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MBR Acres breeds thousands of beagle puppies each year at its site in Cambridgeshire, selling them on for painful, outdated experiments.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There are growing calls from the public to save these beagles and all animals from outdated, torturous experiments.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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  • Camille Martin
    signed 2026-02-12 22:29:54 +0000
  • Karthi Suresh
    signed 2026-02-12 22:08:24 +0000
  • Gillian Hyslop
    signed 2026-02-12 22:00:32 +0000
  • Sara Carolina Cervantes Ramos
    signed 2026-02-12 21:54:15 +0000
  • Mike Denne
    signed 2026-02-12 21:53:46 +0000
  • Andrre Wilkinson
    signed 2026-02-12 21:44:14 +0000
  • Helene Stephens
    signed 2026-02-12 21:44:04 +0000
  • Azélia Grigoriou--Gratton
    signed 2026-02-12 21:39:55 +0000
  • Janice Stoker
    signed 2026-02-12 21:30:57 +0000
    What a horrendous place my heart breaks every time I see or hear about MBR ACRES it needs to be closed down now
  • Joe Mcgrath
    signed 2026-02-12 21:26:47 +0000
    Free the beagles!!!
  • Lisa Carlisle
    signed 2026-02-12 21:25:17 +0000
  • Pauline Salemi
    signed 2026-02-12 21:20:29 +0000
  • Marguerite Broadley
    signed 2026-02-12 21:14:38 +0000
  • Brett Fricker
    signed 2026-02-12 21:07:10 +0000
  • Ashley Stephen
    signed 2026-02-12 20:58:43 +0000
  • Helen Green
    signed 2026-02-12 20:57:37 +0000
  • Kay McIntee
    signed 2026-02-12 20:46:53 +0000
  • Jane Pullinger
    signed 2026-02-12 20:38:16 +0000
  • Sue Child
    signed 2026-02-12 20:31:28 +0000
  • Chmristine Mccarthy
    signed 2026-02-12 20:16:38 +0000
  • Douae Dhif
    signed 2026-02-12 20:13:30 +0000
    I hope tht stops one day
  • Trif Patricia
    signed 2026-02-12 20:04:06 +0000
  • Rita Donovan
    signed 2026-02-12 19:51:17 +0000
    For MBR Acres to even still be in existence, allowed to carry on their cruel, evil trade, is against everything that is decent and righteous. Shame on everyone involved in governing add running this horrendous business, and shame on all and everyone who is protecting them.
  • Lisa Wurzenberger
    signed 2026-02-12 19:51:17 +0000
  • Lillian Murray
    signed 2026-02-12 19:46:13 +0000
  • Olivia B
    signed 2026-02-12 19:43:31 +0000
    The law is supposed to uphold a set of values which define our society. I don’t believe that anything morally just can be in contravention of the law.


    MBR Acres is a stain on our country.
  • Violet Madden
    signed 2026-02-12 19:36:35 +0000
  • Sue Tremaine
    signed 2026-02-12 19:36:14 +0000
    That woman is innocent she does not deserve to go to jail she saved those puppies from dying something needs to be done to help her
  • Alicja Grabowska
    signed 2026-02-12 19:35:28 +0000
  • Miriam Ferenciová
    signed 2026-02-12 19:22:35 +0000