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MBR Acres breeds thousands of beagle puppies each year at its site in Cambridgeshire, selling them on for painful, outdated experiments.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There are growing calls from the public to save these beagles and all animals from outdated, torturous experiments.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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  • Amira Powell
    signed 2026-03-11 04:48:35 +0000
    Poor babies
  • Natalie Dominguez
    signed 2026-03-11 04:46:35 +0000
  • Chrissie Searle
    signed 2026-03-11 04:37:35 +0000
    I read once (magazine in vets waiting room) that the reason Beagles are used for testing is because of their high pain threshold !

    Having owned a Beagle I would say it’s more to do with their beautiful, trusting and tolerant nature!

    This barbaric practice needs to stop!
  • Alison Bruce
    signed 2026-03-11 04:26:19 +0000
  • Dezzeray Posse
    signed 2026-03-11 04:11:34 +0000
  • Mishell Angel
    signed 2026-03-11 04:07:44 +0000
  • Lindsay Greig
    signed 2026-03-11 03:59:06 +0000
  • Jane Davies
    signed 2026-03-11 03:43:05 +0000
    Currently owned by 2 spoilt beagle boyz… we are horrified at the treatment of these furkids!
  • Kathleen Lavelle
    signed 2026-03-11 03:42:44 +0000
  • Kathleen O'Brien
    signed 2026-03-11 03:40:15 +0000
  • Aubree Ewert
    signed 2026-03-11 03:23:43 +0000
  • Susan Holliman
    signed 2026-03-11 02:38:29 +0000
  • Shirley Szilvasy
    signed 2026-03-11 02:32:41 +0000
    This place needs to be shut down for the cruelty they subject these beagles to. The dogs need to be released, rehabilitated and rehomed
  • Cam Rennie
    signed 2026-03-11 02:18:21 +0000
  • Ana Clara Thomann
    signed 2026-03-11 02:09:57 +0000
  • Ingrid Alberti
    signed 2026-03-11 01:59:26 +0000
  • Melanie Guzman
    signed 2026-03-11 01:54:22 +0000
  • Eugene Norris
    signed 2026-03-11 01:43:53 +0000
  • Jane Cocks
    signed 2026-03-11 00:59:49 +0000
  • Valeria Corona
    signed 2026-03-11 00:56:09 +0000
  • Debbie Leach
    signed 2026-03-11 00:52:09 +0000
  • Mathilde De Koning
    signed 2026-03-11 00:40:03 +0000
    Shut it down, NO Animal should be subjected to the heinously cruel so called experiments these poor souls are forced to endure, it’s sadistic and barbaric and those monsters wearing the white coats should be jailed for Animal cruelty.
  • Juby George
    signed 2026-03-11 00:27:24 +0000
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