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MBR Acres breeds thousands of beagle puppies each year at its site in Cambridgeshire, selling them on for painful, outdated experiments.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There are growing calls from the public to save these beagles and all animals from outdated, torturous experiments.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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  • David Burgoyne
    signed 2026-03-09 23:13:18 +0000
  • P Sanger
    signed 2026-03-09 23:11:12 +0000
  • Ann Rose
    signed 2026-03-09 23:10:51 +0000
  • Rebecca Bond
    signed 2026-03-09 23:10:50 +0000
  • Sheridan Henson
    signed 2026-03-09 23:10:15 +0000
  • Julie Cragg
    signed 2026-03-09 23:10:11 +0000
  • Nicole Daley
    signed 2026-03-09 23:09:55 +0000
    That place is absolutely sickening and vile. No animal should have to endure the suffering that we have seen goes on there!!! Shut it down!!
  • Stephanie Cooper
    signed 2026-03-09 23:08:44 +0000
  • Lorna Brown
    signed 2026-03-09 23:08:36 +0000
  • Bobbie Atkinson
    signed 2026-03-09 23:07:27 +0000
  • Thomas Collibs
    signed 2026-03-09 23:06:20 +0000
    This cruelty must stop now.
  • Graeme Lill
    signed 2026-03-09 23:06:14 +0000
  • Sue Wyburgh
    signed 2026-03-09 23:02:52 +0000
  • Melissa Hersh
    signed 2026-03-09 23:01:17 +0000
  • Rob Hayes
    signed 2026-03-09 23:00:37 +0000
  • Victoria Wolsey
    signed 2026-03-09 23:00:36 +0000
  • Rebecca Coleman
    signed 2026-03-09 22:58:57 +0000
  • Michael Grant
    signed 2026-03-09 22:57:42 +0000
  • Maxine Suban
    signed 2026-03-09 22:56:27 +0000
    People that rescue tortured animals are people that are unbelievably brave & caring
  • Andie Sifleet
    signed 2026-03-09 22:56:18 +0000
    Shut it down!!!
  • Clwyd Griffiths
    signed 2026-03-09 22:56:06 +0000
  • David Boothman
    signed 2026-03-09 22:55:54 +0000
    How does our Government allow this cruelty to happen ?
  • Ruth Garbutt
    signed 2026-03-09 22:53:18 +0000
  • Sally Cawley
    signed 2026-03-09 22:53:12 +0000
  • Emma Naughten
    signed 2026-03-09 22:52:59 +0000
    This horrendous laboratory needs to shut now and the beagles need to be rehomed so that they can experience some love and a decent life..
  • Maria Davies
    signed 2026-03-09 22:52:13 +0000
    Animals should not be used for laboratory tests
  • David Smith
    signed 2026-03-09 22:52:10 +0000
    save the beagles, save the world
  • Sophie Phillips
    signed 2026-03-09 22:52:09 +0000
  • Fraser Flower
    signed 2026-03-09 22:51:39 +0000
  • E Williams
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