UK Indymedia - UK Animal Liberation Newswire Archive

Mormon Investment in Animal Agony, Global Heating, Disease

28-05-2009 12:52

It is ironic that Mormons are encouraged to store food,
since the cattle concentration camps of the LDS
and other animal flesh investments of the Church are a cause of famine, drought and world hunger.

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SHAC Mad Science Week Part 1; London, Dublin, Sussex, Milan + More

27-05-2009 20:58

LONDON ACTIVISTS VISIT INVESTORS & CUSTOMERS
IRISH ACTIVISTS PROTEST AT ASTRAZENECA AS PART OF WEEK OF ACTION
SUSSEX ACTIVISTS TOUR ANIMAL ABUSERS IN HORSHAM
ITALIAN ACTIVISTS PROTEST AT STATE STREET
DAY 1 OF MAD SCIENCE MAY UK TOUR

Details -

http://www.shac.net/action/demos/MadScience/index.html

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Circus Protests Tonbridge

27-05-2009 20:23

Demos planned for Great British Circus tour.

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Ask for recall of Canada's gov gen'l who ate slice of murdered seal's heart

27-05-2009 01:17

Canada's governor general ate a slaughtered seal's raw heart in a show of support to the country's seal hunters, a display that a European Union spokeswoman on Tuesday called "too bizarre to acknowledge."

The Inuit have the shortest life expectancy in the world (discounting
famine, war, infant mortality and childhood diseases) because
of animal fat, heavy metal poisoning, amyloid plaque, intestinal
cancer, etc.

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Spies Paid To Harm Animal and Environment Protectors

24-05-2009 12:02

Those who harmed London Greenpeace, Chico Mendes, anti KFC activists,
etc.

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Direct Action; Afghanistan, UK, Mexico & Switzerland

22-05-2009 21:56

19th-22nd May

SOLDIERS STOP DOG FIGHT (Afghanistan)
SMEAR CAMPAIGN TARGETS NOVARTIS VIVISECTORS (UK)
SUPPORT FOR PRISONERS BY MEANS OF HAMMERS, PAINT AND FIRE (Mexico)
ARSON DESTROYS EARTH-DESTROYING TRUCK (Mexico)
WINDOWS SMASHED AT BUTCHERS, VEHICLES PAINTED AT FISH FARM (Switzerland)

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Inspiral Lounge Freedom to Dance - a Success!

22-05-2009 13:50

Following postings on Indymedia on the 8th May we can bring you the good news that Camden's best [probably the Uk's best...] veggie cafe has been given a license to dance and last night saw the Freedom To Dance Party! On the 14th May Inspiral Lounge had their entertainment license updated by Camden Council and people are now allowed to dance to the music in there. Inspiral Lounge is near Camden Lock, has a canal side bar and the chilled reggae music can be heard from

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Egypt pigs are being mass-suffocated and cauterised to death

22-05-2009 02:49

Unbelievable cruelties are taking place in Egypt's pig cull that is unique in the world and totally unscientific. Take action now!

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Veggie Pride UK, Birmingham, 16th May 2009

21-05-2009 21:56

Birmingham played host to the UK's first Veggie Pride event, which celebrated an animal cruelty free lifestyle and promoted Vegetarian and Vegan food. The organizers cited the City’s central location, and the historic link Birmingham has played in the progress of Vegetarianism over the last century and a half, as the reason for location choice

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NETCU's SOCPA failure

21-05-2009 15:16

The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) and the National Extremism Tactical Coordination Unit (NETCU) have suffered a major blow in a hard-fought attempt to throw the book at four campaigners facing charges under the Serious Organised Crime and Police Act (SOCPA). The prosecution, involving numerous experts, several police forces and, according to one source, up to a million pounds in legal costs, was part of NETCU's ongoing attack on the animal rights movement and criminalisation of activists linked to the Stop Huntingdon Animal Cruelty Campaign (SHAC). During the prosecution, it has become apparent that the police, terrified that the anti-vivisection movement might claim a success, have intervened to prop up a rabbit breeder on the verge of closing down.

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SPEAK Magical Mystery Tour

21-05-2009 13:29

With the admission that up to 16,000 animals are being kept in Oxford University's labs for the purposes of experimentation, SPEAK campaigners took to the streets on Tuesday to expose the horror of vivisection at the university.

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Direct Action; France, Mexico, Belgium, Finland, USA, Chile & Spain

18-05-2009 15:49

14th-18th May

ARSON ATTACK ON NOVARTIS CLUBHOUSE (France)
5 LITERS OF GASOLINE + ONE BUTCHER SHOP (Mexico)
HLS CUSTOMERS TARGETED (Belgium)
ALF KNOCK-AND-RUN (Belgium)
ATTACKS AGAINST NYSE EURONEXT (France)
WINDOWS BROKEN, PAINT THROWN AT CRUEL RETAILER, FUR SHOPS (Finland)
LOCKS GLUED, WINDOWS SMASHED IN SAN FRANCISCO (USA)
BROKEN GLASS AT PROPERTY OF COCKFIGHTER (Mexico)
LOCKS DAMAGED AT ANIMAL MARKET (Chile)
TELMEX TELEPHONES SEALED UP (Mexico)
EXCAVATOR, POLITICAL PARTY HQ VANDALIZED (Spain)

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Boycott P&G “Trolley Dump” in Tesco

18-05-2009 13:34

Video from action in Cambridge. Report posted earlier.

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Veganarchy Zine #1 - Free Copies!

18-05-2009 00:40

Hello my wonderful Veganarchy readers!

The publication date for the Summer 2009 issue of Veganarchy has been moved forward a few weeks, but things are looking good and soon enough we’ll be finished.

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Boycott Proctor & Gamble Day Action in Cambridge

17-05-2009 21:43

Campaigners headed to Tesco on Newmarket Road, Cambridge on 16 May 09 as part of an international day of action against Proctor and Gamble (P&G) who still test on animals. Proctor and Gamble are responsible for a huge array of products including Herbal Essences, Ariel, Fairy, Bold and even animal food under the label Iams/Eukanuba.

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National Vegetarian Week - Nottingham

17-05-2009 13:25

Eat like You give a Damn

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Veggie Pride 2009

17-05-2009 11:53

Victoria Square in Birmingham yesterday was packed full of veggie goodness!

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Minding the Animals: Ethology and the Obsolescence of Left Humanism

17-05-2009 03:22

In its arrogant, alienated, and domineering Western form, human identity reflects a host of problematic assumptions, biases, prejudices, and myths derived from religion, philosophy, science, and culture as a whole.

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SHAC: Mad Science May - Week of Action

16-05-2009 19:38

MAD SCIENCE MAY!
Monday 25th May - Sunday 31st May 2009

Mad Science May is all about protesting against companies who are funding cruel and unnecessary experiments inside HLS.

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Greyhound Derby demo/leafletting

16-05-2009 17:27

Extra help needed at Wimbledon
Appeal for more volunteers for May 23rd & 30th