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MBR Acres breeds thousands of beagle puppies each year at its site in Cambridgeshire, selling them on for painful, outdated experiments.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There are growing calls from the public to save these beagles and all animals from outdated, torturous experiments.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 Howard
    signed 2026-03-09 15:08:21 +0000
    There is no excuse to keep these despicable practices being carried out in 2026.
  • April Jackson
    signed 2026-03-09 15:07:32 +0000
    Torture must end,no need for such cruelty to these innocent creatures.
  • Barb Orr
    signed 2026-03-09 15:06:27 +0000
  • Fay Wainwright
    signed 2026-03-09 15:06:07 +0000
  • Helen Evand
    signed 2026-03-09 15:05:33 +0000
    End the barbaric cruelty!!
  • Alison Whitelaw
    signed 2026-03-09 15:01:48 +0000
  • Daphne Wessel
    signed 2026-03-09 15:00:00 +0000
    No excuse for animal abuse!
  • Debbie Morris
    signed 2026-03-09 14:59:53 +0000
  • Charlene King
    signed 2026-03-09 14:59:12 +0000
  • Emma bell
    signed 2026-03-09 14:58:40 +0000
  • Jess Mcleod
    signed 2026-03-09 14:57:57 +0000
  • Kim Stevens
    signed 2026-03-09 14:57:24 +0000
  • Karen Hines
    signed 2026-03-09 14:57:14 +0000
  • Maria Thompson
    signed 2026-03-09 14:56:25 +0000
    Please release these beagles from testing, as in this day and age, animal testing is cruel, barbaric and definitely not required.
  • Heather Foster
    signed 2026-03-09 14:55:17 +0000
  • Mrs Chrissie Douglass
    signed 2026-03-09 14:53:45 +0000
    Leave animals alone. It’s out dated, cruel and disgusting. You don’t need animals anymore, the advance in technology is enough.
  • Emily Brown
    signed 2026-03-09 14:53:26 +0000
  • Holly Carter
    signed 2026-03-09 14:52:08 +0000
    SHUT IT DOWN! NO ANIMAL DESERVES THIS! Free those beagles!
  • Brenda Tweddle
    signed 2026-03-09 14:51:55 +0000
  • Graham Ingram
    signed 2026-03-09 14:51:06 +0000
  • Hannah Mason
    signed 2026-03-09 14:49:11 +0000
    Shut down MBR Acres! Free the beagles!
  • Bernadette Mann
    signed 2026-03-09 14:47:31 +0000
  • Susan Burnett
    signed 2026-03-09 14:47:24 +0000
  • Seonaig Johnston
    signed 2026-03-09 14:47:07 +0000
  • jane key
    signed 2026-03-09 14:46:28 +0000
  • Jackie Walsh
    signed 2026-03-09 14:44:33 +0000
  • Melissa Mills
    signed 2026-03-09 14:42:33 +0000
  • Sylvia Rowley
    signed 2026-03-09 14:39:22 +0000
    Just wish the government would listen to the people that are keeping them in power !

    Animal testing is not wanted and doesn’t work , its antiquated, cruel!

    The only people it helps are the money making scum who own these breeding facilities
  • Lorena Larisa
    signed 2026-03-09 14:38:41 +0000
  • Ann Sewell
    signed 2026-03-09 14:38:05 +0000