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MBR Acres breeds thousands of beagle puppies each year at its site in Cambridgeshire, selling them on for painful, outdated experiments.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There are growing calls from the public to save these beagles and all animals from outdated, torturous experiments.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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  • Patricia Keysell
    signed 2026-01-26 08:16:26 +0000
  • Vicky Rogers
    signed 2026-01-26 08:02:55 +0000
  • Ayushi Priya
    signed 2026-01-26 07:56:25 +0000
  • Brooke Fuller
    signed 2026-01-26 07:55:39 +0000
  • Rebecca Humby
    signed 2026-01-26 07:51:28 +0000
  • Anita Jewittholder
    signed via 2026-01-26 07:47:50 +0000
  • Farheen Khan
    signed 2026-01-26 07:42:31 +0000
  • Pranav Pradeep
    signed 2026-01-26 07:37:49 +0000
  • Soumya Pranav
    signed 2026-01-26 07:36:20 +0000
    Standing in solidarity with everyone risking so much to save these precious souls. Let’s shut down MBR Acres and give every puppy the life they deserve.
  • Elisha Christensen
    signed 2026-01-26 07:25:30 +0000
    Let’s be just as loving and loyal as them x
  • Josie Thompson
    signed 2026-01-26 07:25:12 +0000
    End speciesism forever!
  • Kirsten Matthews
    signed 2026-01-26 07:02:58 +0000
    This is sick and needs to stop immediately. These dogs feel pain and are innocent
  • Amarjot Kaur
    signed 2026-01-26 07:02:54 +0000
  • An ku
    signed 2026-01-26 07:02:38 +0000
  • Chantel Coles
    signed 2026-01-26 07:00:28 +0000
  • Samara Casto
    signed 2026-01-26 06:56:42 +0000
  • Ria Purser
    signed 2026-01-26 06:49:08 +0000
  • n f
    signed 2026-01-26 06:47:17 +0000
  • Mahek Bathia
    signed 2026-01-26 06:24:27 +0000
    Please stop this, the puppies don’t have to suffer. Humans and humans only should be responsible for testing human products and medicine. Don’t use them for our benefit. Horrible people behind a horrible practice.

    -vet tech.
  • Anastasiia Trofymenko
    signed 2026-01-26 06:15:03 +0000
  • Sapphyre Boone
    signed 2026-01-26 06:14:47 +0000
  • Khadija Ali
    signed 2026-01-26 06:12:47 +0000
  • Rylee Trueblood
    signed 2026-01-26 06:09:31 +0000
    The cruelty of this world has to stop.
  • Heini Nieminen
    signed 2026-01-26 06:03:25 +0000
  • Iyari Bartolo
    signed 2026-01-26 06:03:23 +0000
  • Marion White
    signed 2026-01-26 06:02:47 +0000
  • Naomi Quinteros
    signed 2026-01-26 06:01:00 +0000
  • Carol Ashton
    signed 2026-01-26 05:45:23 +0000
  • Kate Davison
    signed 2026-01-26 05:45:00 +0000
  • Diana Martinez
    signed 2026-01-26 05:41:05 +0000
    Please save the beagles.