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MBR Acres breeds thousands of beagle puppies each year at its site in Cambridgeshire, selling them on for painful, outdated experiments.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There are growing calls from the public to save these beagles and all animals from outdated, torturous experiments.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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For the thousands of puppies still trapped in cages, let's win these trials and Shut Down MBR Acres.

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  • Aistė Bunikytė
    signed 2026-02-09 21:26:22 +0000
  • Kris Ingarfield
    signed 2026-02-09 20:55:59 +0000
  • Corinne Bossingham
    signed 2026-02-09 20:29:16 +0000
    Save the animals!! 🩷
  • Morgan Gnall
    signed 2026-02-09 20:14:00 +0000
  • Maya Chakravarty
    signed 2026-02-09 20:06:51 +0000
  • Yara Gabrielle
    signed 2026-02-09 20:03:25 +0000
  • Elisabet Ruiz Barón
    signed 2026-02-09 19:52:34 +0000
  • Löwe Löwe
    signed 2026-02-09 19:45:12 +0000
  • Sarah Stahl
    signed 2026-02-09 19:32:01 +0000
  • Destani Castaneda
    signed 2026-02-09 19:23:00 +0000
  • Laura Delphino
    signed 2026-02-09 19:17:34 +0000
  • Janette Collins
    signed 2026-02-09 19:17:19 +0000
  • Tomas Macsotay
    signed 2026-02-09 19:16:18 +0000
  • Mel wright
    signed 2026-02-09 19:14:13 +0000
  • Aveah Salazar
    signed 2026-02-09 18:57:09 +0000
  • Imogen Langton
    signed 2026-02-09 18:40:31 +0000
  • Zoe Kaye
    signed 2026-02-09 18:32:45 +0000
  • Christine Farr
    signed 2026-02-09 18:28:41 +0000
  • Lyn HardingMMNAF
    signed 2026-02-09 18:16:44 +0000
    Do not allow that woman Sarah Jones into the debate on 28th of April.she is a false person she can’t and won’t do eye contact
  • Lize Mulder
    signed 2026-02-09 18:14:08 +0000
    We should stand up Against the normal
  • Marion Mulder
    signed 2026-02-09 18:13:43 +0000
  • Andres Alcantar
    signed 2026-02-09 18:13:17 +0000
  • alexiah salazar
    signed 2026-02-09 18:09:53 +0000
  • WIwi Wiwi
    signed 2026-02-09 18:07:48 +0000
    Pls close the MBR Acres and free all the innocent Beagles that been strapped out from their freedom and lives.
  • Kate O Gorman
    signed 2026-02-09 18:02:31 +0000
  • Elyse Jarvis
    signed 2026-02-09 17:44:47 +0000
  • Avis O' Donovan
    signed 2026-02-09 17:43:00 +0000
    Disgusting. All animals deserve proper care and treatment. Shut down these places
  • Andrew Park
    signed 2026-02-09 17:30:41 +0000
    Read the evidence that animal testing, as conducted at the testing facility, is often ineffective, yielding no tangible benefits. Further, you must resist the rebranding of animal-testing facilities as “National Infrastructure.” Grow a spine.
  • Denise Batham
    signed 2026-02-09 17:15:24 +0000
  • vivienne sokolova
    signed 2026-02-09 16:59:47 +0000
    my pup is a beagle. i could not imagine her being harmed like that