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MBR Acres breeds thousands of beagle puppies each year at its site in Cambridgeshire, selling them on for painful, outdated experiments.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There are growing calls from the public to save these beagles and all animals from outdated, torturous experiments.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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  • Anna Rossi
    signed 2026-01-22 15:08:32 +0000
  • mirini haguniku
    signed 2026-01-22 15:01:01 +0000
    The animation is so sad
  • Jeri Angela Dela Cruz
    signed 2026-01-22 14:58:44 +0000
  • esa nugroho
    signed 2026-01-22 14:57:36 +0000
    ALL DOGS WHO PASSED AWAY GOES TO HEAVEN
  • Ruby Davies
    signed 2026-01-22 14:52:21 +0000
  • Yaneth Jaqueline Yameni romani
    signed 2026-01-22 14:51:52 +0000
  • Sophie Richards
    signed 2026-01-22 14:51:28 +0000
  • catalina duran
    signed 2026-01-22 14:50:31 +0000
    i cry with the animation video on tiktok and i want this to end
  • Damian Ali
    signed 2026-01-22 14:48:24 +0000
  • Vien Verba
    signed 2026-01-22 14:47:47 +0000
  • Faye Stables
    signed 2026-01-22 14:44:53 +0000
  • Yasmin Leal
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  • Di Williams
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  • Helena Hrabalová
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  • Kate Boswell
    signed 2026-01-22 14:35:00 +0000
  • Ingrid Jorge
    signed 2026-01-22 14:33:08 +0000
  • Ksenia A
    signed 2026-01-22 14:29:04 +0000
  • Angeline Cabunilas
    signed 2026-01-22 14:27:04 +0000
  • Liam Moore
    signed 2026-01-22 14:22:30 +0000
  • Jonathon Rose
    signed 2026-01-22 14:21:06 +0000
    Please get this place shut down
  • Elsa Batley
    signed 2026-01-22 14:17:02 +0000
  • Emma Drott
    signed 2026-01-22 14:15:56 +0000
  • Priya Iype
    signed 2026-01-22 14:09:39 +0000
  • Karli David
    signed 2026-01-22 14:00:20 +0000
    This inhumane, disgusting treatment and experimentation should’ve ended LONG AGO to say the least.. I can’t believe we’re still having this discussion and having to fight so hard to put an end to such cruelty. Any way I can help, count me in!!
  • Jezreel Miguel Abansa
    signed 2026-01-22 13:59:40 +0000
    STOP ANIMAL CRUELTY
  • Grace Milagros Pedroso
    signed 2026-01-22 13:57:51 +0000
    Save the beagles and stop making experiment on them. They are man;s best friend and stop killing them. I condemn this barbaric and savage act coming from every individual who are behind this project.
  • Nang Kham
    signed 2026-01-22 13:51:21 +0000
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