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MBR Acres breeds thousands of beagle puppies each year at its site in Cambridgeshire, selling them on for painful, outdated experiments.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There are growing calls from the public to save these beagles and all animals from outdated, torturous experiments.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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  • Dylan Barsby
    signed 2026-03-09 21:39:10 +0000
    We have no right and no need to do this to other sentient beings. This abominable industry must end, as must all exploitation of animals.
  • Nadine Quercia
    signed 2026-03-09 21:39:06 +0000
  • sharon michaels
    signed 2026-03-09 21:39:02 +0000
  • Zoe May Peckham
    signed 2026-03-09 21:36:52 +0000
  • Eileen Seath
    signed 2026-03-09 21:36:49 +0000
  • Sylvia Johnston Mccosh
    signed 2026-03-09 21:36:46 +0000
  • Sarah Robinson
    signed 2026-03-09 21:35:06 +0000
  • Katie Steel
    signed 2026-03-09 21:34:59 +0000
  • Diane Patterson
    signed 2026-03-09 21:34:46 +0000
    Well done
  • Elizabeth Sargeant
    signed 2026-03-09 21:34:21 +0000
  • Eric Buckley
    signed 2026-03-09 21:33:58 +0000
  • Sharon Gant
    signed 2026-03-09 21:33:37 +0000
  • Tina Easterbrook
    signed 2026-03-09 21:33:08 +0000
  • Caselli Alessandra
    signed 2026-03-09 21:32:45 +0000
  • Deborah Zarb-Cousin
    signed 2026-03-09 21:32:44 +0000
  • Sheena McGowan
    signed 2026-03-09 21:32:32 +0000
  • Julie Smith
    signed 2026-03-09 21:31:51 +0000
  • Maggie Swinfen
    signed 2026-03-09 21:31:46 +0000
  • Sarah Ford
    signed 2026-03-09 21:31:27 +0000
  • Camille Fasquelle
    signed 2026-03-09 21:31:23 +0000
  • Terry Evans
    signed 2026-03-09 21:30:29 +0000
  • Christopher Duggan
    signed 2026-03-09 21:30:22 +0000
  • Kelly Gregory
    signed 2026-03-09 21:30:02 +0000
  • Eleanor Ritchie
    signed 2026-03-09 21:29:05 +0000
  • Hannah Lyde
    signed 2026-03-09 21:29:02 +0000
  • nicola osborne
    signed 2026-03-09 21:28:43 +0000
    Should not be allowed to test on beagles, site needs to be shut down.
  • Peter Skinner
    signed 2026-03-09 21:27:45 +0000
  • Lesley-Ann Foster
    signed 2026-03-09 21:27:15 +0000
  • Steph Lewis
    signed 2026-03-09 21:27:15 +0000
    This sort of thing should never be allowed or going on in the 21st Century when it’s proven that it doesn’t work it’s about power and greed
  • Sherrie Metcalfe
    signed 2026-03-09 21:26:39 +0000
    SHUT DOWN DISGUSTING MBR!! There is absolutely NO EXCUSE NOT TO – we are supposed to be civilised society NOT acquiescing to torture synonymous with medieval practices!!