UK Indymedia

Banner drop against Ciba Vision

14-10-2008 15:34

As we count down to the Scary Science Week of action

http://www.shac.net/action/demos/scary_science, activists in Hampshire have dropped banners near to HLS customer Ciba Vision (Novartis) in Hedge End.

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24 hens freed, barclays, butcher & shops targeted

13-10-2008 15:18

11th-13th September

24 HENS FREED FROM ILLEGAL BATTERY FARM (UK)
BARCLAYS AND BUTCHER SABOTAGED (UK)
EXPLOITIVE SHOPS SEALED SHUT (Mexico)
BARCLAYS CASH POINT GLUED (UK)

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SHAC London Demos Continues Apace

13-10-2008 15:06

Do your bit to support the SHAC UK 8 and get out onto the streets

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ALF cell arrested during direct action.

13-10-2008 12:01

ALF actavists have been arrested attrempting to liberate animals bred for vivisection. They are being held under Burglary and SOCPA charges.

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Police bugged SHAC, but what else did they do?

10-10-2008 12:44

Police have admitted to bugging SHAC, however it's what tehy don't admit to that is more interesting.

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Three have already pleaded Guilty - support the rest

10-10-2008 07:38

The second week of a 3 month trial draws to a close - little support has been shown at the court.

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Novartis Knock Down Day

06-10-2008 12:43

Novartis Knock Down Day is a call for actions against Novartis on Monday, October 27th for being one of Huntingdon Life Sciences’ (HLS’s) largest customers.

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Direct Action; New Zealand, Germany, Mexico, UK, Sweden & Italy

06-10-2008 12:30

LAMBS & CHICKENS LIBERATED (New Zealand)
FUR SHOP ATTACKED WITH BRICKS AND PAINT (Germany)
WINDOWS ETCHED AT HOME OF COCKFIGHTER (Mexico)
GROUSE DEFENDED ON ILKLEY MOOR (UK)
"YOUR LOSS - THEIR FREEDOM" (Sweden)
MULTINATIONALS ATTACKED DURING MARCH MARKING '68 MASSACRE (Mexico)
MINK FARM RAIDED TWICE IN ONE WEEK (Italy)
SHIPMENT TO HLS INTERCEPTED (UK)

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SHAC Newsletter 48 - Out Now!

03-10-2008 15:10

Stop Huntingdon Animal Cruelty: The Global Campaign to Close HLS

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SHAC Global Day of Action - Hampshire

02-10-2008 14:47

For the global day of action, SHAC were busy down in Hampshire naming and shaming those who help keep Huntingdon open, to maim and mutilate 500 animals every single day, especially those on the NYSE. You would think with the current financial crisis the last thing that the NYSE would want is shac on their back, but they haven't dropped HLS yet, so maybe they like our protests?

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Direct Action; UK, Mexico & Sweden

02-10-2008 14:41

27th September - 1st October

HLS CUSTOMER EXEC'S SHINY CAR DAMAGED (UK)
SLOGANS PAINTED AT HLS SUPPLIER (Mexico)
RETURN OF THE LOBSTER LIBERATION FRONT (UK)
STOCKHOLM FUR SHOPS ATTACKED (Sweden)
BURGER KING TARGETED (Mexico)
MORE PAINT, MORE TROUBLE FOR KFC (Mexico)

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SHAC Global Day Of Action-Brum

01-10-2008 21:55

One day,Two Barclays Demos

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Support the SHAC 8

01-10-2008 09:06

SHAC leaders on trial to answer politically motivated charges of blackmail.

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HLS and it's buy to let

30-09-2008 07:41

Buy-to-Let is the issue that is most vulnerable in the current econmic climate.Lenders are looking at all Buy-To-Lets and are putting up interest payments and pulling the plug. HLS have a huge outstanding buy to let. Andrew Baker, CEO of HLS, owns the company that bought HLS property to let it back to them.

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Barclays Demo in Hull

28-09-2008 20:14

After hearing about Barclay's involvement with HLS, we decided to get involved and spread the message about HLS and Barclays. We got some leaflets and posters and went outside our local Barclay (who's also losing me as a customer!)

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HLS & NYSE Shareholders have more protests

28-09-2008 19:32

With the world of finance far calmer than this time last week, our demos did not generate such a big external interest as then, but we were still outside the same companies shaming them for their involvement in the torture of animals inside the razor wire of Huntingdon Life Sciences. We targetted Barclays, Axa and Merrill Lynch to demonstrate against.

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SHAC Netherlands - back in business!

28-09-2008 19:27

Friday, 26th September saw the rebirth of SHAC Netherlands with a full day of protest at HLS customers.

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Direct Action; Venezuela, UK, Italy, Spain & USA

28-09-2008 19:19

23rd-27th September

BULLFIGHTING MONUMENT DEFACED (Venezuela)
CHRISTMAS COMES EARLY FOR 51 TURKEYS (UK)
THOUSANDS OF MINK RUN FREE, FARMERS WORRY ABOUT THEIR FUTURE (Italy)
ALF ATTACK VIVISECTION BREEDER (UK)
FLY FISHERY TARGETED (UK)
MESSAGE LEFT FOR BULLFIGHTER (Spain)
3 BARCLAYS CASHPOINTS GLUED (UK)
OLD TRICKS FOR A NEW DOG (UK)
MCDONALD'S BILLBOARD PAINTBOMBED (USA)
STICKY SITUATION CONTINUES FOR BARCLAYS (UK)
HOME VISIT FOR NOVARTIS VIVISECTOR (UK)
BARCLAYS BANK PAINTED AND GLUED (UK)
DOWN ON THE FARM WITH THE ALF (UK)
ANIMAL TRANSPORTER & FARM VEHICLES WRECKED (UK)
TWO SOUTHERN BARCLAYS VISITED (UK)

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SHACin' Barclays

26-09-2008 19:17

A 2hr demo that brought: complaints and withdrawn accounts :)

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Barclays and Vanguard get HLS protests in DC

24-09-2008 19:16

On Friday, Sep 19, two bottom-feeding investment firms got office demos over their stubborn refusal to divest themselves of puppy-killing, money-losing Huntingdon Life Sciences(HLS).