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MBR Acres breeds thousands of beagle puppies each year at its site in Cambridgeshire, selling them on for painful, outdated experiments.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There are growing calls from the public to save these beagles and all animals from outdated, torturous experiments.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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  • Jane Clark
    signed 2026-03-10 09:51:56 +0000
  • Allan Knight
    signed 2026-03-10 09:51:18 +0000
  • Rikke Kjærbo
    signed 2026-03-10 09:51:17 +0000
  • Awel Jones
    signed 2026-03-10 09:50:51 +0000
  • Beverley Childs
    signed 2026-03-10 09:50:06 +0000
    Shut this horror of a place down. I support the rescuer’s actions. I live not far from this horrendous place, and it breaks my heart each time I have to drive past. I support this campaign 100% to shut thus hell hole down.
  • Kim Bennett
    signed 2026-03-10 09:49:57 +0000
    Needs to be shut down asap it’s barbaric in this day and age
  • Magnus Apelqvist
    signed 2026-03-10 09:49:26 +0000
  • Rob Tyrer
    signed 2026-03-10 09:49:04 +0000
    Stop this sick practice.
  • Barbara Banks
    signed 2026-03-10 09:49:02 +0000
  • Mellissa Larratt
    signed 2026-03-10 09:48:55 +0000
    Shut this awful place down.Stop abusing beagles
  • Jonathon Wainwright
    signed 2026-03-10 09:48:07 +0000
  • Christine Rowell
    signed 2026-03-10 09:47:41 +0000
  • Carolyn picken
    signed 2026-03-10 09:47:02 +0000
  • Jackie Barnes
    signed 2026-03-10 09:45:24 +0000
    Animals are not commodities they are living sentinel beings, they deserve to feel love, happiness and long lives, not harsh experimenters prodding them with painful procedures until their short lives end in fear and torment.

    THIS NEEDS TO END NOW!!!

    I’d give up make-up and any products if I knew what brands used these poor animals for their torture procedures to make money from.
  • Susan Carmona
    signed 2026-03-10 09:45:17 +0000
  • Jane Plant
    signed 2026-03-10 09:44:37 +0000
  • Eleanor Dalling
    signed 2026-03-10 09:43:56 +0000
  • Tim Hull-Bailey
    signed 2026-03-10 09:43:45 +0000
  • Kenny Robertson
    signed 2026-03-10 09:42:54 +0000
  • Llsa Yates
    signed 2026-03-10 09:42:13 +0000
  • Beverley Ferns
    signed 2026-03-10 09:41:32 +0000
  • Claire Woodcock
    signed 2026-03-10 09:41:22 +0000
  • Danaé De Coninck
    signed 2026-03-10 09:38:31 +0000
  • Linda Jones
    signed 2026-03-10 09:37:27 +0000
    Please stop torturing animals for nothing .

    I love my dogs and all dogs deserve to be loved not bled to death
  • Andy Herbert
    signed 2026-03-10 09:36:35 +0000
    The government should be ashamed of themselves for allowing this to even still be happening.
  • Shirley Wilson
    signed 2026-03-10 09:33:34 +0000
  • Pat Hart
    signed 2026-03-10 09:33:08 +0000
  • Keira Edwards
    signed 2026-03-10 09:31:59 +0000
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  • Amanda Woodward
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