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MBR Acres breeds thousands of beagle puppies each year at its site in Cambridgeshire, selling them on for painful, outdated experiments.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There are growing calls from the public to save these beagles and all animals from outdated, torturous experiments.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.
Do you like this page?
-
Guillaume Erine signed 2026-02-06 09:56:05 +0000Merci pour eux -
Wiktoria Majorczyk signed 2026-02-06 09:53:33 +0000 -
Dianne Smith signed 2026-02-06 09:53:23 +0000 -
Emma Smith-Gould signed 2026-02-06 09:52:55 +0000 -
summer hunter signed 2026-02-06 09:52:12 +0000 -
Ngawang Yangki signed 2026-02-06 09:49:37 +0000 -
julia trobczyńska signed 2026-02-06 09:49:25 +0000 -
Laura Sedlak signed 2026-02-06 09:47:00 +0000i hope we can save those beagles! -
Léon Blom signed 2026-02-06 09:44:09 +0000 -
John Griffin signed 2026-02-06 09:41:09 +0000 -
Intisar El Haman Abdeselam signed 2026-02-06 09:40:36 +0000I wasn’t aware that this was happening, I’m grateful that I am now and I want this to change, I hate that those poor forgiving dogs are suffering for absolutely no reason. It hurts my soul. -
Faith Richards signed 2026-02-06 09:32:50 +0000Please save them -
Vanessa Caoili signed 2026-02-06 09:31:13 +0000 -
Georgia Taylor signed 2026-02-06 09:29:38 +0000 -
Petr Albert Váňa signed 2026-02-06 09:28:42 +0000 -
Eliška Chrpová signed 2026-02-06 09:27:45 +0000 -
Chloe Sloan signed 2026-02-06 09:27:06 +0000 -
charlie banbury signed 2026-02-06 09:26:56 +0000 -
maria besi signed 2026-02-06 09:24:04 +0000 -
Sophia Ulianov signed 2026-02-06 09:21:42 +0000 -
Wiktor Kuciński signed 2026-02-06 09:19:54 +0000 -
Olga Świderska signed 2026-02-06 09:18:13 +0000 -
Noemi Heufers signed 2026-02-06 09:13:08 +0000 -
Liv Barrett signed 2026-02-06 09:11:12 +0000 -
Elliotte Jenkins signed 2026-02-06 09:10:19 +0000 -
Rania Jenaieh signed 2026-02-06 09:04:40 +0000 -
Summer Elson signed 2026-02-06 09:04:26 +0000We best win this petition -
Jolie van Hest signed 2026-02-06 08:52:06 +0000 -
Fiona Millward signed 2026-02-06 08:48:41 +0000 -
קטיה זובקוב signed 2026-02-06 08:47:04 +0000
