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MBR Acres breeds thousands of beagle puppies each year at its site in Cambridgeshire, selling them on for painful, outdated experiments.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There are growing calls from the public to save these beagles and all animals from outdated, torturous experiments.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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  • Jackson Spiers
    signed 2026-05-28 15:40:02 +0100
  • Eva Tehua-Maqdissi
    signed 2026-05-28 15:39:36 +0100
  • Amanda Green
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  • Paul Dawson
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  • Kai Garcia
    signed 2026-05-28 15:30:27 +0100
  • Julie May
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  • Susan Hutton
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  • Julie Marshman
    signed 2026-05-28 15:07:08 +0100
  • Benjamin Mickle
    signed 2026-05-28 15:06:58 +0100
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    signed 2026-05-28 15:05:30 +0100
  • Sophie Sutton
    signed 2026-05-28 15:00:45 +0100
  • Tanya Howe
    signed 2026-05-28 14:56:31 +0100
    Stop animal testing it is non consensual and amazingly cruel!! These are Innocent beings and they are suffering unnecessarily!!
  • Vincent Gunnar Castro
    signed 2026-05-28 14:52:10 +0100
  • Noah Greene
    signed 2026-05-28 14:50:28 +0100
  • Brennan Tidey
    signed 2026-05-28 14:41:12 +0100
    The fact stuff like this is still happening is disgraceful you should be ashamed of yourselves, use the vile humans for testing not innocent animals!
  • Alex Swainston
    signed 2026-05-28 14:40:30 +0100
  • Isla Rose
    signed 2026-05-28 14:32:51 +0100
    This NEEDS to be stopped!!!!
  • Susanne McGorry
    signed 2026-05-28 14:32:15 +0100
  • Bethany Walker
    signed 2026-05-28 14:27:58 +0100
    Vile for any animals but to use these dogs for one reason specifically because of their nature makes it even more sick, they are babies and it is disgusting.
  • Leah White
    signed 2026-05-28 14:18:31 +0100
  • Anastasia Kouzounia
    signed 2026-05-28 14:17:24 +0100
  • Annette Cichocki
    signed 2026-05-28 14:07:03 +0100
    All dogs deserve a loving family
  • Elizabeth Payton
    signed 2026-05-28 14:02:56 +0100
  • Lily OBrien
    signed 2026-05-28 14:02:18 +0100
  • Helen Fry
    signed 2026-05-28 13:59:49 +0100
  • Angela Whittaker
    signed 2026-05-28 13:55:45 +0100
    Outdated, inhumane torture of trusting sentient beings.

    BAN IT!!
  • Elizabeth Poole
    signed 2026-05-28 13:55:28 +0100
  • Angelina Emmerson
    signed 2026-05-28 13:49:17 +0100
    No living creatures need to suffer for research when there are so many alternatives, this is sadism.
  • S Holt
    signed 2026-05-28 13:46:06 +0100