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Cambridgeshire Police Spent £800,000 Policing MBR Acres Protests

By Drooid · Oct 24, 2026, 2:08 PM UTC · How we work

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Cambridgeshire Constabulary spent about £800,000 policing protests at MBR Acres.
Animal-rights activists began demonstrating outside MBR Acres in 2021 demanding the site’s closure and dog releases.
FOI data show 515 officers were deployed in 2025 costing £159,834.
The 2021 protests cost the force an estimated £334,970 a record yearly amount.
Conservative MP Ben Obese-Jecty said the protests placed an enormous strain on police resources.

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Cambridgeshire Constabulary spent about £800,000 policing protests at MBR Acres.
Animal-rights activists began demonstrating outside MBR Acres in 2021 demanding the site’s closure and dog releases.
FOI data show 515 officers were deployed in 2025 costing £159,834.
The 2021 protests cost the force an estimated £334,970 a record yearly amount.
Conservative MP Ben Obese-Jecty said the protests placed an enormous strain on police resources.