UK Indymedia - UK Animal Liberation Newswire Archive

Sea Shepherd Finds Japanese Whaling Fleet: They Are On the Run Again

24-02-2008 14:29

The Japanese whaling fleet is on the run again. The Sea Shepherd Conservation Society ship Steve Irwin re-located the Japanese whaling fleet at 0600 hours this morning, February 23, 2008.

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Keith Mann & 'Behind the Mask'

23-02-2008 17:07

The Nottingham University Vegetarian & Vegan Society will be hosting renowned animal rights activist Keith Mann, Saturday, March 1st, for a screening of the acclaimed documentary 'Behind the Mask' and a question/discussion session.

Please see the flyer here:

http://www.nottsveg.co.uk/images/keith_mann_flyer.jpg

or the facebook page:

http://nottinghamac.facebook.com/event.php?eid=8768239628&ref=mf)

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Direct Action; Germany, Finland, Czeck Republic, UK & Spain

22-02-2008 00:53

20th & 21st February 2007

INCENDIARY DEVICES LEFT AT WAREHOUSE OF FUR RETAILER (Finland)
SIX FOXES SAVED IN OPEN RESCUE (Czech Republic)
WAR ON HUNTING (Germany)
FUR-TRIMMED JACKETS SLICED (Germany)
SLOGANS PAINTED AT UNIVERSITY (UK)
PAVING STONE THROWN THROUGH WINDOW AT NOVARTIS (Spain)

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The intestines of 3000 pigs required to make 1 kilogram of pig derived heparin

22-02-2008 00:38

Animal derived drugs such as heparin and thrombin are a dangerous source
of porcine, bovine, and avian spongiform encephalopathies or BSE varieties.
They also have ecoli, liver and kidney hazards. In addition they violate
the spiritual beliefs of Muslim, Orthodox Jewish, Hindu, Buddhist, Jain, Rastafarian,
Seventh Day Adventist, Wesleyan Methodist, Trappist monk, vegan, vegetarian,
fruitarian and other spiritual
belief systems.

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'The Witness' documentary film screening

20-02-2008 23:00

February 25th 2008 7:30pm

Pogo Cafe, Hackney

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Victory: Midsummer House Goes Foie Gras Free!

20-02-2008 12:48

Midsummer House Goes Foie Gras Free and Poll - Please Vote!

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Direct Action: UK, USA, Spain & Germany

19-02-2008 19:48

More sabotage, vandalism and looks glued including a new direct action sub cell introduced in the UK - Cambridge Exterior Designers Inc. - who redecoration Boicair's offices; a supplier of Huntingdon Life Sciences. ALF reports also released from the Midsummer House, Hunting Kennels / HQ attacks and more.

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ALF targets foie gras restaurant Midsummer House

19-02-2008 13:47

Midsummer house a restaurant that serves the delicacy of despair has received a visit from the ALF.

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Martin Lacey aka Mr Cool Calm and Collected

19-02-2008 10:14

Listen to the interview done by BBC Radio Nottingham when they interviewed owner and ringmaster of the 'Not so Great British Circus' at the start of their tour in 2008.

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Anti-ALF myspace pages disguised as AR pages used for phishing / hacking etc

19-02-2008 00:02

Beware of these dodgy {yeah I know...myspace is evil / it's ALL dodgy ....} "AR" / "ALF" / "ELF" myspace pages which are being used to send computer viruses / hacking / spamming / phishing etc. Some are strange, others look like genuine AR sites.

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Latest details: EF! Winter Moot - February 22nd–24th - Notts (starts Friday evening)

18-02-2008 23:16

Join us for
Activist skill share
Planning radical action on climate change,
Sharing ideas for the Earth First! Summer Gathering
Opposition to the UK genetic crop trials and mega-dams in Iceland
And a chance to share info on your own campaigns

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Shark conservation film in Notts

18-02-2008 22:16

The new film "Sharkwater" is being released in the UK on Feb 22nd - this film is recommended by the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society (www.seashepherd.org/)

The film is showing at Nottingham Showcase Redfield Way, Lenton, Nottingham, NG7 2UW.

Full details: www.sharkwater.com/screenings.htm

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Midsummer House – News Coverage and Demo Report

18-02-2008 21:15

Newspaper coverage and demo report for Midsummer House Foie Gras demos in Cambridge.

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"Hunting Act's 3 Year Anniversary" by ALF

18-02-2008 20:59

Hunt kennels targeted in night of vandalism by animal rights activists
Charlotte White, H&H deputy news editor.

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Transoma Medical and DSI ditch Huntingdon Life Sciences

18-02-2008 13:12

Yet another company vows not to use HLS!

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ALF liberate piglet from slaughter in Auckland

17-02-2008 20:10

17/02/2008
Auckland Animal Action anonymously received the following communique:

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Activists occupy lobbies of HLS customer buildings

16-02-2008 23:41

On the afternoon of Feb 15, animal rights activists staged noisy protests and lobby occupations aimed at pharmaceutical industry customers of Huntingdon Life Sciences.

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Street theatre in B`ham will highlight dairy cow suffering

16-02-2008 21:13

As part of the Viva! Dairy Cow Day of Action on the eve of Mothers Day, Midlands Vegan Campaigns are organising some hilarious street theatre and leafletting in Birmingham City Centre.

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Planktos Ocean Dumping Scheme Defeated by Anti-Whalers

16-02-2008 17:22

Our campaign against Planktos Inc. is over. The controversial plan to dump hundreds of tons of iron ore dust into the ocean in a bizarre scheme to seed plankton blooms has been abandoned by the Planktos corporation of California.

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Charges dropped for blockaders of Japanese Embassy

16-02-2008 00:49

A 14-year-old anti-whaling campaigner arrested at the Japanese embassy has condemned a decision to drop charges.