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Every year, MBR Acres breeds approximately 2,000 beagle puppies at their facility in Wyton, Cambridgeshire. Their sole purpose: to be sold to laboratories for testing. These dogs never see a park. Never feel grass. Never know a family.
What is MBR Acres?
MBR Acres is a commercial beagle breeding facility located on Sawtry Way (B1090), Wyton, Cambridgeshire, PE28 2DT. They breed approximately 2,000 beagle puppies every year for the sole purpose of selling them to laboratories for animal testing.
There is no independent oversight of conditions inside the facility. The dogs are bred to suffer. They are chosen because beagles are docile, trusting, and unlikely to bite, even when subjected to painful procedures.
Modern science has moved beyond animal testing. Organ-on-chip technology, AI modelling, and advanced cell cultures provide better, more reliable results. The continued breeding of beagles for labs is not a scientific necessity. It is a commercial decision.
The Green Hill Connection
The company behind MBR Acres has a history. Their operation in Brescia, Italy, known as Green Hill, was raided by authorities in 2012. Three executives were convicted of animal cruelty in 2014.
During the investigation, it was revealed that 6,023 dogs had died at the Green Hill facility. After the conviction, operations moved to the United Kingdom, where oversight is weaker.
Convicted of animal cruelty in Italy. Now operating in the UK.
Protest Works.
Ridglan Farms · Wisconsin · USA
On 29 April 2026, Ridglan Farms agreed to release 1,500 beagles. Transfers begin today, 1 May 2026. Beagle Freedom Project is placing 500 of them; Big Dog Ranch Rescue and the Center for a Humane Economy negotiated the deal. Cross-party support in Congress, including Rep. Mark Pocan and Rep. Derrick Van Orden, secured an appropriations amendment directing USDA to review breeder licences. Hundreds of dogs remain inside — the fight is not over — but this is the model proving the campaign works. MBR Acres is next.
Parliament Heard. The Government Did Not.
14 MPs from every major party stood up and called for an end to dog testing. The Huntingdon MP — whose own constituency contains MBR Acres — said the government’s latest audit of the facility “does not tally” with the conditions his constituents describe. Petition #736578 had over 121,000 signatures. The Minister’s response was to read out the same strategy document MPs had just spent two hours criticising.
The Rescue Progress
Tracking dogs rescued versus those still held at MBR Acres. The fight is far from over.
23
Rescued
1,977
Still Inside
Every single one deserves a life outside those walls.
Where the Beagles Go
MBR Acres breeds. It does not test. The dogs are sold at around sixteen weeks of age to contract research organisations including Charles River, Labcorp and Sequani. Pressure on the customer chain is pressure on MBR Acres — in 2024 that pressure brought the facility within days of closure.
See the customer breakdownAct Now
The beagles cannot wait for committees and consultations. Pick your role.
Join the Rescue
Be part of the effort to remove these dogs from suffering. Multiple roles available from observer to frontline.
Sign up nowWrite to Your MP
Demand parliamentary action to close MBR Acres and end commercial breeding for laboratory testing in the UK.
Send a letterFoster a Beagle
Rescued dogs need immediate safe homes. Open your door to a beagle who has never known kindness.
Apply to fosterJuries Are Siding With the Rescuers
In 2026, two separate juries acquitted people who rescued beagle puppies from MBR Acres. The prosecution conceded that MBR holds a licence to bleed dogs under terminal anaesthesia. The facts are now on the court record.
They Are Waiting
Behind the walls of MBR Acres, 2,000 beagles are waiting for someone to care.
An actual photograph from within the MBR Acres facility. This is what 2,000 beagles see every day.
The first moments of freedom. A beagle feeling grass under its paws for the very first time.
Safe at last. A rescued beagle learning what it means to be loved, in a real home.
The Law Is On Our Side
Two juries acquitted rescuers. The Animal Welfare Act 2006 imposes a duty of care. The Sentience Act 2022 recognises animals as sentient beings. And Section 58 — the government's shield — has serious cracks.
Breeding is not a scientific procedure. The exemption is conditional. Local authorities still have powers of entry under Section 28. The legal framework supports those who act.