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MBR Acres breeds thousands of beagle puppies each year at its site in Cambridgeshire, selling them on for painful, outdated experiments.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There are growing calls from the public to save these beagles and all animals from outdated, torturous experiments.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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  • Elaine Murgatroyd
    signed 2026-03-12 09:24:26 +0000
    As stated there are other methods of testing which are far more acurate

    This is barbaric and this facility along with it heartless owners need closing down and prosecuting.
  • Dione McKenna
    signed 2026-03-12 09:23:59 +0000
  • Jessica Allen
    signed 2026-03-12 09:18:56 +0000
  • Rosalyn Knight
    signed 2026-03-12 09:16:24 +0000
  • Susan Lees
    signed 2026-03-12 09:12:25 +0000
  • Jean O’Connell
    signed 2026-03-12 09:11:23 +0000
  • Kathleen Harvey
    signed 2026-03-12 09:07:26 +0000
  • Suzanne Maitland
    signed 2026-03-12 09:00:42 +0000
  • Debbie Shoesmith
    signed 2026-03-12 08:57:02 +0000
  • Tracy Tolson
    signed 2026-03-12 08:54:14 +0000
    Einstein said-

    “Doing the same test’s over and Over again expecting a Different result is the definition of Insanity.”

    The Insanity in this world has gone Far Enough.


    Don’t you think these tests have been Done ENOUGH.


    Test something New that doesn’t require hurting INNOCENT Animals.


    We’re learning far Too late just how much animals have intelligence like dogs having the IQ of a 3 year old child, emotions no less than our own, in fact often showing more emotional support carrying than many people.


    Some like those whom carry out these Disgustingly Cruel and often unnecessary and Horrendous tests


    There’s Plenty of Animal Abusers in prisons, test on THEM.
  • Dominika Dunat
    signed 2026-03-12 08:43:59 +0000
  • Anaely Aguirre
    signed 2026-03-12 08:39:23 +0000
  • Claire Campbell
    signed 2026-03-12 08:35:20 +0000
  • Sarah Smith
    signed 2026-03-12 08:29:09 +0000
  • Sarah Izatt
    signed 2026-03-12 08:18:25 +0000
    Stop Animal testing.
  • Rosie Briggs
    signed 2026-03-12 08:18:09 +0000
    SAVE THE BEAGLES 🐶
  • Bronte Welham
    signed 2026-03-12 08:15:33 +0000
  • Fiona Whitehouse
    signed 2026-03-12 08:13:46 +0000
    This needs to be banned it’s cruel and we are a nation of dog lovers and I can’t brlieve this is still happening.. 🤬
  • Cathy Young
    signed 2026-03-12 08:10:44 +0000
  • Jennifer struikenkamp
    signed 2026-03-12 08:00:38 +0000
  • Zoe Allen
    signed 2026-03-12 08:00:06 +0000
  • Beverley Nosworthy
    signed 2026-03-12 07:59:34 +0000
  • Simon Turpin
    signed 2026-03-12 07:50:30 +0000
  • Sue Smith
    signed 2026-03-12 07:48:06 +0000
  • Carrie Lloyd
    signed 2026-03-12 07:48:05 +0000
  • Chesney Dowd
    signed 2026-03-12 07:47:40 +0000
  • Tish Cochrane
    signed 2026-03-12 07:42:28 +0000
  • Amelia Robinson
    signed 2026-03-12 07:42:06 +0000
  • Anne Simmons
    signed 2026-03-12 07:39:00 +0000
    Signed
  • Sian Baker
    signed 2026-03-12 07:36:10 +0000
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