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MBR Acres breeds thousands of beagle puppies each year at its site in Cambridgeshire, selling them on for painful, outdated experiments.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There are growing calls from the public to save these beagles and all animals from outdated, torturous experiments.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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  • Theresa Flanagan
    signed 2025-06-03 12:36:28 +0100
  • Rob Smith
    signed 2025-06-03 12:36:10 +0100
  • Karen Davey
    signed 2025-06-03 12:35:18 +0100
  • Greta Kegler
    signed 2025-06-03 12:34:45 +0100
  • Amber Angus
    signed 2025-06-03 12:33:50 +0100
  • Ena Young
    signed 2025-06-03 12:33:09 +0100
  • Simon Burton
    signed 2025-06-03 12:32:25 +0100
    Cruelty to any animal is immoral and unnecessary.
  • Belinda Estell
    signed 2025-06-03 12:30:45 +0100
  • Alison Jones
    signed 2025-06-03 12:29:19 +0100
  • Karen Reid
    signed 2025-06-03 12:29:17 +0100
  • Paul Vincent
    signed via 2025-06-03 12:23:02 +0100
    Disgusting people stop this torture
  • Susan Vincent
    signed 2025-06-03 12:12:22 +0100
    Stop this unnessessary cruelty
  • Harrison Duff
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  • Christine Glanville
    signed 2025-06-03 12:06:30 +0100
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    signed 2025-06-03 12:04:13 +0100
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  • Judith Lewis
    signed 2025-06-03 11:57:15 +0100
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    signed 2025-06-03 11:46:27 +0100
  • S Strakova
    signed 2025-06-03 11:43:13 +0100
    Let’s be better! There are Other way to help humans, ways that actually work for us and not torture dogs!
  • Emma Heasman
    signed 2025-06-03 11:37:28 +0100
    No animal belongs in a laboratory. Animal testing is not even truly effective (if you believe it’s morally justified, which I don’t) because 92% of drugs fail in clinical human trials after passing clinical trials with other animals (see https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4594046/). Dogs are sensitive, emotionally complex individuals who can experience long-term trauma and psychological distress. Beagles, in particular, are used in laboratory settings because of their placid, calm nature – how horrific is that? To be exploited for your gentleness. It’s time to make a stand. I do not believe the benefits of testing on animals outweigh the costs. No animal should be born into a life where they will be experimented on. These dogs deserve a loving home, daily sniffs, love, comfort, kindness, and 10-15 years of life in a safe environment, not the horror of a life in a lab.
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