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MBR Acres breeds thousands of beagle puppies each year at its site in Cambridgeshire, selling them on for painful, outdated experiments.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There are growing calls from the public to save these beagles and all animals from outdated, torturous experiments.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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Mary Southwell signed 2026-03-09 18:29:15 +0000I have been supporting a charity in the US that aims to rescue dogs, cats and monkeys abused in American laboratories. Somehow I had assumed we were kinder and wiser in Britain. Silly me.
The one thing I THINK we do better here – by law – is to euthanise animals after an experiment is over, not to keep torturing them for years in different ways. But I may be wrong about this too.
Four years ago I adopted a Romanian dog – an old lady like me. We are very happy together, and although I’ll weep buckets when she dies, I would rather do this than adopt a bouncing puppy who will then be heartbroken when I die – and may not even know that I’ve died, not just dumped him/her. (I am 76.)
If you have rescued any old dogs, I may be able to give one a happy home. -
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Bethany Keeble signed 2026-03-09 18:28:28 +0000This is barbaric, free the animals and shut down MBR, and put a stop to animal testing for good -
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Helen Wyard signed 2026-03-09 18:26:57 +0000There is no excuse to still be experimenting on any animal in this day & age, let alone companion animals like dogs!! This laboratory needs shutting down now before any more sentient beings are cruelly tortured for no good reason. Please do the right thing & save any more animals from laboratory horrors. -
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Jacinta Scully signed 2026-03-09 18:25:34 +0000I really feel we should not use animals in experiments anymore
It is cruel and evil
It’s not like there is any improvement in medication.
Take example taxmoxafin
It was invented in 1920s and they still use the same medication for cancer today
So no improvement, and yet they use and abuse poor little dogs like this for nothing
Just stop all this cruelly immediately
Thanks
Jacinta. -
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jan graveson signed 2026-03-09 18:25:13 +0000Experimenting on animals is outdated barbaric cruel. Now is the time to stop this abhorrent UNNECESSARY ignorance – be first England!! -
Caroline Kennedy signed 2026-03-09 18:25:12 +0000 -
Deborah Fox-Steads signed 2026-03-09 18:25:12 +0000 -
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Victoria Edwards signed 2026-03-09 18:24:58 +0000We should not inflict suffering on people or animals purely because we can use power and they cannot defend themselves. It is morally wrong. One day, we may be in their position. -
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helen seymour signed 2026-03-09 18:24:19 +0000These murderous greedy parasites must be stopped now before any more baby beagles are tortured and killed. -
Chanti Laureys signed 2026-03-09 18:24:16 +0000Animals are not test objects.
