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MBR Acres breeds thousands of beagle puppies each year at its site in Cambridgeshire, selling them on for painful, outdated experiments.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There are growing calls from the public to save these beagles and all animals from outdated, torturous experiments.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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  • Lee Oconnell
    signed 2026-06-22 23:11:45 +0100
    These dogs need to be saved and stopped being tested on this is not right!
  • Rhiannan Rees
    signed 2026-06-22 23:11:13 +0100
  • Ema Komlošová
    signed 2026-06-22 23:07:40 +0100
  • Julie Davies
    signed 2026-06-22 22:59:33 +0100
  • Luciana Vissirini
    signed 2026-06-22 22:56:24 +0100
  • Sherry T
    signed 2026-06-22 22:55:50 +0100
  • Géraldine Harriman
    signed 2026-06-22 22:52:21 +0100
  • Darcy Davis
    signed 2026-06-22 22:36:53 +0100
  • Barbara Yeomans
    signed 2026-06-22 22:36:44 +0100
  • Brendan Taylor
    signed 2026-06-22 22:35:18 +0100
    Be on the right side of history! We have technology that can replace this shocking practice
  • Lyndsey Just
    signed 2026-06-22 22:29:47 +0100
    This is very cruel and heartbreaking. I hope and pray these innocent loving animals be freed to live happy life’s and no more animals are used in testing facilities 🙏
  • Ella Walton
    signed 2026-06-22 22:26:50 +0100
  • lana cantarino
    signed 2026-06-22 22:22:35 +0100
  • Leah Fewtrell
    signed 2026-06-22 22:20:58 +0100
  • Luke Fewtrell
    signed 2026-06-22 22:19:56 +0100
  • Debbie Messer
    signed 2026-06-22 22:18:15 +0100
  • Ane Panzaru
    signed 2026-06-22 22:17:00 +0100
  • Keiron Rice
    signed 2026-06-22 22:15:39 +0100
  • Kia Tenannt
    signed 2026-06-22 22:15:23 +0100
  • Nikki Rice
    signed 2026-06-22 22:13:28 +0100
  • Laura Weaver
    signed 2026-06-22 22:11:11 +0100
    This needs to stop. How can you sit by and let this happen to the innocent that need saving.
  • Tracey Arnold
    signed 2026-06-22 22:10:58 +0100
  • Thaís Nazaré Ferreira Gouveia
    signed 2026-06-22 22:06:30 +0100
  • Andrea Frost
    signed 2026-06-22 22:03:52 +0100
  • Kara Stephens
    signed 2026-06-22 22:02:53 +0100
  • Ruth Adams
    signed 2026-06-22 21:55:28 +0100
    The people of the UK want to see an end to testing on Beagles. The conditions these dogs are kept in are disgusting.
  • Hannah price
    signed 2026-06-22 21:52:16 +0100
    Isnt this abit primitive seeing as we can grow tissue in labs now..we grew a whole sheep..it is possible to check the effects on lab grown tissues instead of living animals..no need for this!! Those poor puppies
  • Annette Duff
    signed 2026-06-22 21:51:47 +0100
    I feel very passionate about getting MBR closed down and rehoming the beagles . it is a vile industry subjecting beagle pups to a life of misery suffering pain and death , it must be stopped .
  • Paul James
    signed 2026-06-22 21:47:04 +0100
  • Judi Atkin
    signed 2026-06-22 21:43:28 +0100
    Free all animals being cruelly tested . It’s totally unnecessary .