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MBR Acres breeds thousands of beagle puppies each year at its site in Cambridgeshire, selling them on for painful, outdated experiments.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There are growing calls from the public to save these beagles and all animals from outdated, torturous experiments.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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  • Cam González
    signed 2026-01-19 03:10:27 +0000
    Pls stop this masacre
  • Maddie Cathey
    signed 2026-01-19 03:07:25 +0000
  • Emilie Wilson
    signed 2026-01-19 03:07:13 +0000
  • Sg Tandev
    signed 2026-01-19 03:06:31 +0000
    All the best. May God help us!
  • Magnolia Churchill
    signed 2026-01-19 03:05:15 +0000
  • Ana Vilches
    signed 2026-01-19 03:03:39 +0000
    Save the dogs please
  • Suellen Pinto
    signed 2026-01-19 03:03:08 +0000
  • Laura Parra
    signed 2026-01-19 03:02:52 +0000
  • Ella-Mae Cargill
    signed 2026-01-19 03:02:37 +0000
  • Jazmin Ramos
    signed 2026-01-19 03:02:35 +0000
  • Ana Lucia Vergara Cardoza
    signed 2026-01-19 03:01:28 +0000
    Ayuden por favor a salvar a más animales y pidan apoyo monetario por medio de tt si no pueden cubrir los gastos. Estaremos apoyando.
  • Makayla Couchman
    signed 2026-01-19 03:00:22 +0000
  • Chungus D
    signed 2026-01-19 02:59:35 +0000
    very sad;(
  • Abigail Thomas
    signed 2026-01-19 02:58:37 +0000
  • Emilia Ramirez
    signed 2026-01-19 02:58:22 +0000
  • Lahela Stutsman
    signed 2026-01-19 02:57:47 +0000
  • Ellery Korz
    signed 2026-01-19 02:57:28 +0000
  • Ivan Morales
    signed 2026-01-19 02:56:46 +0000
  • Karina Chavez
    signed 2026-01-19 02:56:34 +0000
  • Savannah Koster
    signed 2026-01-19 02:56:27 +0000
  • Katelyn Mersits
    signed 2026-01-19 02:54:38 +0000
  • Nahuel Zambrana
    signed 2026-01-19 02:53:56 +0000
  • Maria Banegas
    signed 2026-01-19 02:51:31 +0000
  • Summer Sunley
    signed 2026-01-19 02:51:28 +0000
  • Cleo Turkas
    signed 2026-01-19 02:51:12 +0000
  • Yuliana Díaz
    signed 2026-01-19 02:51:07 +0000
  • Audrey Simmons
    signed 2026-01-19 02:50:58 +0000
  • Ella Jackson
    signed 2026-01-19 02:50:13 +0000
    Any and all institutions like this should be shut down. For now, signing this petition to shut down just this one facility can help to eventually shut down many more, I hope.
  • Kate Jazmin Caldas Ushiñahua
    signed 2026-01-19 02:50:13 +0000
    Any kind of animal should go through this hell. I hope the responsibles are in jail once justice is done.
  • Diane Cano
    signed 2026-01-19 02:47:49 +0000