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MBR Acres breeds thousands of beagle puppies each year at its site in Cambridgeshire, selling them on for painful, outdated experiments.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There are growing calls from the public to save these beagles and all animals from outdated, torturous experiments.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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  • Saki S
    signed 2026-06-25 16:11:46 +0100
    Save the dogs they deserve a life of love and freedom.
  • Indya Malhan
    signed 2026-06-25 16:06:13 +0100
  • Dan Mone
    signed 2026-06-25 15:45:55 +0100
  • Daniela Mone
    signed 2026-06-25 15:42:26 +0100
  • Lynsay Hammond
    signed 2026-06-25 15:35:25 +0100
  • Frankie Bicknell
    signed 2026-06-25 15:33:59 +0100
    This makes me sick! Poor innocent defenceless babies. How is this legal!! Shut the bastards down!!
  • Justine Sloane
    signed 2026-06-25 15:28:48 +0100
    God watches and bares witness to everything. May His wrath serve as divine justice to these innocent souls. And may He use the hands of people who show kindness and mercy to display his justice. In Jesus name!


    There is a special place in Hell waiting for all of these poor excuses for human beings!!!
  • Christy Adkins
    signed 2026-06-25 15:22:41 +0100
  • Lauren Brennan
    signed 2026-06-25 15:19:27 +0100
  • Jennifer Raynor
    signed 2026-06-25 15:14:17 +0100
  • Shirley Powell
    signed 2026-06-25 14:50:00 +0100
  • Wendy Stopforth
    signed 2026-06-25 14:15:54 +0100
  • Bev Scammell
    signed 2026-06-25 14:07:55 +0100
  • Emma Yeo
    signed 2026-06-25 13:55:54 +0100
  • Lesley Proctor
    signed 2026-06-25 13:55:12 +0100
    This is disgusting torture and needs stopped.
  • Rebecca Searle
    signed 2026-06-25 13:52:22 +0100
  • Sophie Inglis
    signed 2026-06-25 13:15:06 +0100
  • Brooke Worthington
    signed 2026-06-25 12:58:58 +0100
  • Chloe Carr
    signed 2026-06-25 12:57:44 +0100
    SAVE THE BEAGLES!
  • Anastazja Fojcik
    signed 2026-06-25 12:40:46 +0100
  • Solveig Carlsson
    signed 2026-06-25 12:24:24 +0100
  • Donna Turner
    signed 2026-06-25 12:20:27 +0100
  • Jess Watson
    signed 2026-06-25 12:10:21 +0100
  • Jacob Hogan
    signed 2026-06-25 11:45:40 +0100
  • Tom Jeffries
    signed 2026-06-25 11:38:10 +0100
    Come on and do the right thing and rehome
  • Abby Kimberley
    signed 2026-06-25 11:31:12 +0100
  • Darren Hattersley
    signed 2026-06-25 11:13:47 +0100
  • Jan Jones
    signed 2026-06-25 11:09:24 +0100
    Phase out now! This form of experimentation is no longer required. There are other scientific humane methods out there which do not involve defenceless animals.
  • Paula Simpson
    signed 2026-06-25 10:48:28 +0100
  • Gulnaar Gilhooly
    signed 2026-06-25 10:46:29 +0100