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MBR Acres breeds thousands of beagle puppies each year at its site in Cambridgeshire, selling them on for painful, outdated experiments.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There are growing calls from the public to save these beagles and all animals from outdated, torturous experiments.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

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  • Anastazja Kubacka
    signed 2026-01-13 22:24:13 +0000
  • luiza fiori
    signed 2026-01-13 22:24:10 +0000
  • Susan Daltton
    signed 2026-01-13 22:24:02 +0000
  • Laura Adger
    signed 2026-01-13 22:23:54 +0000
  • Nika Štigleitner
    signed 2026-01-13 22:23:50 +0000
  • Hanna Babiarz
    signed 2026-01-13 22:23:26 +0000
  • Millie Wilkinson
    signed 2026-01-13 22:23:15 +0000
  • Maitê Colle Rocha
    signed 2026-01-13 22:23:08 +0000
    JUSTICE!!
  • Natalie Ayre
    signed 2026-01-13 22:23:05 +0000
  • Francesca Di Stefano
    signed 2026-01-13 22:22:57 +0000
  • Adriana Huamaní
    signed 2026-01-13 22:22:55 +0000
    Stop this pls, it’s so cruel!!!
  • maxie hollo
    signed 2026-01-13 22:22:44 +0000
  • Millie Sterry
    signed 2026-01-13 22:22:41 +0000
  • Olivya Gordon
    signed 2026-01-13 22:22:35 +0000
  • Esmeralda Muñoz
    signed 2026-01-13 22:22:29 +0000
    🙏🏻🤍
  • Elliot Williams
    signed 2026-01-13 22:22:16 +0000
  • Lauren McConnochie
    signed 2026-01-13 22:22:16 +0000
  • Di Pearson-Taylor
    signed 2026-01-13 22:22:16 +0000
  • Arielle Maritz
    signed 2026-01-13 22:22:13 +0000
    If we wouldnt let our kind all be trapped and tested on by other, larger beings? Why should these innocent animals have to fall to that fate just because they are more vulnerable? Are we not but the same? Genetics, stardust, energy fields? They feel pain too, they feel emotional turmoil and thought processes too. Just like us.


    May all who have suffered, be free in the end.
  • Xavi Desmet
    signed 2026-01-13 22:22:10 +0000
  • Alessandra Brow
    signed 2026-01-13 22:21:53 +0000
  • janeth colick
    signed 2026-01-13 22:21:48 +0000
  • Sándor Illés
    signed 2026-01-13 22:21:30 +0000
  • Alisya Webb
    signed 2026-01-13 22:21:16 +0000
  • Jacqueline Ridlington
    signed 2026-01-13 22:21:07 +0000
  • Mollie Attridge
    signed 2026-01-13 22:20:52 +0000
  • Martin Gallo
    signed 2026-01-13 22:20:45 +0000
  • Marie Pohlen
    signed 2026-01-13 22:20:33 +0000
    Stop the torture
  • Billie Rawson
    signed 2026-01-13 22:20:32 +0000
  • Michael Puype
    signed 2026-01-13 22:20:32 +0000