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MBR Acres breeds thousands of beagle puppies each year at its site in Cambridgeshire, selling them on for painful, outdated experiments.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There are growing calls from the public to save these beagles and all animals from outdated, torturous experiments.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.

193,140 signatures

Will you sign?

Showing 133425 reactions

  • Isabella Karnes
    signed 2026-01-19 16:00:23 +0000
  • Poppy Smith
    signed 2026-01-19 16:00:14 +0000
    Stop exploiting these dogs !!!
  • Emma McLelland
    signed 2026-01-19 15:59:05 +0000
  • Neda Grigorova
    signed 2026-01-19 15:58:33 +0000
  • Rebecca Kearney
    signed 2026-01-19 15:57:09 +0000
    Shut it down !!!!!!!!
  • Aaliyah Wheeler
    signed 2026-01-19 15:57:08 +0000
  • katie croston-jones
    signed 2026-01-19 15:56:11 +0000
  • Margo Hart
    signed 2026-01-19 15:55:46 +0000
  • Jessika Gonzalez
    signed 2026-01-19 15:55:42 +0000
  • Jackie Araya
    signed 2026-01-19 15:55:36 +0000
    Stop exploiting and killing these dogs!!
  • kacie evans
    signed 2026-01-19 15:55:24 +0000
    signed, save these poor angels. this is an outrage and it needs to end! stop animal testing!
  • Shannon Hawkins
    signed 2026-01-19 15:55:08 +0000
    Stop this!!!!!!
  • Sofia Ortiz
    signed 2026-01-19 15:54:32 +0000
  • Uzay Akpinar
    signed 2026-01-19 15:54:26 +0000
  • Jack Yeomans
    signed 2026-01-19 15:54:02 +0000
  • Felizia Kaiser
    signed 2026-01-19 15:51:58 +0000
  • Ainsley Murray
    signed 2026-01-19 15:51:34 +0000
  • Kayleigh Barnett
    signed 2026-01-19 15:50:37 +0000
  • Reymond Estabillo
    signed 2026-01-19 15:49:35 +0000
  • amelia ogden
    signed 2026-01-19 15:49:24 +0000
  • kerry mcgarry
    signed 2026-01-19 15:48:50 +0000
  • Darina Angelova
    signed 2026-01-19 15:48:20 +0000
  • Anonymous Anonymous
    signed 2026-01-19 15:47:17 +0000
    Let’s save them🤍
  • Alma Sabri
    signed 2026-01-19 15:45:17 +0000
  • Emilia Novales
    signed 2026-01-19 15:45:10 +0000
  • Bailey Leggo
    signed 2026-01-19 15:45:05 +0000
  • Poppy Baker
    signed 2026-01-19 15:45:03 +0000
  • Jess Bowden
    signed 2026-01-19 15:44:56 +0000
  • Kimberly Ojeda
    signed 2026-01-19 15:44:27 +0000
  • Hannah Angie
    signed 2026-01-19 15:43:52 +0000