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MBR Acres breeds thousands of beagle puppies each year at its site in Cambridgeshire, selling them on for painful, outdated experiments.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There are growing calls from the public to save these beagles and all animals from outdated, torturous experiments.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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  • Alex Talbot
    signed 2026-03-09 22:21:20 +0000
  • Harriet Shipley
    signed 2026-03-09 22:21:14 +0000
  • Karen Gibbons
    signed 2026-03-09 22:17:53 +0000
  • Alison Rose
    signed 2026-03-09 22:15:50 +0000
  • Stacey Larson
    signed 2026-03-09 22:15:47 +0000
    If you honestly believe that animals are biologically similar enough to humans to legitimatize testing on them, then you must acknowledge that they are therefore similar enough to make testing on them UNethical. (And let’s be honest: we vegans are often “accused” of being anthropomorphic, but there is nothing more anthropomorphic than vivisection.)
  • Klare Owen
    signed 2026-03-09 22:14:13 +0000
  • Jo Rashbrook
    signed 2026-03-09 22:13:26 +0000
  • Jo Mawby-Baker
    signed 2026-03-09 22:12:09 +0000
  • Jo Buchanan
    signed 2026-03-09 22:11:43 +0000
  • David Reed
    signed 2026-03-09 22:11:42 +0000
  • Niloofar Asgharian
    signed 2026-03-09 22:11:36 +0000
  • Tina Howard
    signed 2026-03-09 22:09:49 +0000
    It’s so cruel ,how can people work here doing things they do to the dogs and see their eyes looking pityfull at them ,they are monsters with no feelings .Thank you for everything you do to save them
  • Kaylene Muller
    signed 2026-03-09 22:09:16 +0000
  • Christina Lucas
    signed 2026-03-09 22:08:17 +0000
    Testing laboratories on beagles and other animals need closing. Its cruel and unethicL Nobody approves
  • Lucu May
    signed 2026-03-09 22:08:04 +0000
  • Yvonne Marsland
    signed 2026-03-09 22:07:37 +0000
  • Jo Worthington
    signed 2026-03-09 22:06:32 +0000
  • Karen Lukic
    signed 2026-03-09 22:06:23 +0000
    Incredible that we still allow torture of dogs and other animals for so called science why are the rspca not involved, why is it legal its abuse
  • Mammadov Elmira
    signed 2026-03-09 22:05:57 +0000
    I really really REALLY hope that those poor puppies will be saved! I will try my hardest to help you guys

    And I’m genuinely REALLY grateful for the things you are doing. Good job!!👏🏽🤎🤎 keep going, be strong, and be the kindest person you already are. I love you guys for the good things your doing!! You are a amazing human beings!!🤎🤎🫶🏾🫶🏾
  • Cherie Polak
    signed 2026-03-09 22:05:17 +0000
    Animal testing is wrong on so many levels. It has been proven time & time again that the results from animal testing cannot be extrapolated to human beings. It is absolutely abhorrent that animal testing is still being conducted.
  • Stephanie Axon
    signed 2026-03-09 22:04:35 +0000
  • Layla Wright
    signed 2026-03-09 22:04:23 +0000
  • Yvonne Egan
    signed 2026-03-09 22:02:27 +0000
  • Anya N
    signed 2026-03-09 22:01:51 +0000
  • Paul Davies
    signed 2026-03-09 22:01:28 +0000
    Why in this day and age, are innocent animals STILL being tested on?!

    It’s inhumane, unethical, and abhorrent!

    There’s a special place in hell for tjose who are able to do this.

    What they do to these beagles, should be done to them!
  • Nuydd Mu
    signed 2026-03-09 22:00:19 +0000
  • Maria O Connor
    signed 2026-03-09 21:58:01 +0000
  • Tracy Atkins
    signed 2026-03-09 21:57:40 +0000
  • Lee Dänhardt
    signed 2026-03-09 21:57:27 +0000
  • Debbie Patterson
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