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MBR Acres breeds thousands of beagle puppies each year at its site in Cambridgeshire, selling them on for painful, outdated experiments.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There are growing calls from the public to save these beagles and all animals from outdated, torturous experiments.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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  • Laurence Guesdon
    signed 2026-02-06 08:43:33 +0000
  • Lydia Huntington
    signed 2026-02-06 08:40:06 +0000
  • Milla Gomes
    signed 2026-02-06 08:40:00 +0000
    What they are doing to the dogs is horrible, only because they don’t have a voice does not mean you can do something cruel like that to an animal.
  • Laila Möhring
    signed 2026-02-06 08:39:27 +0000
  • Harley McIntyre
    signed 2026-02-06 08:36:26 +0000
  • Franziska Heiß
    signed 2026-02-06 08:34:33 +0000
  • Jannette Davidson
    signed 2026-02-06 08:33:30 +0000
  • hanane karam
    signed 2026-02-06 08:30:52 +0000
  • Tim Hancock
    signed 2026-02-06 08:17:21 +0000
  • Arabelle Barnard
    signed 2026-02-06 08:16:26 +0000
    This is cruel and unnecessary in this day and age. My hope is that it’s completely eradicated in this country but then not moved to a foreign country.
  • Julienne Durmus
    signed 2026-02-06 08:02:52 +0000
  • Mona Plemiannikov
    signed 2026-02-06 08:02:32 +0000
  • Ruth Simmons
    signed 2026-02-06 08:00:29 +0000
  • Alessandra Ercini
    signed 2026-02-06 07:45:10 +0000
  • Martina Henderson
    signed 2026-02-06 07:44:26 +0000
    Horrifying.We do not need life extending cures after 100 if beagles and so many other animals are being treated as the left overs
  • rosie clemo
    signed 2026-02-06 07:40:34 +0000
  • pippa kane
    signed 2026-02-06 07:39:44 +0000
  • Jamie Bechert
    signed 2026-02-06 07:39:00 +0000
  • Rebecca Hex
    signed 2026-02-06 07:30:50 +0000
  • Amelia earl-evans
    signed 2026-02-06 07:29:44 +0000
  • Evy Lousberg
    signed 2026-02-06 07:24:49 +0000
  • Flourish Ashionye
    signed 2026-02-06 07:24:11 +0000
  • Isla Sawle
    signed 2026-02-06 07:23:01 +0000
  • Abi Lamb
    signed 2026-02-06 07:21:55 +0000
  • Rachel Rawlinson
    signed 2026-02-06 07:17:05 +0000
  • Coral Scott
    signed 2026-02-06 07:16:05 +0000
    This must be stopped!! It is barbaric and cruelty on a mega scale! With all the technology and intelligence available there are other ways of testing rather than using these innocent souls
  • Isabell Möchel
    signed 2026-02-06 07:15:28 +0000
  • Arrah Ambojia
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