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MBR Acres breeds thousands of beagle puppies each year at its site in Cambridgeshire, selling them on for painful, outdated experiments.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There are growing calls from the public to save these beagles and all animals from outdated, torturous experiments.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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  • T Holman
    signed 2026-10-15 17:06:21 +0100
  • Cathy Breaux
    signed 2026-10-15 16:38:37 +0100
    MBR must be shut down! The horrors committed there are beyond gruesome. Alternatives exist-USE THEM!!!
  • Michelle Picken
    signed 2026-10-15 15:32:41 +0100
  • Tiffany jones
    signed 2026-10-15 14:57:25 +0100
  • Carla Vos
    signed 2026-10-15 13:14:49 +0100
    Shut down this disgusting practice!! There is absolutely no need to torture innocent animals only because you can as they have no voice!!
  • Tracey Gray
    signed 2026-10-15 12:30:12 +0100
    Absolutely needs closing down decusting treatment of poor defenceless animals.
  • San Inness
    signed 2026-10-15 12:03:10 +0100
  • Jayne Dean
    signed 2026-10-15 11:56:19 +0100
  • Catherine Brown
    signed 2026-10-15 11:55:13 +0100
  • Stephanie Tucker
    signed 2026-10-15 11:33:21 +0100
  • Gabriella Orsini
    signed 2026-10-15 11:30:58 +0100
  • Charlotte Baker
    signed 2026-10-15 11:29:17 +0100
  • Janet Standring
    signed 2026-10-15 11:25:44 +0100
    This is dispicable, how can anyone who calls themselves human treat these poor pupplies in this way
  • Kathryn jeanes
    signed 2026-10-15 11:17:24 +0100
  • Aneta Staszyk
    signed 2026-10-15 10:18:58 +0100
  • Zev Clarke
    signed 2026-10-15 10:18:47 +0100
  • Caroline Bray
    signed 2026-10-15 10:15:43 +0100
  • Abby Croucher
    signed 2026-10-15 09:54:52 +0100
  • Teresa Given
    signed 2026-10-15 09:46:49 +0100
  • Deborah Bullick
    signed 2026-10-15 08:38:43 +0100
  • Joeley Roberts
    signed 2026-10-14 21:41:58 +0100
    This ridiculous, barbaric shit NEEDS to be stopped. For christs sake, its 2026. Please please stop unnecessary torture of these sentient beings
  • Melissa Duthie
    signed 2026-10-14 21:12:50 +0100
  • Michelle Swire
    signed 2026-10-14 20:20:35 +0100
    I stand with you all to shut diwn MBR Acres Huntingdon Cambridge please. Its so heartbreaking. We can do better. The public are behind you. We have alternatives x
  • Gweneth Harris
    signed 2026-10-14 16:03:27 +0100
    This horror has to stop the experiments fail on humans by over 94% alternatives using AI now work, no animal should have to suffer in this way.
  • Ryan Grace
    signed 2026-10-14 13:25:48 +0100
  • Kolette Goldsmith
    signed 2026-10-14 12:36:29 +0100
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  • Deborah Still
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  • Diane Wishart
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