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MBR Acres breeds thousands of beagle puppies each year at its site in Cambridgeshire, selling them on for painful, outdated experiments.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There are growing calls from the public to save these beagles and all animals from outdated, torturous experiments.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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  • Bev Weir
    signed 2026-03-12 17:36:12 +0000
    I don’t understand why some people are do cruel. Would you treat yourselves like this ? The answer is NO ! You must be heartless to do something line this. Like the saying goes… " Every dog has its day "
  • Angela Wells
    signed 2026-03-12 17:35:54 +0000
  • Monique Angela Buijs
    signed 2026-03-12 17:13:53 +0000
  • Sebastian
    signed 2026-03-12 17:13:46 +0000
  • Crystal Wadi
    signed 2026-03-12 17:13:29 +0000
  • Chris Pollard
    signed 2026-03-12 17:09:53 +0000
  • David Flynn
    signed 2026-03-12 17:06:38 +0000
  • Danny van Huizen
    signed 2026-03-12 16:58:22 +0000
  • Elle Phillips
    signed 2026-03-12 16:57:29 +0000
  • Graham Duncan
    signed 2026-03-12 16:57:21 +0000
  • Fiona Prentice
    signed 2026-03-12 16:54:14 +0000
  • Maria Black
    signed 2026-03-12 16:46:02 +0000
  • Diana Warne
    signed 2026-03-12 16:20:18 +0000
  • Viviane Vanbuggenhout
    signed 2026-03-12 16:11:47 +0000
  • Vanessa Roberts
    signed 2026-03-12 16:10:07 +0000
    Testing on any animal is inhumane and unnecessary. Please end this torture today
  • Susan Taylor
    signed 2026-03-12 15:55:45 +0000
  • David Coates
    signed 2026-03-12 15:53:21 +0000
    This company’s shameful business is an embarrassment for the UK and the sooner it is closed for good the better.
  • Steve Baer
    signed 2026-03-12 15:48:59 +0000
    This barbaric practice of killing animals must stop. Civilized societies, ones that do not want to bring belligerent habits into relations in the cosmos, should not – no, MUST NOT ! – torture and abuse other earthlings. The person, the people, and the businesses that do so are devoid of the highest form of intelligence of which the human mind is capable.
  • Van Nguyen
    signed 2026-03-12 15:36:33 +0000
    Help them
  • Itziar Hurtado de Mendoza
    signed 2026-03-12 15:35:41 +0000
  • Sanjana Pradhan
    signed 2026-03-12 15:32:34 +0000
    Please help
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