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MBR Acres breeds thousands of beagle puppies each year at its site in Cambridgeshire, selling them on for painful, outdated experiments.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There are growing calls from the public to save these beagles and all animals from outdated, torturous experiments.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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  • Kelly Simpkins
    signed 2026-03-09 02:35:26 +0000
  • Luisa Reid
    signed 2026-03-09 01:52:05 +0000
  • Danika Powell
    signed 2026-03-09 00:28:15 +0000
  • Lily McSweeney
    signed 2026-03-09 00:24:07 +0000
  • Carolina Cruz
    signed 2026-03-08 23:52:17 +0000
  • Dariana Palma
    signed 2026-03-08 23:44:54 +0000
    SHUT DOWN MBR! ITS TIME TO ACT AND STOP ANIMAL TESTING
  • Katrina De Guzman
    signed 2026-03-08 23:24:35 +0000
    Signed
  • Helen Sewell
    signed 2026-03-08 23:12:20 +0000
    It’s unimaginable. As a dog owner I can’t even bear to think what is happening here.
  • Matilde Almeida Amaral
    signed 2026-03-08 23:06:12 +0000
  • Kelly Rogers
    signed 2026-03-08 23:03:53 +0000
  • Ali Penter
    signed 2026-03-08 22:34:48 +0000
    All the evidence shows that animal testing doesn’t elicit viable treatments for human beings. Even if you don’t care about the suffering of these intelligent, sensitive, souls, please look at logically and STOP animal testing.
  • Eliandry Caba
    signed 2026-03-08 22:22:04 +0000
    As an animal lover it hurts to see how so many animals get tortured, while they just need love and affection. I hope that these babies get the home they deserve! I hope every human being that are doing, or supporting what they’re doing to these poor babies, get what they deserve.
  • Kathryn Marshall
    signed 2026-03-08 21:55:03 +0000
  • Charlie Magnol
    signed 2026-03-08 21:50:02 +0000
  • Inge van schoot
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    signed 2026-03-08 21:38:41 +0000
  • Lynda Moss
    signed 2026-03-08 21:34:42 +0000
    This is animal, cruelty, animal abuse, hidden under the smoke and mirrors of MBR acres, research universities, and in the UK government under the pretence of scientific research. There is absolutely no validity in this claim. It is undeniably and unethically torture, suffering, and killing of little puppies for suffered, shame on this debacle you call an industry!😡😖😢
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