Positive media coverage of Highgate Rabbit Farm Protest Camp
SHAC | 27.07.2009 18:12 | SHAC | Animal Liberation
ANTI-VIVISECTION activists have set up camp close to the entrance to Highgate Rabbit Farm at Normanby by Spital, protesting against the farm's programme of breeding rabbits and ferrets for the vivisection industry, including Huntingdon Life Sciences (HLS)
Around half a dozen protesters arrived at about 8.30am this morning and set up tents and banners about 100 yards away from the main entrance.
Nineteen year old leader Chris witheld his surname but reassured everyone the demonstration was '110 per cent peaceful'.
"This is the lawful side of the animal rights movement," he said. "We are here to peacefully protest and are trying to keep it non-confrontational.
"We're here just to be here, to act as a gentle reminder to the farmer that it's an unacceptable way to make a living and to let local people know we're here."
Chris, who is from the West Country, is a full time activist on animal and human rights and environmental issues and said that although this protest had been organised by him, he was working in conjunction with the Stop Huntingdon Animal Cruelty (SHAC) campaign.
Other activists have joined the camp during the day but Chris said he did not expect there would be more than a dozen or so as people came and went. He expected the camp to last until Friday.
One of those who came later was Ally from Spilsby, who said she had been involved in animal rights issues for many years.
"As this was local we decided to come," she said.
The demonstration is seen as a precursor to a large national demonstration organised by SHAC planned outside Highgate Farm on September 26, when around 500 demonstrators are expected to attend.
* Huntingdon Life Sciences is an animal-testing company founded in 1952 in England, but now with branches in America and Japan. It is the largest such commercial organisation in Europe and employs about 1,700 people, conducting tests on around 75,000 animals a year, testing pharmaceutical products, agricultural chemicals, industrial chemicals and foodstuffs on behalf of private clients worldwide.
To view the SHAC website, click here.
To view Huntingdon Life Sciences website, click here
Around half a dozen protesters arrived at about 8.30am this morning and set up tents and banners about 100 yards away from the main entrance.
Nineteen year old leader Chris witheld his surname but reassured everyone the demonstration was '110 per cent peaceful'.
"This is the lawful side of the animal rights movement," he said. "We are here to peacefully protest and are trying to keep it non-confrontational.
"We're here just to be here, to act as a gentle reminder to the farmer that it's an unacceptable way to make a living and to let local people know we're here."
Chris, who is from the West Country, is a full time activist on animal and human rights and environmental issues and said that although this protest had been organised by him, he was working in conjunction with the Stop Huntingdon Animal Cruelty (SHAC) campaign.
Other activists have joined the camp during the day but Chris said he did not expect there would be more than a dozen or so as people came and went. He expected the camp to last until Friday.
One of those who came later was Ally from Spilsby, who said she had been involved in animal rights issues for many years.
"As this was local we decided to come," she said.
The demonstration is seen as a precursor to a large national demonstration organised by SHAC planned outside Highgate Farm on September 26, when around 500 demonstrators are expected to attend.
* Huntingdon Life Sciences is an animal-testing company founded in 1952 in England, but now with branches in America and Japan. It is the largest such commercial organisation in Europe and employs about 1,700 people, conducting tests on around 75,000 animals a year, testing pharmaceutical products, agricultural chemicals, industrial chemicals and foodstuffs on behalf of private clients worldwide.
To view the SHAC website, click here.
To view Huntingdon Life Sciences website, click here
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another breeder for HLS in Lincs
27.07.2009 22:06
Lincolnshire Pheasantries
Moorland Farm Tumby Lane
Tumby
Boston
PE22 7TE (Road Map)
Lincolnshire
Tel: 01507 568218
poopysnoopy1234
Errata
28.07.2009 18:15
Actually it's much worse than that. It isn't the same company. Although it is owned by the same man! Baker has set up 2 companies. 1 owns th land. The other will own the company. Therefore one company Baker owns will pay rent to a second company Baker owns . A classic Tax Fraud. Baker also has a clause where HLS will pay him personally $2million if HLS is bought out. This clause was altered earlier this year... Baker then sets up a company to buy out HLS!! Again classic fraud.
Also, the tax fraud that HLS is committing against the US treasury will soon catch up with them despite them delaying putting through the paperwork to try to extend the fraud. The investments on behalf of staff pensions is also looking quite dodgy. This is all well known in financial circles.
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More Lincolnshire Pheasantries info..
29.07.2009 12:04
Lincolnshire Pheasantries,
Moorlands Farm,
Tumby Lane,
Tumby,
Boston,
Lincolnshire.
PE22 7TD
Telephone 01507 568218 and 01507 523310
Fax 01507 522601
Mary and William Chaplin
Old Abbey Farm,
Abbey Lane,
Kirkstead,
Woodhall Spa,
Lincolnshire.
LN10 6UH
Telephone 01529 497161
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