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MBR Acres breeds thousands of beagle puppies each year at its site in Cambridgeshire, selling them on for painful, outdated experiments.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There are growing calls from the public to save these beagles and all animals from outdated, torturous experiments.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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  • Drithi Nandan
    signed 2026-02-15 06:12:40 +0000
  • Destany Shiplet
    signed 2026-02-15 06:10:31 +0000
  • Hunter Slinger
    signed 2026-02-15 06:02:47 +0000
  • Richa Tiwari
    signed 2026-02-15 05:11:07 +0000
  • Bea Cervantes
    signed 2026-02-15 04:56:41 +0000
    I hope you win this case, these dogs don’t deserves this kind of of treatment. Justice for these dogs
  • Mia Hendry
    signed 2026-02-15 04:25:02 +0000
  • Taylor Guglielmetti
    signed 2026-02-15 04:10:49 +0000
  • Karen O’Reilly
    signed 2026-02-15 03:29:45 +0000
    They should be praised for rescuing innocent animals!! Not charged! Stop the animal cruelty!
  • Emma TAn
    signed 2026-02-15 03:22:14 +0000
    Hope those dogs can have freedom
  • Yasmin Tavarez
    signed 2026-02-15 02:14:46 +0000
  • Katya Nakova
    signed 2026-02-15 02:07:16 +0000
  • Grace Kaluba
    signed 2026-02-15 01:49:11 +0000
  • Nicolle Bianca da Silva Chagas
    signed 2026-02-15 01:46:29 +0000
  • Yofely Wu
    signed 2026-02-15 01:43:07 +0000
    I LOVE BEAGLES SO MUCHHHHH
  • Jessica Peck
    signed 2026-02-15 01:39:28 +0000
  • Chamiza Rodriguez
    signed 2026-02-15 01:19:37 +0000
  • Kirsty Murray
    signed 2026-02-15 00:58:12 +0000
    Let’s make england do something good for once
  • Bryce Rios
    signed 2026-02-15 00:49:51 +0000
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    signed 2026-02-15 00:33:22 +0000
  • Nicole Schröder Nicole Schröder
    signed 2026-02-14 23:54:22 +0000
    This need to stop! NOW AND FOREVER!
  • Donna Pinder
    signed 2026-02-14 23:44:17 +0000
    There’s no need for Animal experiments, we have evolved and need to stop the pain and brutality of experimenting on animals. We are their voice! Stop Animal Experiments Now and shut down MBR Acres!
  • Helen Chambers
    signed 2026-02-14 23:41:04 +0000
  • Katie Morris
    signed 2026-02-14 23:40:34 +0000
  • Thea Krishnan
    signed 2026-02-14 23:16:35 +0000
  • Jan Owen
    signed 2026-02-14 22:58:15 +0000
  • Debs Sellars
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  • Michela Lewer
    signed 2026-02-14 22:00:03 +0000
  • Aimee Malin
    signed 2026-02-14 21:54:55 +0000
    Unimaginably cruel what these beagles have suffered through. End this torture now!
  • Facundo Guerra
    signed 2026-02-14 21:47:24 +0000
  • Pani J Taukiri
    signed 2026-02-14 21:31:39 +0000