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Man arrested in connection with raid at rabbit farm

11-07-2008 23:22

Reported in local newspapers - A man was arrested today in connection with the liberation of over 100 rabbits and criminal damage at a farm in Market Rasen. Friend animal sanctuary was also raided in connection with the liberation but as many animal rights activists can tell you, there was a distinct lack of white rabbits hopping around during the AR UK gathering last month, in fact there where NONE! the police have not disclosed whether there where any rabbits found during the raid.

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Update- AR2008 Moved

11-07-2008 22:28

AR2008 MOVED FROM AUSTRIA DUE TO STATE REPRESSION!

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ALF/ELF Direct Action; Sweden, Australia, UK, Spain & Mexico

11-07-2008 17:28

6th-8th June

SLAUGHTERHOUSE BURNED TO THE GROUND (Sweden)
UPDATE: OPEN RESCUE (Australia)
BROILER FARM SABOTAGED (UK)
FUR SHOPS GLUED (Spain)
BUTCHER SHOPS, PET STORES SEALED SHUT (Mexico)

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Independent : Judge who sentenced animal rights activist was fan of blood sports

10-07-2008 10:02

It would seem that the real story of Sean Kirtley's plight has been picked up by the national press (Independent) we hope this will raise the profile of Sean's case and have already been told by Bindmans (Seans legal team) that this should help his appeal no end!

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Austrian Justice Scandal Continues

09-07-2008 21:35

New Extension of Remand in Custody for Animal Protectionists

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Hunt Sab Benefit Gig July 18th LONDON

09-07-2008 21:32

Benefit for London Hunt Saboteurs

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Carnival Against Vivisection! - Saturday 6th Sept

09-07-2008 20:38

Make your stand against the vivisection industry and animal abusers with us at the Carnival Against Vivisection at Sequani Labs on Saturday September 6th it starts at 12 noon meeting opposite the Ledbury Train Station on the grass verge. This protest is in solidarity with Sean Kirtley who was imprisoned by the state for supposedly organising protests against Sequani. Even though he has never broken the law himself at Sequani (and the police agree) he was sent to prison under new SOCPA legislation which shatters the right to organise and protest in a free democracy.

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Ilkley Moor Grouse Shoot - Update & Action Alert

09-07-2008 01:30

Shot Birds, Spent Cartridges and Champagne
STOP GROUSE SHOOTING ON ILKLEY MOOR

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Illegal Arromight Arrest - The Prequel

08-07-2008 21:23

The Prequel to the SchNews Funny YouTube of the Week!

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SHAC Financial & Supplier Demos Continue

08-07-2008 18:58

Two reports from SHACtivists from the UK & US - 18th July
Targets: NYSE, Raymond James, Staples & Goldman Sachs

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Protest at Novartis, Grismby

08-07-2008 14:34

This is the start of regular Lincolnshire demos against Novartis...

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Campaign continues against UC Berkeley

07-07-2008 23:47

In the hills above the University of California's Berkeley campus, nine protesters gathered in front of the home of a vivisectors home, their faces covered with scarves and hoods despite the warm spring weather.

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Two more months for Austrian animal rights prisoners

07-07-2008 21:55

Vienna, Monday 7th July - Outrage at two more months' detention for Austrian animal activists

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Welsh Demo for the Badgers, Colwyn Bay, 26th July

07-07-2008 19:14

Demonstration in Colwyn Bay outside the Welsh Assembly Office, 2pm Saturday 26th July

The delight with which the news that Hilary Benn had rejected a badger cull soon turned sour with the news that Elin Jones from the Welsh Assembly still proposes to go ahead with a cull in Wales. Hilary Benn's decision was based on the results of a ten year study costing the tax payer £50 million which concluded that a cull of badgers would in the long run make a bad situation worse.

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Badgers spared in England, but not Wales

07-07-2008 16:41

ALF target farming union offices over badger cull

The Secretary of State for DEFRA, Hilary Benn, announced today that he has decided against a cull of badgers in England to control TB in cattle. The decision came after protest actions last month with a rally attended by over 300 supporters and the sabotaging of five offices owned by the National Farmers Union (NFU) and the Farmers Union of Wales (FUW). Mr Benn also has resounding public support for sparing badgers. A DEFRA public consultation on the issue received submissions from 47,000 respondents, ninety-five per cent of whom opposed a cull. Despite this, The Welsh Assembly has voted to allow badger culling to go ahead in Wales.

The government-appointed Independent Scientific Group announced in June 2007 - following a decade of research - that killing badgers would not significantly reduce bovine TB and could make matters worse. It also declared that TB probably first spreads from cattle to badgers, where it remains stable, provided the badgers are undisturbed. Research has demonstrated that culling causes massive disturbance and has the effect of increasing the incidence and spread of the disease. Benn has come under unrelenting pressure from the farming industry to give permission for the destruction of around 170,000 badgers - half the population.

Newswire: Benn confirms Badgers saved in England | Badgers saved in England, but not in Wales | Badgers spared - Thank you ALF! | Anti-Badger Cull Demo Action Report | ALF target farming union offices over badger cull | Rally For Badgers - Stop The Cull!

Links: Viva | Animal Liberation Front (ALF) | Animal Aid | The Badger Trust

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Benn confirms Badgers saved in England

07-07-2008 16:16

The government will not issue licences to cull badgers to try and prevent cattle TB in England, Hilary Benn has confirmed. In a Commons statement, the environment secretary said that a large-scale cull could infact make the problem a lot worse.

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Pre-Trial Detention Extended for all 10 Austrian Prisoners

07-07-2008 15:17

Legal Support Press Release: 17th July 2008
Pre-Trial Detention Extended for all 10 Animal Rights Activists

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Tainted Minister of Maharashtra Resigned Today - OIPA India

07-07-2008 15:05

MORE TROUBLE FOR MINISTER, CHINKARA REMAINS FOUND.
Adivasi welfare & Transport Minister in the cabinet of Maharashtra Sh. Dharmrao Baba Atram is involved in the hunting of a Indian Gazelle - chinkara which is the protected species in India. The International Organization of Animal Protection - India chapter demanded today for dismissal & arrest of the tainted Minister, at last he has resigned today evening & same has been accepted by the Governor of the State.

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Trial Set for McDonalds Protester!

07-07-2008 13:34

Date for trial set for Cambridge protester. Support appreciated!