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MBR Acres breeds thousands of beagle puppies each year at its site in Cambridgeshire, selling them on for painful, outdated experiments.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There are growing calls from the public to save these beagles and all animals from outdated, torturous experiments.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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  • Lesley Quinn
    signed 2026-06-01 16:22:05 +0100
  • jake maverick
    signed 2026-06-01 16:15:09 +0100
  • Lucy Duddridge
    signed 2026-06-01 16:14:41 +0100
  • Molly Jones
    signed 2026-06-01 16:11:03 +0100
  • Helen Talbot
    signed 2026-06-01 16:03:49 +0100
    🙏🙏🙏🙏these beautiful hounds must be liberated soon
  • Paige Attrill
    signed 2026-06-01 16:03:07 +0100
    Animal testing should be ILLEGAL in this day and age. Absolutely disgusting 😭😭
  • Evangeline Martin
    signed 2026-06-01 15:54:26 +0100
    This needs to be stopped.
  • Lynda Constable
    signed 2026-06-01 15:53:03 +0100
  • Kirsten Lennon
    signed 2026-06-01 15:45:12 +0100
    K.Lennon
  • Claire Chapman
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  • Viktorija Sulc
    signed 2026-06-01 15:28:00 +0100
  • Kaye Butterworth
    signed 2026-06-01 15:26:29 +0100
    MBR is a shameful and unnecessary abuse of those poor animals and it must be closed down for good.
  • Catherine Parr
    signed 2026-06-01 15:25:12 +0100
  • Emma Kiwanuka
    signed 2026-06-01 15:23:26 +0100
  • michelle Smith
    signed 2026-06-01 15:04:58 +0100
    Please save these innocent dogs from unnecessary suffering and death we don’t need to do this we are not a third world country these practices are barbaric and inhumane these dogs are not commodities to be used for our advantage . They are not given the love and care every dog deserves and we call ourselves a nation of dog and animal lovers . Shame and curses on the people that run and work at this or any other site who’s sole purpose is to hurt these poor innocent dogs
  • Theresa Siskind
    signed 2026-06-01 14:58:31 +0100
  • Jude Dreher-East
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  • Emily Brown
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  • Sam ventre
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  • Rebecca Padmore
    signed 2026-06-01 14:12:19 +0100
    Shut it now!!!
  • Angela Dunning
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