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MBR Acres breeds thousands of beagle puppies each year at its site in Cambridgeshire, selling them on for painful, outdated experiments.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There are growing calls from the public to save these beagles and all animals from outdated, torturous experiments.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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  • Matthew Cottiss
    signed 2026-05-31 10:07:48 +0100
  • Amelia Sherry
    signed 2026-05-31 10:05:55 +0100
  • Charlotte Hughes
    signed 2026-05-31 10:04:40 +0100
    I had a beagle and he was the most beautiful, pure little soul. Please save the beagles and all animals by banning cruel animal testing!!
  • Jess Button
    signed 2026-05-31 10:02:34 +0100
  • Kaytie Privett
    signed 2026-05-31 09:51:05 +0100
    Please stop this evil cruelty!
  • Olivia Rhodes
    signed 2026-05-31 09:50:07 +0100
  • Abigail Pollard
    signed 2026-05-31 09:42:56 +0100
  • Frida Henriksen
    signed 2026-05-31 09:40:30 +0100
  • Stephanie Watson
    signed 2026-05-31 09:36:59 +0100
    Vileeee!!!!!!
  • Melissa Harman
    signed 2026-05-31 09:35:17 +0100
  • Oakley Hilton
    signed 2026-05-31 09:28:33 +0100
  • Liz Dargan
    signed 2026-05-31 09:12:54 +0100
  • Stephen Sherry
    signed 2026-05-31 09:06:53 +0100
  • Jessica French
    signed 2026-05-31 09:05:09 +0100
  • Muriel Laughton
    signed 2026-05-31 09:03:18 +0100
  • Vicky Bamford
    signed 2026-05-31 09:00:50 +0100
  • Rebekka Kvalum
    signed 2026-05-31 08:56:06 +0100
  • Jennifer Palmer
    signed 2026-05-31 08:53:51 +0100
    How this inhumane barbaric practice is still happening to these sweet, gentle creatures is unfathomable to me!

    Please show your humanity by closing down these horrific sites.

    Thankyou
  • Lorraine Beavers
    signed 2026-05-31 08:50:50 +0100
  • Rebekah Sherry
    signed 2026-05-31 08:43:25 +0100
  • Kanishka Sabhnani
    signed 2026-05-31 08:42:46 +0100
    We are nobody to take lives of other living creatures

    Every life is sacred
  • Wanda Woodward
    signed 2026-05-31 08:40:07 +0100
  • Rebecca Aspinall
    signed 2026-05-31 08:30:35 +0100
  • Scott Greenhalgh
    signed 2026-05-31 08:03:28 +0100
  • Joanne Roberts
    signed 2026-05-31 07:53:56 +0100
  • Tracy Jessup
    signed 2026-05-31 07:38:23 +0100
  • Sharon Henderson
    signed 2026-05-31 07:28:24 +0100
    To have this torture going on in this day & age is despicable. The videos clearly show animal torture & abuse therefore, the people responsible should be held accountable & charged as such. It’s time for justice for these innocent loving animals
  • Kelly MacLeod
    signed 2026-05-31 07:21:27 +0100
  • Zoltán Fodor
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  • Sowmya Kami
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