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MBR Acres breeds thousands of beagle puppies each year at its site in Cambridgeshire, selling them on for painful, outdated experiments.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There are growing calls from the public to save these beagles and all animals from outdated, torturous experiments.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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  • Emma Fletcher
    signed 2026-03-04 16:27:26 +0000
  • Anna mccoy
    signed 2026-03-04 16:25:20 +0000
  • Linda Huxley
    signed 2026-03-04 16:24:13 +0000
  • Helen Gleave
    signed 2026-03-04 16:14:54 +0000
  • Zita Stockbridge
    signed 2026-03-04 16:14:30 +0000
  • Vicky Redfern
    signed 2026-03-04 16:13:07 +0000
    Save the puppies
  • Pam Shultz
    signed 2026-03-04 16:13:06 +0000
    Noone should be facing jail time for doing what is morally right..dogs we not granted to us for brutal testing!!! They are gifts from God to help us walk through life..if you have ever owned a dog, then you already know this….
  • Hayley Askew
    signed 2026-03-04 16:09:21 +0000
  • Sue Curnow
    signed 2026-03-04 16:08:32 +0000
  • Sarah Popple
    signed 2026-03-04 16:07:58 +0000
  • Roxann Cuthbertson
    signed 2026-03-04 16:05:14 +0000
  • Lynn Staite
    signed 2026-03-04 16:04:44 +0000
    Lets hope with enough signatures it will stop this barbaric act of cruelty
  • Chrissy Pettitt
    signed 2026-03-04 16:00:54 +0000
  • Carolyn Morris
    signed 2026-03-04 16:00:07 +0000
    If this is about jobs and money Shame on you . Use alternative or use the monsters in prison
  • Erika Friberg
    signed 2026-03-04 15:58:33 +0000
  • Gemma Hall
    signed 2026-03-04 15:56:48 +0000
  • Daisy Hines
    signed 2026-03-04 15:51:39 +0000
  • Natalia Ruiz
    signed 2026-03-04 15:49:05 +0000
  • Elizabeth Thomas
    signed 2026-03-04 15:43:20 +0000
  • Christina Catley
    signed 2026-03-04 15:40:11 +0000
  • Britt Banfield
    signed 2026-03-04 15:39:57 +0000
    Needless and senseless horrific animal torture that needs to end now
  • Alf Hinchliffe
    signed 2026-03-04 15:38:55 +0000
  • Anne Champion
    signed 2026-03-04 15:36:45 +0000
  • Debbie Gilbert
    signed 2026-03-04 15:34:30 +0000
  • Caroline Sévilla
    signed 2026-03-04 15:27:41 +0000
  • Rowena Field
    signed 2026-03-04 15:22:31 +0000
  • Anne Thistlethwaite
    signed 2026-03-04 15:21:56 +0000
  • Elisha Passmore
    signed 2026-03-04 15:18:13 +0000
    This breaks my heart as I have a bluetick hound and a black and tan hound, they’re such lovely dogs. Those poor pups don’t deserve the horrible place they’re stuck in. You are all angels working to save them. I’m sure Love and Libby were thankful and felt loved. Absolutely heartbreaking.
  • Kathleen Sinclair
    signed 2026-03-04 15:12:40 +0000
  • Clare Mcbroom
    signed 2026-03-04 15:12:35 +0000