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MBR Acres breeds thousands of beagle puppies each year at its site in Cambridgeshire, selling them on for painful, outdated experiments.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There are growing calls from the public to save these beagles and all animals from outdated, torturous experiments.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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  • Lm Swanson
    signed 2026-03-10 09:26:27 +0000
  • julie orourke
    signed 2026-03-10 09:25:33 +0000
  • Claire Jonesjones
    signed 2026-03-10 09:24:26 +0000
  • Shelley Hoop
    signed 2026-03-10 09:24:00 +0000
    This is animal abuse and needs to be stopped now!
  • Lisa Garney
    signed 2026-03-10 09:23:20 +0000
  • Jane Pettitt
    signed 2026-03-10 09:22:27 +0000
  • Jane Day
    signed 2026-03-10 09:21:49 +0000
  • Debbie Mcilwain
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  • Anne Ward
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  • Roddie Macpherson
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  • Nina Edmonds
    signed 2026-03-10 09:20:56 +0000
  • Angela Foden
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  • Jenny Tomlinson
    signed 2026-03-10 09:20:38 +0000
  • Zena Gray
    signed 2026-03-10 09:20:38 +0000
  • Lucy Wilson
    signed 2026-03-10 09:19:48 +0000
    Keep going. Those animals should not be suffering. It’s inhumane & obscene that this is going on in 2026.
  • Jill Barratt
    signed 2026-03-10 09:19:41 +0000
  • Susan Williamson
    signed 2026-03-10 09:19:12 +0000
  • Kayla O
    signed 2026-03-10 09:18:09 +0000
  • Emma Bell
    signed 2026-03-10 09:18:06 +0000
  • Fred Muskett
    signed 2026-03-10 09:17:40 +0000
  • Annette Jefferies
    signed 2026-03-10 09:17:34 +0000
  • Michelle Watson
    signed 2026-03-10 09:12:41 +0000
  • Karen Wales
    signed 2026-03-10 09:11:46 +0000
    I want this place shut down, these poor beagle puppies and their suffering, theirs no need for animal testing these days, shut this place down
  • Michelle Ramsden
    signed 2026-03-10 09:10:50 +0000
  • Mick Rayner
    signed 2026-03-10 09:10:42 +0000
  • David Willis
    signed 2026-03-10 09:08:53 +0000
  • Penny McGowan
    signed 2026-03-10 09:07:02 +0000
    This vile cruel senseless practice must be wiped out and the perpetrators Punished very painfully 🤬
  • Lou gilchrist
    signed 2026-03-10 09:06:44 +0000
  • Ian Forster
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  • Caroline Carruthers
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