Noah's Ark Zoo Farm Bank Holiday Demo
BARC | 01.09.2010 14:22
Today’s demo on Bank Holiday Monday 30th August saw sixteen determined and focused activists descended on our least favorite zoo/farm!
We were pleased to come in such numbers as, sadly, the zoo was really busy today so we were pleased to show the punters going in that lots of people have a big problem with this place.
We could see the shock in the visitors faces and several turned away after reading the leaflet. People often turn away after talking to us and learning the truth about the zoo’s abuse of animals…we also really hope that many people who go in see the institution in a different light after seeing our demo and reading our leaflets,we hope that many of these people decide not to come back.
Zoo staff felt the need to employ cameras and even encouraged members of the public to run-down protesters as they took to the street with signs reading: "You are now entering a area of public concern." One protester had their foot run over and another almost knocked over as a driver attempted to use their vehicle as a battering ram to move them out of the way.
Although todays demo was jubilant and showed the zoo that we are going nowhere until they’re closed we can’t stop these animal killers on our own. We need your help! We need you the women, man and child in the street to stop visiting the zoo so that they go bankrupt. There will always be plenty of people who don’t care about animals but we are sure that most people who go to the zoo do care about animals and we need to reach them/you and point out how fucked up this place is. Ultimately don’t go to Noah’s Ark if you care about animals, please spread the word and tell your friends and family why this place sucks! And if possible join the campaign to help shut them down!
This won't be the last time you'll see us, Noah's Ark! We will be back and we won't give up!
If you'd like to get involved or want to come to our next demo then please contact Bristol Animal Rights Collective.
We were pleased to come in such numbers as, sadly, the zoo was really busy today so we were pleased to show the punters going in that lots of people have a big problem with this place.
We could see the shock in the visitors faces and several turned away after reading the leaflet. People often turn away after talking to us and learning the truth about the zoo’s abuse of animals…we also really hope that many people who go in see the institution in a different light after seeing our demo and reading our leaflets,we hope that many of these people decide not to come back.
Zoo staff felt the need to employ cameras and even encouraged members of the public to run-down protesters as they took to the street with signs reading: "You are now entering a area of public concern." One protester had their foot run over and another almost knocked over as a driver attempted to use their vehicle as a battering ram to move them out of the way.
Although todays demo was jubilant and showed the zoo that we are going nowhere until they’re closed we can’t stop these animal killers on our own. We need your help! We need you the women, man and child in the street to stop visiting the zoo so that they go bankrupt. There will always be plenty of people who don’t care about animals but we are sure that most people who go to the zoo do care about animals and we need to reach them/you and point out how fucked up this place is. Ultimately don’t go to Noah’s Ark if you care about animals, please spread the word and tell your friends and family why this place sucks! And if possible join the campaign to help shut them down!
This won't be the last time you'll see us, Noah's Ark! We will be back and we won't give up!
If you'd like to get involved or want to come to our next demo then please contact Bristol Animal Rights Collective.
BARC
Original article on IMC Bristol:
http://bristol.indymedia.org/article/693316