The Latest Breaking News from MBR Acres

Campaigner ‘proud’ of protest at site where beagles bred for medical research

John Curtin defended his right to ‘legally protest’ outside MBR Acres – and his right to call workers ‘puppy killers’

The Independent UK · May 15, 2023

Will Young calls on research facility to allow rehoming of laboratory dogs

A campaign group is urging MBR Acres, in Wyton, Cambridgeshire, to allow them to take animals when they are no longer required.

The Independent UK · Apr 6, 2023

Horrors of puppy factory as beagles kept in faeces-covered cages in "a view of hell"

Footage obtained by Dylan’s Films for Animals appears to show conditions inside MBR Acres in Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, which breeds between 1,600 and 2,000 dogs a year

Daily Mirror · Mar 6, 2023

Police arrest 14 people after dogs are stolen from a research facility

Some 18 beagles were taken on Tuesday morning, protest group Animal Rebellion said in a statement

Evening Standard · Dec 20, 2022

Three arrested after dogs taken from research facility

Cambridgeshire Police said officers were called to MBR Acres in Wyton on Tuesday morning to reports of a break-in and protesters at the gates.

The Independent UK · Dec 20, 2022

Prince Harry and Meghan get third rescue dog as they back end to beagle testing

The couple is supporting a bid to close dog testing centres

Bristol Post · Aug 28, 2022

Prince Harry and Meghan adopt rescue dog to support ban on beagle testing in UK

Director of the Beagle Freedom Project said Meghan had been supporting their mission for years which aims to end the use of beagles dogs for testing and closing the facilities that breed them

Daily Mirror · Aug 27, 2022

Judge throws out ‘frivolous’ case by UK puppy farm firm against lawyer

MBR Acres had alleged Gillian McGivern breached injunction when she entered site to speak with protesters

The Guardian - UK · Aug 2, 2022

Footage of beagles bred for lab tests shows puppies ‘stressed and confined in cages’

Exclusive: Vet likens conditions filmed at MBR Acres to those in pig factory farms

The Independent UK · Jun 2, 2022