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MBR Acres breeds thousands of beagle puppies each year at its site in Cambridgeshire, selling them on for painful, outdated experiments.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There are growing calls from the public to save these beagles and all animals from outdated, torturous experiments.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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  • Annie Salomé
    signed 2026-01-19 01:51:24 +0000
    Espero que se pueda hacer justicia para las personas que están enfrentando cargos y para los perritos que están siendo maltratados en estos momentos 🙏
  • Lucia Phillips
    signed 2026-01-19 01:51:20 +0000
  • Faith White
    signed 2026-01-19 01:49:53 +0000
  • melissa atkis
    signed 2026-01-19 01:49:23 +0000
  • Alondra LopezBenitez
    signed 2026-01-19 01:49:18 +0000
  • Morgan Leith
    signed 2026-01-19 01:48:38 +0000
  • Evelin Ruiz
    signed 2026-01-19 01:48:13 +0000
    Por un mundo sin crueldad
  • Samantha Ngohayon
    signed 2026-01-19 01:45:43 +0000
  • Shana Balentine
    signed 2026-01-19 01:45:39 +0000
  • Jocelyn Coffman
    signed 2026-01-19 01:45:19 +0000
    End this nonsense. Why can’t we get past animal cruelty.
  • Lauren Schnieders
    signed 2026-01-19 01:45:15 +0000
  • Samantha Patch
    signed 2026-01-19 01:44:36 +0000
  • Olivia Cosgrove
    signed 2026-01-19 01:44:20 +0000
  • Scarlett Cotton
    signed 2026-01-19 01:43:19 +0000
  • Jishnu Aravind
    signed 2026-01-19 01:41:46 +0000
    Please stop this cruelty. They also deserve live. They are not experimental subjects.
  • Beatriz Merin
    signed 2026-01-19 01:40:52 +0000
  • Christina Petrides
    signed 2026-01-19 01:38:05 +0000
  • Otávio Ramos
    signed 2026-01-19 01:37:07 +0000
    I have a little dog, she’s the most loving creature ever, and seeing other animals that could be just like her being treated with such cruelty will never not piss me off. End animal cruelty.
  • Logan Barford
    signed 2026-01-19 01:36:40 +0000
    Absolute scandalous. Anyone who supports this/ works there should be ashamed of themselves.
  • Emily Cerde
    signed 2026-01-19 01:36:25 +0000
  • Valentina Bravo
    signed 2026-01-19 01:36:00 +0000
  • Mia Hornig
    signed 2026-01-19 01:34:44 +0000
  • Morgane Hoffmann
    signed 2026-01-19 01:34:13 +0000
    I hope i will help you by signing the petition,

    #savethebeagles and others…
  • Allison Cruz
    signed 2026-01-19 01:33:31 +0000
  • bako
    signed 2026-01-19 01:30:07 +0000
  • Heather Cully
    signed 2026-01-19 01:29:36 +0000
  • Eleah Rico
    signed 2026-01-19 01:28:19 +0000
  • Tamar Gvancika
    signed 2026-01-19 01:27:53 +0000
    Such laboratories should be closed, they should no longer exist.
  • chloe daime
    signed 2026-01-19 01:27:14 +0000
  • Efra Pricilla
    signed 2026-01-19 01:26:46 +0000