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MBR Acres breeds thousands of beagle puppies each year at its site in Cambridgeshire, selling them on for painful, outdated experiments.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There are growing calls from the public to save these beagles and all animals from outdated, torturous experiments.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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  • Michelle Parkinson
    signed 2026-05-21 08:54:16 +0100
    Thank you, this place needs to close, the puppies are neglected and tortured
  • Natalie Davies
    signed 2026-05-21 08:19:24 +0100
  • Ann-marie Evans
    signed 2026-05-21 07:21:36 +0100
  • Lesley Cottle
    signed 2026-05-21 06:54:07 +0100
  • Dawn King
    signed 2026-05-21 06:18:55 +0100
  • Juliana Da Fontoura Cardoso
    signed 2026-05-21 06:16:32 +0100
  • Sacha Griffiths
    signed 2026-05-21 06:07:59 +0100
    I am appalled by the treatment of these innocent dogs by our government and this organisation. They deserve to be brought to justice. Every single animal that has suffered at the hands of these monsters deserves justice. The ones that couldn’t be saved deserve to rest in peace. No other animals should suffer in the future.
  • Julie Mcdonald
    signed 2026-05-21 06:06:44 +0100
    We are supposed to be a nation of animal lovers:part of GREAT Britain-let’s show that before we have to prove it
  • Ruth Pearce
    signed 2026-05-21 05:55:13 +0100
  • Eva Gonzalez
    signed 2026-05-21 04:49:11 +0100
  • Caroline Owman
    signed 2026-05-21 04:39:33 +0100
  • Roseann Passiatore
    signed 2026-05-21 01:58:13 +0100
  • Sara Wood
    signed 2026-05-21 01:40:24 +0100
    I cannot believe this is still going on

    Please it needs to STOP x
  • Tina Dunleavy
    signed 2026-05-21 00:03:39 +0100
  • Anna Rowley
    signed 2026-05-20 23:43:51 +0100
  • abigail long
    signed 2026-05-20 23:36:59 +0100
    Please stop this nonsense no one wants it it’s cruel and abhorrent. we won’t stop til you do
  • Anne Sandford
    signed 2026-05-20 23:28:52 +0100
  • Miss Stone
    signed 2026-05-20 23:22:41 +0100
    Utterly shameful this is not science
  • Nellie Ström
    signed 2026-05-20 23:09:23 +0100
  • Sadie Smith
    followed this page 2026-05-20 22:55:59 +0100
  • Sadie Smith
    signed 2026-05-20 22:55:12 +0100
  • Tina Lu
    signed 2026-05-20 22:45:28 +0100
  • Analía Caiazza
    signed 2026-05-20 22:45:17 +0100
    Basta.
  • Julie vickery
    signed 2026-05-20 22:06:51 +0100
  • Viktoria Tribus
    signed 2026-05-20 21:29:02 +0100
  • Joanne Morgan
    signed 2026-05-20 21:15:25 +0100
  • Pascale Schollar
    signed 2026-05-20 20:55:04 +0100
  • Helen Willis
    signed 2026-05-20 20:50:08 +0100
    This cannot continue. We should be stopping any abhorrent practices now!
  • Debbie Chapman
    signed 2026-05-20 20:49:07 +0100
    I can’t believe the government ok”d this !! Absolutely disgusting..
  • Dianna Carpenter
    signed 2026-05-20 20:40:40 +0100