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MBR Acres breeds thousands of beagle puppies each year at its site in Cambridgeshire, selling them on for painful, outdated experiments.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There are growing calls from the public to save these beagles and all animals from outdated, torturous experiments.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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  • Patricia Morgan
    signed 2026-03-09 18:17:31 +0000
    There is absolutely no excuse to torture animals. The workers in laboratories have no conscience. Do they have pet dogs with their families at home I wonder !!!!
  • Lucy Freeman
    signed 2026-03-09 18:17:27 +0000
  • Debra Palm
    signed 2026-03-09 18:17:27 +0000
  • Laura Ellis
    signed 2026-03-09 18:17:20 +0000
  • Andrea Bartlem
    signed 2026-03-09 18:17:19 +0000
  • Dominic Goodwin
    signed 2026-03-09 18:17:17 +0000
  • Tim Bailey
    signed 2026-03-09 18:17:14 +0000
  • Carolyn Taylor
    signed 2026-03-09 18:16:56 +0000
    As far as I’m concerned the rescuers are heroes. This hell hole that tortured defenceless animals needs to CLOSE WITHOUT DELAY. .
  • Karen Freeberne
    signed 2026-03-09 18:16:52 +0000
  • Guido Rings
    signed 2026-03-09 18:16:52 +0000
  • Janie Biegun
    signed 2026-03-09 18:16:51 +0000
    There is no excuse to torture these animals. And it is torture.
  • Valentina Recla
    signed 2026-03-09 18:16:34 +0000
  • Mandy Wiltshire
    signed 2026-03-09 18:16:25 +0000
  • Susan Layne
    signed 2026-03-09 18:16:13 +0000
  • Thomas Bekker
    signed 2026-03-09 18:16:02 +0000
  • Ewa Dworczak
    signed 2026-03-09 18:15:48 +0000
  • Judith Reynolds
    signed 2026-03-09 18:15:41 +0000
  • Elizabeth Shipp
    signed 2026-03-09 18:15:40 +0000
  • Jayne Heath
    signed 2026-03-09 18:15:39 +0000
  • Marie-Luce Bonfanti
    signed 2026-03-09 18:15:28 +0000
    STOP TORTURE !
  • Margaret Handley
    signed 2026-03-09 18:15:27 +0000
  • Angela Buxton
    signed 2026-03-09 18:15:16 +0000
  • Gail Dunsbee
    signed 2026-03-09 18:15:03 +0000
    worse than Belson, shut it down
  • Martin Herbert
    signed 2026-03-09 18:14:53 +0000
  • Richard Irving
    signed 2026-03-09 18:14:48 +0000
  • David Jones
    signed 2026-03-09 18:14:29 +0000
    How dare anyone try to punish these honest and caring people who thought only of the dogs safety, thank goodness the jury recognised this and found them all not guilty.
  • Caroline Liggett
    signed 2026-03-09 18:14:25 +0000
    Please stop this cruelty. It’s madness and doesn’t help up humans. One day I would like to be brave enough to properly rescue these gentle dogs and help them be rehomed in proper domestic settings.
  • Neil Davies
    signed 2026-03-09 18:14:20 +0000
  • Barbara French
    signed 2026-03-09 18:14:14 +0000
  • Linda Rosen
    signed 2026-03-09 18:14:09 +0000