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MBR Acres breeds thousands of beagle puppies each year at its site in Cambridgeshire, selling them on for painful, outdated experiments.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There are growing calls from the public to save these beagles and all animals from outdated, torturous experiments.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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  • Bruce Willson
    signed 2026-05-29 08:31:02 +0100
  • Rosalind Cary
    signed 2026-05-29 08:20:29 +0100
  • Miroslava Zeman
    signed 2026-05-29 08:18:58 +0100
  • Jo Hitchcock
    signed 2026-05-29 08:18:48 +0100
  • Michael Dunseath
    signed 2026-05-29 08:10:31 +0100
  • Debbie Stephens
    signed 2026-05-29 07:54:27 +0100
  • Cleopatra Schwarz
    signed 2026-05-29 07:50:10 +0100
    Stop this cruelty and save these sweet dogs! Put all involved devils in jail!
  • Paulina Szabat
    signed 2026-05-29 07:39:49 +0100
  • Lucy Tregunna
    signed 2026-05-29 07:38:40 +0100
  • Joanne Robson
    signed 2026-05-29 07:20:18 +0100
  • Lesley Bird
    signed 2026-05-29 07:03:08 +0100
    Disgusting! How these people sleep at night, I’ll never understand? Making a living out of these poor dogs’ misery! I can’t hate them enough.
  • Pauline Crago
    signed 2026-05-29 06:39:14 +0100
  • Louise Wheeler
    signed 2026-05-29 06:32:05 +0100
  • Emma Brice
    signed 2026-05-29 06:29:41 +0100
    This facility is beyond cruel. These puppies live in squalid conditions only being bred for a life of fear, torture leading to death. It’s absolutely inhumane.
  • Daniel Day
    signed 2026-05-29 06:06:41 +0100
  • Suzanne Woods
    signed 2026-05-29 06:05:18 +0100
    This is an absolute Hellhole.It needs to be shut down immediately. There is no need for these awful experiments these days. We’re no longer in the 1960s. There are so many different ways to test products nowadays. Close this awful place for good.
  • Shelia Prestwich
    signed 2026-05-29 06:00:02 +0100
  • Jane Olibarz
    signed 2026-05-29 05:59:48 +0100
    Please 🙏 stop using the animals for testing purposes it’s not necessary anymore it’s 2026 we have the technology now please we know it’s just a money grab 💰💰.please stop be their HERO 🦸🏻 let them see what living is like ….
  • Deborah Grace
    signed 2026-05-29 05:48:19 +0100
  • Luisa Stephens
    signed 2026-05-29 05:46:54 +0100
    In this day and age this should not still be happening!
  • Miranda Hiemstra
    signed 2026-05-29 05:37:52 +0100
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