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MBR Acres breeds thousands of beagle puppies each year at its site in Cambridgeshire, selling them on for painful, outdated experiments.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There are growing calls from the public to save these beagles and all animals from outdated, torturous experiments.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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  • Priscila Guzman
    signed 2026-02-17 19:26:12 +0000
  • Johanna Martin
    signed via 2026-02-17 19:20:56 +0000
    Please stop this barbaric unnecessary practise, it is hideous and cruel!
  • Jamie Sambruck
    signed 2026-02-17 19:17:59 +0000
  • Deepak Koli
    signed 2026-02-17 19:16:55 +0000
  • Ava Grenko
    signed 2026-02-17 19:03:56 +0000
  • Harmony Davis
    signed 2026-02-17 18:49:31 +0000
  • Alice Corbitt
    signed 2026-02-17 18:37:51 +0000
  • Sierra Smith
    signed 2026-02-17 18:28:37 +0000
  • Briana Crandall
    signed 2026-02-17 18:24:55 +0000
  • Viola De Bernardi
    signed 2026-02-17 18:20:50 +0000
  • Chantel Volpe
    signed 2026-02-17 18:11:57 +0000
  • Karen Khan
    signed 2026-02-17 17:20:39 +0000
  • Victoria Leone
    signed 2026-02-17 17:15:00 +0000
    This needs to stop, we’re in 2026, we should be way beyond this kind of cruelty
  • Wendy Fulcher
    signed 2026-02-17 17:09:36 +0000
    This all has to stop ,those poor defenceless animals
  • Jill Blacknell
    signed 2026-02-17 17:07:17 +0000
  • Carly Secord
    signed 2026-02-17 16:26:58 +0000
  • Roze Pakere
    signed 2026-02-17 16:25:54 +0000
  • Gemma Foster
    signed 2026-02-17 16:13:07 +0000
    Please stop this cruelty 😭
  • Zaynab Bhatti
    signed 2026-02-17 16:09:45 +0000
  • Merlín Banega
    signed 2026-02-17 15:56:39 +0000
  • Kathy Tye
    signed 2026-02-17 15:25:18 +0000
    There is no excuse in this day and age of animal testing!
  • Samantha Aguilar-Cordoba
    signed 2026-02-17 15:18:14 +0000
    I feel more pain for animals especially beagles, these people need to be locked up. These poor beagles and I love them very much.
  • Raul Ladeira
    signed 2026-02-17 15:06:45 +0000
  • Misti Semmens
    signed 2026-02-17 14:57:41 +0000
    I’m heartbroken to see this
  • Angelina Plasencia
    signed 2026-02-17 14:35:19 +0000
  • Amy-Rose Entwistle
    signed 2026-02-17 14:23:54 +0000
  • Thomas Naylor
    signed 2026-02-17 14:14:22 +0000
  • Camila Jacques
    signed 2026-02-17 14:08:30 +0000
  • Tiffany Risson
    signed 2026-02-17 13:21:37 +0000
    Please save all the beagles from the terrible MBR Acrees, they are also living beings, they deserve family and to be care and love.

    It’s awesome the efforts that you put on saving them!
  • Isabela Piske
    signed 2026-02-17 13:09:36 +0000