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MBR Acres breeds thousands of beagle puppies each year at its site in Cambridgeshire, selling them on for painful, outdated experiments.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There are growing calls from the public to save these beagles and all animals from outdated, torturous experiments.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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  • Rachel Taylor
    signed 2026-01-20 17:26:34 +0000
  • Lee-Ann Moss
    signed 2026-01-20 17:25:03 +0000
  • Ari Maldonado
    signed 2026-01-20 17:24:42 +0000
    abusers and pedophiles should be on those puppies place
  • Melanie Sacta
    signed 2026-01-20 17:24:21 +0000
  • sansita adoni
    signed 2026-01-20 17:24:07 +0000
  • Catherine Ardizzone
    signed 2026-01-20 17:22:35 +0000
  • Ella Kaartinen
    signed 2026-01-20 17:21:19 +0000
  • Mary Paz Valverde González
    signed 2026-01-20 17:19:25 +0000
    No más sufrimiento
  • Aditya Pandey
    signed 2026-01-20 17:18:18 +0000
    Any sort of the torment or cruelty towards species which cannot speak or vocalize for the own rights is a crime even cruelty towards humans is a crime and that is because we can sense humans we can sense speaking we can sense that they are us but we as humans failed to determine that animals are also a part of us and hence we should be the right full protectors of those who cannot be protected by any other thing and hence I find this sign for the same thing
  • Ariana Varbedian
    signed 2026-01-20 17:17:55 +0000
    i really hope these poor baby’s make it out of there. No anima deserves this kind of cruelty, whether it’s a dog, a bunny, a rat, a mouse. People need to learn that animals feel, and they suffer too.
  • leanne mann
    signed 2026-01-20 17:16:07 +0000
  • Amelie Edwards
    signed 2026-01-20 17:15:49 +0000
  • Vi Martinez
    signed 2026-01-20 17:12:23 +0000
  • Katherine Broadus
    signed 2026-01-20 17:10:37 +0000
    No one, no animal, no living dying being should be bled for breeding. God please protect these babies
  • Samantha Whited
    signed 2026-01-20 17:10:24 +0000
  • Sofia Bulla
    signed 2026-01-20 17:09:22 +0000
  • Gina Marie
    signed 2026-01-20 17:08:37 +0000
    END THE HOLOCAUST OF THE ENTIRE KINGDOM AND FREE THE HUMANS THAT SAVE THEM
  • Hasanat Asifi
    signed 2026-01-20 17:08:27 +0000
  • Lisanne Kristovald
    signed 2026-01-20 17:08:25 +0000
  • Abigail Hardesty
    signed 2026-01-20 17:07:21 +0000
  • lilia chhetri
    signed 2026-01-20 17:06:17 +0000
  • Jacob chabowski
    signed 2026-01-20 17:04:37 +0000
    💙
  • Aven Benton
    signed 2026-01-20 17:03:35 +0000
  • Milia Borshi
    signed 2026-01-20 17:03:28 +0000
  • ella gianotti
    signed 2026-01-20 17:02:43 +0000
  • Megan McLean
    signed 2026-01-20 17:01:22 +0000
    Dogs are not property. All dogs deserve love and care
  • Hannah Gonterman
    signed 2026-01-20 17:00:02 +0000
  • Sofia Amador
    signed 2026-01-20 16:59:55 +0000
  • Marescaux Eva
    signed 2026-01-20 16:59:54 +0000
  • Yuri Shishido
    signed 2026-01-20 16:59:43 +0000
    Ban animal abuse in the name of “science”.

    Every sentient being has rights to live and deserves respect.