UK Indymedia

Protests Continue Outside HLS Labs, Alconbury

29-07-2008 11:46

On Monday 28th July, we had our regular demo outside the gates of HLS. We changed the date of the protest from our usual Friday, so that activists from Liverpool could come and join us.

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SHAC Demos Continue Apace In London

29-07-2008 11:43

Another Friday, another day of SHAC demos in central London and another good turn-out. We started our series of demonstrations against Old Mutual, 2 Lambeth Hill, who currently have about 15,000 shares in HLS torture through their company Acadian Asset Management.

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Protests Continue At Novartis HQ In Horsham, Sussex

28-07-2008 10:04

On Friday 25/07/08 a small but very noisy protest was held outside the Horsham facility of Novartis who are not only content with paying HLS to Kill, Torture and Maim 500 animals every single day of the year but who also have their own torture centre on the premises that they use to carry out their so called essential tests on Primates and Guinea Pigs while all the time the people of Horsham think that the premises is used as a packaging and production facility.

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River City ADL Visits Dow Chemical

27-07-2008 00:32

On Monday, July 14th, River City (formally known as Evansville, Indiana) Animal Defense League folks traveled to an office of Dow Chemical in Indianapolis, Indiana to disrupt and demonstrate against them for their involvement with Huntingdon Life Sciences (HLS).

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Staples dealings with HLS cost them thousands

26-07-2008 10:37

Staples supply to HLS, they have been subject to many demos and some direct action. We have decided to take this economic boycott further and stop our company purchasing from Staples.

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HLS Customer & Supplier Demos in the South

25-07-2008 21:37

Today SHAC southern held a handful of loud and visual protests right across the South against customers and suppliers of the notorious HLS.

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Andy Stepanian's Birthday in 2 Weeks

25-07-2008 10:54

Andy is serving 3 years for "conspiracy to violate the Animal Enterprise Protection Act", which is basically a US version of Section 145 SOCPA, to "conspire to interfere with contractual relationships so as to harm animal research organisation", although much broader to protect all animal abusing industries from democractic protest and criticism.

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Raymond James & Staples Demos In DC

24-07-2008 09:45

DC Continues to Hammer Raymond James and Staples
Video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E1ZLmXWstQQ
Friday, July 11, 2008

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NYC Focus on Major HLS Investors

24-07-2008 09:33

Following Divestiture of Eagle Asset WAR Focuses on H Partners & Spark
OPERATION IX3: Institutional Investor Insanity Continues, Saturday, July 19. 2008

Demo #1: Usman Nabi - HLS Investor - H Partners
Video:

http://youtube.com/watch?v=U4DtotjmdoE

Demo #2: Peter Laventhol - HLS Investor - Spark LP
Video:

http://youtube.com/watch?v=OqB_Fh0fp74

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2 Years for Rescuing Dog, ALF Rescue More Animals in Retaliation

23-07-2008 19:20

Woman Sentenced to 2 Years for Rescuing Dog, “Terrorists” Rescue More Animals in Retaliation

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HLS Supplier Staples Targeted in the Midwest

23-07-2008 14:43

On Monday, July 14th, activists left over ninety "Staples kills" fliers throughout the Staples store in Terre Haute, Indiana at 125 Davis Avenue. Soon after, on Tuesday, July 23rd, activists left over 120 "Staples kills" fliers throughout a Staples store in Chicago, Illinois at 711 West Jackson Boulevard.

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SHAC Morning Demo At AstraZeneca

23-07-2008 14:40

Before today it had been ages since the last earlybird demo in London. Even with only 3 people, arriving at 8:00am at AstraZeneca to greet all the workers as they arrived. We simply picketted the building, handing out leaflets and holding placards. The staff of AZ don't often get a chance to get a leaflet because the security staff shuffle them out the back door at leaving time if there is a demonstration in progress.

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Action Alert: HLS Shareholder - Old Mutual

20-07-2008 01:51

Eagle Asset dump all 500,000 blood money shares in Huntingdon Life Sciences'
Next Target: Old Mutual, one of HLS' largest investors with 150,000 shares
For information about the campaign to close HLS in the UK see

http://shac.net

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HLS Financial Allies & AstraZeneca Protests in London

19-07-2008 23:18

On the back of the brilliant news that Raymond James (Eagle Asset Management) had sold their 500,000 odd shares in HLS, the day started with a letter from them confirming this. This was a fantastic result after only approximately 2 weeks and 5 demonstrations. HLS's shareholders predominantly exist solely in the United States, so shareholder targets in the UK are few and far between. However, just 5 minute walk from Raymond James is Old Mutual, of 2 Lambeth Hill. Old Mutual own a company called Acadian Asset Management who have about 15,000 shares in HLS.

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Operation IX3 In NYC Continues

18-07-2008 10:55

July 12th report

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Eagle Asset Dumps All HLS Shares

17-07-2008 21:23

LSR Shares: 523,079 | Value: $14,175,000 | Ownership: 4.13%

ALL GONE!

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Raymond James Protest after SHAC march

16-07-2008 13:38

We were passing through the city of London's square mile and decided to do a spontaneous demo...

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Swedish Activists Protest Outside Bayer

16-07-2008 13:35

Last Thursday, 10th July, a group of activists set out to inform the neighbours of Bayer Cropscience in Staffanstorp, Sweden. The company is being targeted by animal rights activists because of their involvement with Huntingdon Life Sciences. The site in Staffanstorp has been protested several times and now we thought we'd do some educational work.

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SHAC Report from Demo in Peterborough

16-07-2008 00:07

On Saturday 12th July, we held a march through Peterborough, followed by the demo outside HLS, Alconbury, Cambs.

Pictures:

http://indymedia.org.uk/en/2008/06/401604.html (scroll past a few additions)

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Statement from Josh Harper of the SHAC 7

14-07-2008 15:50

Josh Harper wrote this letter to the attendees of the Let Live conference in Portland, OR. Harper is one of the SHAC 7, and is currently in prison on “animal enterprise terrorism” charges. It was read at the opening session of the conference.