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MBR Acres breeds thousands of beagle puppies each year at its site in Cambridgeshire, selling them on for painful, outdated experiments.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There are growing calls from the public to save these beagles and all animals from outdated, torturous experiments.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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  • Jane Howick
    signed 2026-06-10 20:29:00 +0100
    It’s so cruel and upsetting!!

    I had no idea this was still happening to these poor animals.

    In 2026 with all the technology we have this wickedness persists!!
  • Jack Angell
    signed 2026-06-10 20:20:49 +0100
  • Michaela Galea
    signed 2026-06-10 20:09:25 +0100
  • charmaine gibson
    signed 2026-06-10 19:47:47 +0100
  • ILana Nel
    signed 2026-06-10 19:42:29 +0100
    TESTING ON ANIMALS MUST STOP! PERIOD! NOW!
  • Maria Espadinha
    signed 2026-06-10 19:38:48 +0100
  • Saffron Livingstone
    signed 2026-06-10 19:35:45 +0100
  • Natasha Fisher
    signed 2026-06-10 19:06:45 +0100
  • Katherine Irving
    signed 2026-06-10 18:30:14 +0100
  • Mia Toomey
    signed 2026-06-10 18:23:28 +0100
  • Haze Jac
    signed 2026-06-10 18:22:20 +0100
    Please ban this cruelty Now
  • Emma Ward
    signed 2026-06-10 17:16:29 +0100
  • Kelly Collins
    signed 2026-06-10 16:59:04 +0100
  • Linnea Nordberg
    signed 2026-06-10 16:23:52 +0100
  • Katie Worrell
    signed 2026-06-10 16:23:48 +0100
  • Emma Durrant
    signed 2026-06-10 16:04:51 +0100
  • Viola Hizon
    signed 2026-06-10 15:57:07 +0100
    Please end animal cruelty. These animals don’t deserve to die like this.
  • Amelia Pass
    signed 2026-06-10 15:52:31 +0100
  • Alice Burgoyne
    signed 2026-06-10 15:45:23 +0100
    SAVE THE BEAGLES
  • Francesca Iadicicco
    signed 2026-06-10 15:26:12 +0100
  • Beverley Rust
    signed 2026-06-10 15:21:45 +0100
  • Mark Rust
    signed 2026-06-10 15:19:25 +0100
  • Emily Graham
    signed 2026-06-10 14:45:51 +0100
    Horrific, when there are other ways of trialling medications.
  • Leanne Jones
    signed 2026-06-10 14:30:58 +0100
  • Hans Andre Iluk
    signed 2026-06-10 14:27:43 +0100
    Please may Light of Humanity prevail to stop the torture of unnecessary Animal Testing
  • Lily Jones
    signed 2026-06-10 14:21:23 +0100
  • Nav Zutshi
    signed 2026-06-10 14:06:33 +0100
    This is horrific! May they all face the horrific pain they inflict! Karma doesn’t forget!!!
  • Ms Linda Newman
    signed 2026-06-10 13:35:38 +0100
  • Frankie Dean
    signed 2026-06-10 13:29:28 +0100
  • Rebecca Shadforth
    signed 2026-06-10 13:22:23 +0100