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MBR Acres breeds thousands of beagle puppies each year at its site in Cambridgeshire, selling them on for painful, outdated experiments.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There are growing calls from the public to save these beagles and all animals from outdated, torturous experiments.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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  • Jasmine J
    signed 2026-06-01 13:51:08 +0100
  • Chloe Coppins
    signed 2026-06-01 13:48:18 +0100
  • Siana Pearce
    signed 2026-06-01 13:27:29 +0100
  • Alison Frerichs
    signed 2026-06-01 13:26:12 +0100
    Absolutely disgusting! This facility must close down immediately!
  • Moira Lindsay
    signed 2026-06-01 13:21:49 +0100
  • Rob Bowles
    signed 2026-06-01 13:21:16 +0100
  • Michelle Liversage
    signed 2026-06-01 13:21:15 +0100
    This should stop
  • Chloe Downs
    signed 2026-06-01 13:11:34 +0100
  • Chris McCabe
    signed 2026-06-01 13:01:39 +0100
  • katka chrom
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  • Kerri Reynolds
    signed 2026-06-01 12:45:02 +0100
  • Gretchen Wild
    signed 2026-06-01 12:42:16 +0100
    This barbaric cruelty has to be stopped!!
  • Kirsty Botha
    signed 2026-06-01 12:41:07 +0100
  • Jess Wright
    signed 2026-06-01 12:35:26 +0100
  • Caroline Hiller
    signed 2026-06-01 12:32:49 +0100
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  • Beckie Platt
    signed 2026-06-01 12:22:19 +0100
  • Bryan Simcott
    signed 2026-06-01 12:19:50 +0100
    In the 21st centuary we should not be conducting experiments on animals,specifically when 95% of all tests bear no relationship with humans nor tested in humans does it even pass the first stage, yet 1000s of Dogs are killed each year,.
  • Melanie Hughes
    signed 2026-06-01 12:15:46 +0100
    Breaks my heart that these companies do this to innocent animals. I certainly won’t be buying there products anymore.
  • Charlotte Weller
    signed 2026-06-01 11:44:47 +0100
  • Louise Shiers
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  • Francis Collinson Hollinghurst
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  • Donna Fiddaman
    signed 2026-06-01 11:32:55 +0100
    This is barbaric and outdated , this place needs to be shut down for good !!
  • Liza Jones
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