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MBR Acres breeds thousands of beagle puppies each year at its site in Cambridgeshire, selling them on for painful, outdated experiments.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There are growing calls from the public to save these beagles and all animals from outdated, torturous experiments.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.

192,864 signatures

Will you sign?

Showing 133233 reactions

  • Hailey Hammond
    signed 2026-03-09 19:38:08 +0000
  • A Brian
    signed 2026-03-09 19:38:05 +0000
  • Barbara Thiel
    signed 2026-03-09 19:37:57 +0000
    This place is a disgrace to the country and must be shut down
  • kara wills
    signed 2026-03-09 19:37:53 +0000
  • Sally Hewer
    signed 2026-03-09 19:37:17 +0000
  • Yasmin Parekh
    signed 2026-03-09 19:36:54 +0000
  • Mariam Logua
    signed 2026-03-09 19:36:21 +0000
  • Gillian Betteley
    signed 2026-03-09 19:36:11 +0000
  • Rosemary Third
    signed 2026-03-09 19:36:02 +0000
  • John Eley
    signed 2026-03-09 19:35:53 +0000
  • Carol Pepper
    signed 2026-03-09 19:35:38 +0000
  • Jackie Smith
    signed 2026-03-09 19:34:50 +0000
  • Agnes Scott
    signed 2026-03-09 19:34:37 +0000
  • Charlotte Lewis
    signed 2026-03-09 19:34:15 +0000
  • Rachel Oglesby
    signed 2026-03-09 19:33:39 +0000
  • Fiona Perry-Symes
    signed 2026-03-09 19:33:34 +0000
    What a fantastic result.

    Now we have to shut MBR Acres down, ASAP and forever.

    Keep going !
  • Amanda Lyons
    signed 2026-03-09 19:33:24 +0000
  • Jacqueline Wright
    signed 2026-03-09 19:33:23 +0000
  • Kimberly Smith
    signed 2026-03-09 19:32:40 +0000
  • Patricia Mckendrick
    signed 2026-03-09 19:32:32 +0000
  • Denise Beaudoin
    signed 2026-03-09 19:32:32 +0000
  • Elaine Man
    signed 2026-03-09 19:32:26 +0000
    I feel strongly that this inhumane abomination of a place should be closed down forever. These defenceless dogs, who are sentient animals, experience fear, anxiety and pain as well as joy and happiness, the latter of which they certainly won’t be feeling in there.
  • ginette devaney
    signed 2026-03-09 19:32:04 +0000
  • Melissa Prentice
    signed 2026-03-09 19:32:01 +0000
    For once and for all please let us see an end to this barbaric and cruel practice . The abuse and suffering that had been caused to innocent animals is unspeakable. It must end .
  • Emily Ward-Robinson
    signed 2026-03-09 19:31:51 +0000
  • Lynn Patterson
    signed 2026-03-09 19:31:50 +0000
  • Sairey Stemp
    signed 2026-03-09 19:31:42 +0000
  • Richard Grout
    signed 2026-03-09 19:31:10 +0000
  • Jamie Mclintock
    signed 2026-03-09 19:30:21 +0000
  • Sue Bailey
    signed 2026-03-09 19:30:14 +0000