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MBR Acres breeds thousands of beagle puppies each year at its site in Cambridgeshire, selling them on for painful, outdated experiments.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There are growing calls from the public to save these beagles and all animals from outdated, torturous experiments.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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  • vivienne sokolova
    signed 2026-02-09 16:59:47 +0000
    my pup is a beagle. i could not imagine her being harmed like that
  • Caroline Brown
    signed 2026-02-09 16:51:47 +0000
  • Piper Pownall
    signed 2026-02-09 16:44:06 +0000
  • Annessa-Rae Jones
    signed 2026-02-09 16:30:57 +0000
  • David Jones
    signed 2026-02-09 16:26:58 +0000
  • Emujin Khosbayr
    signed 2026-02-09 16:26:37 +0000
  • Sophie Calder
    signed 2026-02-09 16:25:44 +0000
  • Jason King
    signed 2026-02-09 16:21:36 +0000
  • Rachel Coles
    signed 2026-02-09 16:21:31 +0000
  • Lily Richardson
    signed 2026-02-09 16:20:56 +0000
    Signed
  • Emma Smith
    signed 2026-02-09 16:09:47 +0000
  • Kennedie Wiley
    signed 2026-02-09 16:08:10 +0000
  • Shrinidhi S
    signed 2026-02-09 16:07:05 +0000
  • Kazuya
    signed 2026-02-09 16:06:12 +0000
  • Darren new
    signed 2026-02-09 15:12:13 +0000
  • Xenia Strizhova
    signed 2026-02-09 15:11:51 +0000
    Thank you for everything you do. I hope we can free the dogs. ❤️‍🩹🙏
  • Miller Xavier
    signed 2026-02-09 14:48:47 +0000
    I hope this is getting stopped soon😥
  • Lakelynn Miller
    signed 2026-02-09 14:44:15 +0000
    These poor dogs. :( I can’t ever imagine what there going thru and I shouldn’t have too. This is awful and should be stopped.
  • Allyssa Kho
    signed 2026-02-09 14:43:13 +0000
  • patricia cuthbert
    signed 2026-02-09 14:33:56 +0000
  • Catherine Bufton
    signed 2026-02-09 14:29:44 +0000
    There is no way this should even be legal, not in this day and age. It is barbaric and utterly unnecessary.
  • cesar silva
    signed 2026-02-09 14:09:34 +0000
  • Jessica Louise
    signed 2026-02-09 14:07:51 +0000
    This needs to stop !!!

    If it was any of the public doing this we would be prosecuted and sent to jail!!!!! How is this allowed
  • Mika Yu
    signed 2026-02-09 13:51:30 +0000
  • Sophie Mitchell
    signed 2026-02-09 13:47:14 +0000
  • Rhiannon Pytlak
    signed 2026-02-09 13:43:09 +0000
  • Eline De Brul
    signed 2026-02-09 13:32:30 +0000
  • Peter McMahon
    signed 2026-02-09 13:29:34 +0000
    We need meat which is one thing, but abusing animals for anything other than that is just atrocious.
  • Katie Cook
    signed 2026-02-09 13:25:58 +0000
  • Alyssa Gill
    signed 2026-02-09 13:08:58 +0000