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Heather Nicholson | 08.02.2008 00:10 | SHAC | Animal Liberation | Cambridge | World

“I CAN’T WAIT FOR SHAC TRIAL”, SAYS HEATHER

“I wish it were tomorrow. A wonderful opportunity to tell the world the truth about Huntingdon Life Sciences” (HLS), says Heather Nicholson, who along with co-leaders of Stop Huntingdon Animal Cruelty (SHAC) Natasha and Greg Avery , has been on remand since May, charged with “conspiracy to blackmail”.

“I CAN’T WAIT FOR SHAC TRIAL”, SAYS HEATHER

“I wish it were tomorrow. A wonderful opportunity to tell the world the truth about Huntingdon Life Sciences” (HLS), says Heather Nicholson, who along with co-leaders of Stop Huntingdon Animal Cruelty (SHAC) Natasha and Greg Avery , has been on remand since May, charged with “conspiracy to blackmail”. The trial is set for June 2nd 2008 and will last 3-6 months.

SHAC campaigns for the closure of HLS which has been exposed for animal cruelty by undercover investigators many times. In 1997 a worker was filmed punching beagle puppies in the face.

As Europes largest animal testing lab HLS safety-tests pharmaceuticals, food additives and pesticides. The BMJ (3/7/04) reported that adverse drug reactions caused by animal tested drugs kill 18,000 people and cause 600,000 hospital admissions in the UK every year.

Earlier this year BBC News reported that researchers at Aberdean Uni had found a link between exposure to pesticides and Parkinson’s Disease, and that researchers at Southampton Uni had reported a link between food additives and behaviorial problems in children.

“What’s happening to us is a pattern throughout history. I know in 50-100years time people will look back in horror at how anmals are treated today and how those who fight for them are treated too. I am paying quite a high price for daring to speak out but it doesn’t come close to what the animals are going through of course”.

Contact details for Heather, Natasha, Greg and other prisoners of conscience can be found at



www.vpsg.org.

Heather Nicholson
- e-mail: stevemorley7@yahoo.co.uk

Comments

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Why the rush.....

08.02.2008 12:48

I can't understand why Heathers in such a rush - she's already serving a sentance for attacking an old lady(75) who driving a car with a pro hunt sticker on it!

'Three animal rights activists launched a terrifying attack on a family, including a 75-year-old grandmother, for having a pro-hunting sticker on their car, a court heard yesterday.

Heather Nicholson, Natasha Avery and Daniel Wadham jumped out of their car while stuck in a traffic jam to spit, screamed abuse and banged on the windows of their victims.

At one stage they hit a 75-year-old grandmother and tried to open the car doors to drag her 21-year-old grandson into the street. It was only the intervention of outraged members of the public that halted the attack.

Avery and Nicholson, both 38, are founding members of the controversial group Stop Huntingdon Animal Cruelty (SHAC) which has instigated the hate campaign against companies involved in animal testing.'

CANT WATCH


Cant watch? You cant think either!

08.02.2008 14:58

Well done for reposting a media report of the incident. You are surely a good example of a fool who believes every word they read as long as it comes from an official source.

Me


Why Heather's in such a rush

08.02.2008 15:46

Because she's not actually serving any time you idiot, it's only Natasha who is still.

Just like last time, they hold back the trial date further and further into the future - the quicker it's over and done with the better. Simple, no?

Info


watching you

08.02.2008 18:36

SHAC WATCH WARN WATCH whatever you may call yourself on various reply posts on indymedia, I guess you may well work for NETCU no? or just bear an extremely unhealthy hatred against anyone who wants to stop the pharmaceutical industry poisong people to death with animal tested drugs?

Poor thing, you must be so frustrated at the success of the animal liberation movement hence your relishing in a meagre handful of people that are imprisoned for trying to save human and non-human lives.

There are thousands of us on the outside.

Think on..

Good luck to SHAC and love to Heather.

NW
- Homepage: http://netcu.wordpress.com


Answer is simple

09.02.2008 07:32

A double negative...netcu watch watch is simply netcu!

NETCU WATCH WATCH


Support for Heather

18.09.2008 00:08

I am active in prisoner support and have been in touch with Heather for quite a while now. I feel she is a courageous and committed campaigner against the practices of Hunttingdon Life Sciences and similar places and that she has coped extremelt well with being on remand for all this time. What i know of the charge against her leads me to feel it is a charge void of integrity and clear foundation and I also have concerns regarding the conduct of th police
I will be supporting Heather and wanting to be kept fully informed whatever the outcome of the trial and I wish her continuing courage, strength and rest in the moral rightness of the cause she upholds so valiantly
I also send good wishes to Natasha, Greg and her friends

George Coombs

George Coombs
mail e-mail: georgecmbs@tiscali.co.uk