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MBR Acres breeds thousands of beagle puppies each year at its site in Cambridgeshire, selling them on for painful, outdated experiments.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There are growing calls from the public to save these beagles and all animals from outdated, torturous experiments.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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  • Ronja Wlodarczak
    signed 2026-02-06 20:55:12 +0000
    Every living being has the right to live! Imagine if such things were done to you or your family. Would that be okay aswell?!

    Just because it’s an animal, it doesn’t mean it has no feelings. In my opinion animals show alot more emotions than many people. So they should be treated as good as humans! Even better!
  • Elieanna Caban-Reyes
    signed 2026-02-06 20:53:08 +0000
  • Rachel Ballam
    signed 2026-02-06 20:52:09 +0000
  • Banujah Balachandran
    signed 2026-02-06 20:51:36 +0000
  • Wende Kutsch Lojenga
    signed 2026-02-06 20:49:18 +0000
  • Wren Rumball
    signed 2026-02-06 20:47:25 +0000
  • Mckenna Roan
    signed 2026-02-06 20:46:48 +0000
  • Natalie Atkins
    signed 2026-02-06 20:46:44 +0000
  • Anna-Lucia Thiel
    signed 2026-02-06 20:45:20 +0000
    Thank you for all you do.
  • S Fostwr
    signed 2026-02-06 20:43:31 +0000
    How can the so called ‘powers that be’ in our country enable this atrocity against these poor sentient beings that are being abused; tortured; breed into these circumstances! It’s just wrong on every single level. The government & House of Lords are empowering this against these poor sentiment animals’!


    I ASK YOU NOW, WHO ARE THE ACTUAL ANIMALS??


    WHO ARE THE SENTIENT, AND WHO ARE THE INSENTIENT??


    I’ll leave that thought with you people…..
  • Kendra Moon
    signed 2026-02-06 20:43:14 +0000
  • Roni Sneddon
    signed 2026-02-06 20:42:15 +0000
  • Ava Oates
    signed 2026-02-06 20:39:49 +0000
    Nobody should be detained for reasons they can’t control whether it be a non-white-American or a dog in the uk
  • Audrey Decaprio
    signed 2026-02-06 20:39:41 +0000
  • Mr R Patel Mr R Patel
    signed 2026-02-06 20:39:02 +0000
    STOP ANIMAL TESTING
  • Sian Pullen
    signed 2026-02-06 20:38:05 +0000
  • Daniela Reyes
    signed 2026-02-06 20:37:47 +0000
  • Lenox Lindsay
    signed 2026-02-06 20:37:18 +0000
  • Sara Zumarraga
    signed 2026-02-06 20:37:16 +0000
    APOYO SU CAUSA !
  • Larissa hübner
    signed 2026-02-06 20:36:20 +0000
  • Brennan Lawson
    signed 2026-02-06 20:35:40 +0000
    No living thing should ever be tortured like this, ESPECIALLY with how systematically these puppies are bred.
  • Yamel Athie
    signed 2026-02-06 20:33:30 +0000
    Detengan el maltrato animal
  • Michelle Seager
    signed 2026-02-06 20:32:41 +0000
    Stop the cruelty of animals.
  • Diogo Frias
    signed 2026-02-06 20:27:59 +0000
  • Elena Sigle
    signed 2026-02-06 20:26:58 +0000
  • Pedro Luis
    signed 2026-02-06 20:24:30 +0000
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    signed 2026-02-06 20:24:24 +0000
  • Ema Buriánová
    signed 2026-02-06 20:23:40 +0000
  • emma vieira
    signed 2026-02-06 20:22:08 +0000
  • Lucas Castro
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