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MBR Acres breeds thousands of beagle puppies each year at its site in Cambridgeshire, selling them on for painful, outdated experiments.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There are growing calls from the public to save these beagles and all animals from outdated, torturous experiments.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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  • Sarah Budd
    signed 2026-05-31 06:51:44 +0100
  • Laura C
    signed 2026-05-31 06:40:49 +0100
  • Andrew Agger
    signed 2026-05-31 06:15:53 +0100
    End animal cruelty. It’s horrific and unnecessary.
  • Nikita Monteiro
    signed 2026-05-31 06:14:49 +0100
  • Hannah Bereny
    signed 2026-05-31 05:56:58 +0100
  • Laura-Louise Muir
    signed 2026-05-31 05:46:03 +0100
  • Ashley Calongi
    signed 2026-05-31 05:42:27 +0100
  • Tara Nesaripourtak
    signed 2026-05-31 05:00:07 +0100
  • Repp Susan
    signed 2026-05-31 04:30:20 +0100
    It is time to end this useless so called “science” and use faster, technologically advanced non-animal models…it is time!
  • Ariana Mussato
    signed 2026-05-31 03:40:34 +0100
  • Clementine Collins
    signed 2026-05-31 03:16:33 +0100
  • Michelle Neuhauser
    signed 2026-05-31 02:53:55 +0100
  • Liana Kestle
    signed 2026-05-31 02:52:38 +0100
  • L Compston
    signed 2026-05-31 01:58:01 +0100
    This is barbaric, these are sentient dogs. Its so cruel and needs shutting down immediately and all dogs released. We do not need any animals experimented on in thos day and age.
  • Frida Samantha Nolasco Juárez
    signed 2026-05-31 01:54:32 +0100
    Lamento mucho que esto pase estos perritos merecen ser libres
  • Makenzie Bendt
    signed 2026-05-31 01:29:17 +0100
  • Suzzette Wright
    signed 2026-05-31 01:22:16 +0100
  • Marianne Scarfe
    signed 2026-05-31 01:08:19 +0100
  • Adelaide meireles
    signed 2026-05-31 00:59:07 +0100
  • charlie scott
    signed 2026-05-31 00:55:21 +0100
  • Melissa Kirton
    signed 2026-05-31 00:52:58 +0100
    Please save these beautiful beagles
  • Jolie Soubra
    signed 2026-05-31 00:52:17 +0100
  • el lee
    signed 2026-05-31 00:31:40 +0100
    animals are not here for us to use as we please go vegan
  • Kateryna Honcharenko
    signed 2026-05-30 23:51:02 +0100
  • Dean Kirkwood
    signed 2026-05-30 23:42:56 +0100
  • Ella Bigelow
    signed 2026-05-30 23:41:53 +0100
  • alex macleod
    signed 2026-05-30 23:30:28 +0100
  • Jasmin Allen
    signed 2026-05-30 23:27:27 +0100
  • April Coetzee
    signed 2026-05-30 23:18:05 +0100
  • Jennifer Ponsford
    signed 2026-05-30 23:15:33 +0100
    I work with street animals in Colombia and I don’t think they suffer as much as these beagles do. The UK a country that taught me to love animals is now the worst example to the world!

    Please end animal testing!