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MBR Acres breeds thousands of beagle puppies each year at its site in Cambridgeshire, selling them on for painful, outdated experiments.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There are growing calls from the public to save these beagles and all animals from outdated, torturous experiments.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


After signing, want another way to stand with the beagles - and with those now on trial for risking their freedom to save them?

Donate and subscribe to receive a Beagle Adoption Pack. Your donation directly supports our campaign and the people facing trial for taking action to save 23 precious lives. It helps resource the legal fight ahead and sends a clear message of solidarity with the rescuers.

For the thousands of puppies still trapped in cages, let's win these trials and Shut Down MBR Acres.

Your adoption pack includes an exclusive hand-drawn T-shirt, plus a personal letter from one of the rescuers and information about the puppy you’ve adopted.

Who's signing

110,982 SIGNATURES
150,000 signatures

Will you sign?

  • Aiyana Rajkumar
    signed 2026-01-13 22:34:12 +0000
  • Débora Santos Ortiz
    signed 2026-01-13 22:34:00 +0000
  • Gold Sarah
    signed 2026-01-13 22:33:41 +0000
    We can do better as humans, even God asked us to take care of these animals, why are we doing this to them?!
  • Kyla Claire Soledad
    signed 2026-01-13 22:33:39 +0000
  • Antonina Zareba
    signed 2026-01-13 22:33:33 +0000
    This is cruel. As my dream to be a veterinarian nurse, this is cruel. We humans don’t deserve animals, we don’t. Just image if we were the poor dogs, we too would not have a voice to say ‘stop’ like the animals – so I’ll say it for them sand all the people that sign the petition – STOP.
  • India Marx
    signed 2026-01-13 22:33:19 +0000
  • Stacey Platts
    signed 2026-01-13 22:33:02 +0000
  • Sheranne Sauvé
    signed 2026-01-13 22:32:44 +0000
    Animal cruelty should be banned everywhere i can’t support seeing innocent animals being treated this way.
  • Carla Tudosa
    signed 2026-01-13 22:32:38 +0000
  • May Stirling
    signed 2026-01-13 22:32:25 +0000
  • Nikol Stanimirova
    signed 2026-01-13 22:32:15 +0000
    Keep fighting for shutting down MBR Acres!
  • Carolina Ferreira
    signed 2026-01-13 22:32:09 +0000
  • Luciana Cadavid
    signed 2026-01-13 22:31:57 +0000
  • Amiyah Hawes
    signed 2026-01-13 22:31:53 +0000
  • Sarah Davis
    signed 2026-01-13 22:31:51 +0000
  • Saisha Belle
    signed 2026-01-13 22:31:41 +0000
    Help the beagles! 💕🐶
  • Sal Fisher
    signed 2026-01-13 22:31:35 +0000
  • Chloe Gander
    signed 2026-01-13 22:31:28 +0000
  • Evi Willaert
    signed 2026-01-13 22:31:19 +0000
  • Lesliet Marian Chito
    signed 2026-01-13 22:31:17 +0000
    I want to leave my messages of solidarity and support. I’m deeply sorry that this is happening to so many innocent animals. I’ve seen horrifying videos. It may even sound cruel of me to say this, but I wish that all these people were dragged away and condemned to suffer the same things they do to these poor animals — or worse. I wish them nothing but harm, because nothing compares to the suffering they cause day after day. We are with you in this fight!!!!
  • Jasmin Goodman
    signed 2026-01-13 22:31:00 +0000
  • Ellie Atherton
    signed 2026-01-13 22:30:56 +0000
    Absolutely heartbroken that this is happening I hope change happens x
  • Belen Álvarez
    signed 2026-01-13 22:30:49 +0000
  • Angela Cristeanna Briones
    signed 2026-01-13 22:30:46 +0000
    END THIS HELL
  • Bryana Duquette
    signed 2026-01-13 22:30:44 +0000
  • tahli brongers
    signed 2026-01-13 22:30:33 +0000
  • Lyn HardingMMNAF
    signed 2026-01-13 22:30:32 +0000
    Please vote No tomorrow.we don’t want any amendments to the law we are not robots obeying all the laws you make.animal testing is not infrastructure.it’s a vile place where dogs are bred in filth conditions and never inspected.VOTE NO
  • Aylen Romero
    signed 2026-01-13 22:30:27 +0000
  • Lydia Blight
    signed 2026-01-13 22:30:23 +0000
  • Julia Richardson
    signed 2026-01-13 22:30:16 +0000