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MBR Acres breeds thousands of beagle puppies each year at its site in Cambridgeshire, selling them on for painful, outdated experiments.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There are growing calls from the public to save these beagles and all animals from outdated, torturous experiments.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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  • Sue Thomas
    signed 2025-06-26 13:44:35 +0100
  • Georgina Perfect
    signed 2025-06-26 13:24:03 +0100
  • Christine Turner
    signed 2025-06-26 13:21:44 +0100
  • Steven Locke
    signed 2025-06-26 13:21:06 +0100
  • N L
    signed 2025-06-26 13:10:59 +0100
  • Michael Cox
    signed 2025-06-26 13:10:33 +0100
    Close this animal torture chamber NOW !
  • Janet Newton
    signed 2025-06-26 13:05:05 +0100
  • Matthew Harrison
    signed 2025-06-26 13:04:43 +0100
  • Beverley Winder
    signed 2025-06-26 13:01:53 +0100
  • Rita Williams
    signed 2025-06-26 13:00:34 +0100
    Totally barbaric! Forty years ago I spent many years actively protesting against all animal experiments, and I myself had a rescued beagle puppy at the time. I continue to hope and pray, that I live long enough to see all animal experiments end.
  • Hannah Broadbent
    signed via 2025-06-26 12:58:02 +0100
  • Pia Isometsa
    signed 2025-06-26 12:57:25 +0100
  • katie browne
    signed 2025-06-26 12:49:27 +0100
  • Rosanna Pittock
    signed 2025-06-26 12:45:00 +0100
  • Gary Beeston
    signed 2025-06-26 12:43:15 +0100
  • margaret robinson
    signed 2025-06-26 12:39:08 +0100
  • Alexander Orman
    signed 2025-06-26 12:35:30 +0100
  • Tracy Birrell
    signed 2025-06-26 12:35:05 +0100
    Human vermin. CRUEL AND UNNECESSARY!
  • Francesca O Neill
    signed 2025-06-26 12:33:10 +0100
  • Brigitte Ano
    signed 2025-06-26 12:25:07 +0100
  • Marc Ridley
    signed 2025-06-26 12:09:39 +0100
    No animals should suffer…
  • Dominic West
    signed 2025-06-26 12:03:51 +0100
    The fact that is torture still goes on is disgusting
  • John Saunders
    signed 2025-06-26 12:03:16 +0100
  • Eva Laasch
    signed 2025-06-26 11:56:21 +0100
  • john mckay
    signed 2025-06-26 11:47:52 +0100
  • Keith Pocklington
    signed 2025-06-26 11:46:59 +0100
    Barbaric and totally unnecessary.
  • Serpil Pavey
    signed 2025-06-26 11:31:38 +0100
    Unbelievable that this cruelty continues when their are other means of testing. Unbearable to watch.
  • Lisa De Souza
    signed 2025-06-26 11:21:53 +0100
    This industry is an abomination. How is it allowed in 2025
  • Mark Binns
    signed 2025-06-26 11:21:33 +0100
  • Susan Simpson
    signed 2025-06-26 11:19:06 +0100