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MBR Acres breeds thousands of beagle puppies each year at its site in Cambridgeshire, selling them on for painful, outdated experiments.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There are growing calls from the public to save these beagles and all animals from outdated, torturous experiments.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 Southcombe
    signed 2026-03-09 21:44:47 +0000
  • john Edwards
    signed 2026-03-09 21:44:42 +0000
  • David Vaughan
    signed 2026-03-09 21:44:11 +0000
  • Susan Boyd
    signed 2026-03-09 21:44:06 +0000
    All these testing places needs shutting down

    It’s shameful the way these so called scientists treat animals in their labs

    I really wonder if they enjoy inflicting pain on animals

    Would they feel the same way if they exchanged places

    They must really live their job and have no heart or soul to stand there and watch their suffering

    It needs to STOP now
  • Jen Wilson
    signed 2026-03-09 21:43:52 +0000
  • Rita O'Sullivan
    signed 2026-03-09 21:43:30 +0000
  • Peter Hughes
    signed 2026-03-09 21:43:28 +0000
    Scientists have already created new testing methods that can replace beagles along with the suffering and endless torture and pain. It is now high time MBR and these places were all closed down forever!
  • Iris Redshaw
    signed 2026-03-09 21:43:24 +0000
  • Lindon Sulley
    signed 2026-03-09 21:43:22 +0000
  • Keith Pocklington
    signed 2026-03-09 21:42:42 +0000
    It’s an obscenity.
  • Allison Millward
    signed 2026-03-09 21:42:26 +0000
  • Colin Todd
    signed 2026-03-09 21:41:31 +0000
    STOP allowing businesses to torture and kill animals in the name of research. This is lazy nonsense, and there are far more technologically advanced methods available which do not require the barbaric torture and cruelty used against helpless animals -it’s time NOW to stop all animal testing in laboratories
  • Ejvor Berg
    signed 2026-03-09 21:40:45 +0000
    We don’t need non-human individuals trying to do anything, we don’t need this torture
  • Carolina Alonso
    signed 2026-03-09 21:40:06 +0000
  • Angela Darnley
    signed 2026-03-09 21:39:38 +0000
  • David Patterson
    signed 2026-03-09 21:39:26 +0000
  • 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
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    signed 2026-03-09 21:36:49 +0000
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  • 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
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