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MBR Acres breeds thousands of beagle puppies each year at its site in Cambridgeshire, selling them on for painful, outdated experiments.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There are growing calls from the public to save these beagles and all animals from outdated, torturous experiments.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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  • emilia król
    signed 2026-01-20 21:42:09 +0000
  • Kiaera Gantt
    signed 2026-01-20 21:41:29 +0000
    They don’t deserve this.
  • Lena Schröder
    signed 2026-01-20 21:40:46 +0000
  • Jacquie Reid
    signed 2026-01-20 21:39:16 +0000
    This animal testing site is inhumane and completely out of touch and completely unnecessary and cruel
  • Lana Čavlek
    signed 2026-01-20 21:34:29 +0000
  • Jess Noble
    signed 2026-01-20 21:34:11 +0000
  • Laura Roberts
    signed 2026-01-20 21:33:24 +0000
  • Kylee Johnson
    signed 2026-01-20 21:31:20 +0000
    I absolutely condemn MBR Acres. The testing, confinement, and abuse of puppies is cruel, unethical, and indefensible. These animals are sentient beings who feel fear, pain, and distress, yet they are treated as disposable tools. There is no moral justification for terrorizing puppies in the name of profit or outdated science. This facility must be shut down, and those responsible must be held accountable. Animal cruelty is not scientific progress.
  • maddy dobreva
    signed 2026-01-20 21:31:12 +0000
  • Manuela Rocha
    signed 2026-01-20 21:28:45 +0000
  • Ryan Farmer
    signed 2026-01-20 21:27:49 +0000
  • Isabella Dodd
    signed 2026-01-20 21:26:17 +0000
  • Lilli Watson
    signed 2026-01-20 21:25:46 +0000
  • Jonathan Scorer
    signed 2026-01-20 21:25:21 +0000
    Save the Beagles 🫡
  • Prabhjit kaur
    signed 2026-01-20 21:25:13 +0000
  • Villis White
    signed 2026-01-20 21:25:02 +0000
  • Richard Heard
    signed 2026-01-20 21:24:31 +0000
  • Francisco Rodriguez
    signed 2026-01-20 21:23:03 +0000
  • Justine Baldwin
    signed 2026-01-20 21:22:49 +0000
  • Louanne Le goff
    signed 2026-01-20 21:21:00 +0000
  • Scott Collings
    signed 2026-01-20 21:20:25 +0000
    Please shut down the vile MBR Acres dog experiment site. It is time to end animal cruelty and I am utterly sickened that this still goes on in the UK in 2026. It simply cannot be justified by any argument.
  • holly allen
    signed 2026-01-20 21:18:34 +0000
  • Sofia Eleftheropoulou
    signed 2026-01-20 21:18:05 +0000
  • daisy-bo everill
    signed 2026-01-20 21:17:36 +0000
  • Laura Walker
    signed 2026-01-20 21:16:48 +0000
    Save the beagles! No more animal testing!!
  • Emily Baldwin
    signed 2026-01-20 21:16:42 +0000
  • oli tmouse
    signed 2026-01-20 21:15:23 +0000
  • Natalie Delgado
    signed 2026-01-20 21:14:53 +0000
  • Ellie Fiander-Young
    signed 2026-01-20 21:14:31 +0000
    The government needs to listen to us. We’ve had enough
  • Bence Balizs
    signed 2026-01-20 21:14:05 +0000