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MBR Acres breeds thousands of beagle puppies each year at its site in Cambridgeshire, selling them on for painful, outdated experiments.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There are growing calls from the public to save these beagles and all animals from outdated, torturous experiments.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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  • Susan Ferguson
    signed 2026-08-07 20:03:29 +0100
    Horrible place needs to close now. Government are complicit in cruelty to animals by allowing its very existence. Bloody disgrace.
  • Linda Kersch
    signed 2026-08-07 18:35:10 +0100
  • Hellena Sutton Hellena Sutton
    signed 2026-08-07 18:15:15 +0100
  • Aaro Penberthy
    signed 2026-08-07 17:17:18 +0100
  • Amanda Hill
    signed 2026-08-07 14:02:36 +0100
    Close and stop all animal experimentation. Outdated, cruel and inaccurate. Only lines the pockets of all those involved ..🐕❤️🙏
  • Theresa Dakin
    signed 2026-08-07 13:32:08 +0100
    If the government can push net zero for the sake of the environment they can push for zero animal experiments for the environment & the animals. Absolutely no excuses.
  • Helen Brown
    signed 2026-08-07 12:34:46 +0100
  • Luis Cox
    signed 2026-08-07 12:27:32 +0100
  • emma chen
    signed 2026-08-07 12:18:32 +0100
  • Marc Doyle
    signed 2026-08-07 12:18:24 +0100
    Shut down MBR and All Organisations Like Them Ban Testing on Animals in the UK and Worldwide. Re Home the Animals from MBR Today
  • Lee Johnson
    signed 2026-08-07 12:06:11 +0100
  • Yvonne Doyle
    signed 2026-08-07 09:24:55 +0100
  • Michelle Lindsay
    signed 2026-08-07 06:20:47 +0100
  • Keerthana Sivaprasad
    signed 2026-08-07 05:46:30 +0100
    Stop animal cruelty!!!Save the beagles!!!Shut down the MRB acres!!!
  • Ruby Garver
    signed 2026-08-07 03:46:09 +0100
  • aubrieana howell
    signed 2026-08-07 01:41:54 +0100
  • Joanne Hughes
    signed 2026-08-07 01:33:52 +0100
    Time to shut this torture chamber down. Save the puppies 🐶 💔.
  • Marc Bastian
    signed 2026-08-07 00:33:30 +0100
  • Marilyn Battell
    signed 2026-08-07 00:23:27 +0100
  • A Jenkins
    signed 2026-08-06 23:49:41 +0100
  • Sophia Reilly
    signed 2026-08-06 23:27:34 +0100
    Ban animal suffering and end testing.
  • Mark Johnson
    signed 2026-08-06 22:45:54 +0100
  • Tina Johnson
    signed 2026-08-06 21:34:25 +0100
    This absolutely horrendous, outdated and replacable practice myst stop. We have been kept in the dark..but we now know.
  • Naesha Fitzgerald
    signed 2026-08-06 21:33:07 +0100
    This cruelty must stop ,
  • Jodie Shepherd
    signed 2026-08-06 21:31:53 +0100
  • Phoebe Shepherd
    signed 2026-08-06 21:31:51 +0100
  • Andrew Porter
    signed 2026-08-06 21:31:14 +0100
  • Elisabeth Brecknock
    signed 2026-08-06 21:27:34 +0100
  • Lynne Balmer
    signed 2026-08-06 20:51:58 +0100
    This horrific torture needs to end now! It’s barbaric, outdated and totally unnecessary. #itsnotscienceitsviolence
  • Zoe Squires
    signed 2026-08-06 20:40:54 +0100