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MBR Acres breeds thousands of beagle puppies each year at its site in Cambridgeshire, selling them on for painful, outdated experiments.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There are growing calls from the public to save these beagles and all animals from outdated, torturous experiments.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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  • Laura Bullock
    signed 2025-06-25 20:33:55 +0100
  • Jill Rawling
    signed 2025-06-25 20:33:30 +0100
  • Naomi O'Connor
    signed 2025-06-25 20:33:18 +0100
  • Elizabeth Briggs
    signed 2025-06-25 20:33:12 +0100
  • Diana Navon
    signed 2025-06-25 20:32:23 +0100
    Alternative equal better science! No need to use animals.
  • Maurice Phillips
    signed 2025-06-25 20:32:15 +0100
    Halt all animal testing now!
  • Deborah Binch
    signed 2025-06-25 20:31:59 +0100
  • Gemma French
    signed 2025-06-25 20:30:59 +0100
  • Celia Morley
    signed 2025-06-25 20:30:01 +0100
  • Elizabeth Lewis
    signed 2025-06-25 20:25:54 +0100
  • Barb Rowe
    signed 2025-06-25 20:25:12 +0100
    Outrageous cruelty. Vile and outdated.
  • Charlie Jenkins
    signed via 2025-06-25 20:23:43 +0100
  • Daniela Marzola
    signed 2025-06-25 20:21:17 +0100
  • Stephen Rigg
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  • Hayley Jones
    signed via 2025-06-25 20:20:38 +0100
  • Annmarie Baran
    signed 2025-06-25 20:18:22 +0100
    This is the Evil of all Evils. Thank you so much guys. True Hero’s.
  • Susana Silva
    signed 2025-06-25 20:17:39 +0100
  • Naomi Perez
    signed 2025-06-25 20:12:43 +0100
  • Elaine Lockwood
    signed 2025-06-25 20:11:12 +0100
    Tall cruel animal testing is not needed anymore it is out date please stop the abuse of hurting ANIMALS
  • Rocio Fernandez
    signed 2025-06-25 20:09:49 +0100
  • Belinda Burns
    signed 2025-06-25 20:08:01 +0100
    How anyone can hurt another living creature is beyond me. Please, no more suffering
  • Katy Malkin
    signed 2025-06-25 20:07:04 +0100
  • Andrea Ferguson
    signed 2025-06-25 20:06:55 +0100
  • David Cross
    signed 2025-06-25 20:04:35 +0100
  • Sarah Spickard
    signed 2025-06-25 20:03:34 +0100
    Animal testing is a barbaric relic that has no place in modern society.
  • Kevin Collins
    signed 2025-06-25 20:03:31 +0100
  • Keven Hulbert
    signed 2025-06-25 20:03:28 +0100
  • Eileen Gibson
    signed 2025-06-25 20:02:02 +0100
    Why must animals suffer so terribly when there are more accurate, more ethical and without the horrible pain and waste inflicted on sentient animals, already existing for application?
  • Kirsty Willis
    signed 2025-06-25 19:59:31 +0100
    It is sick evil and barbaric stop now do the same to them. Dogs need love respect and care
  • Sandra Ashman
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