’t deserve this!! We must protect them!!!