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'Rabbits' and 'Vivisectors' Support Boycott P&G 2010 in Cambridge

Animal Rights Cambridge | 16.05.2010 11:48 | Animal Liberation | Repression | Social Struggles | Cambridge | World

'Rabbits' and 'Vivisectors' take action a week after the 14th International Day of Action against Proctor and Gamble (P&G).

Chillin' at Tesco...every protest helps!
Chillin' at Tesco...every protest helps!

Vivisector and Victim
Vivisector and Victim

Protesters can be couch potatoes too... even if it is on an abandoned couch
Protesters can be couch potatoes too... even if it is on an abandoned couch

Midnight Pharmacy? Ain't they open any other time?
Midnight Pharmacy? Ain't they open any other time?

Rabbit Dead: from testing or from the shock at the crap Boots' sells? Who knows?
Rabbit Dead: from testing or from the shock at the crap Boots' sells? Who knows?


'Rabbits' and 'Vivisectors' demonstrated at ASDA and Tesco Cambridge (as well as a quick photo call at Boots) to protest the cruelty behind Proctor and Gamble's animal tests. The activists from Animal Rights Cambridge were acting in support of the 14th International Day of Action against Proctor and Gamble (P&G) who are at the centre of a global boycott over their cruel testing of household products .

Proctor and Gamble are responsible for a huge array of products including Herbal Essences, Ariel, Fairy, Bold and even animal food under the label Iams/Eukanuba.

The public was very receptive and all our leaflets were given out. The public don't like animals being abused for washing up liquid – get the hint P&G!

A successful working relationship was established at Tesco where we were prevented from entering the store but security gave up requesting that activists didn't stand in their enclosed entrance.

ASDA was, as ever, more trouble. A protester's finger was slightly grazed by a security guard who works for British Land (who owns the land around ASDA) and a complaint was made. Police have informed the activist that the security man will be arrested.

ASDA in Cambridge has been a problem for peaceful protesters in the past. Although we don't tend to place much confidence in complaints to the police, it is hoped this will make the ASDA site re-think how there security response to peaceful protesters in future.

Boycott Proctor and Gamble:  http://www.boycottpandg.co.uk and  http://www.uncaged.co.uk/pgday.htm

-For a full P&G product list see  http://www.uncaged.co.uk/pgproducts.htm

Animal Rights Cambridge
- Homepage: http://animalrightscambridge.webs.com


Additions

Video up!

17.05.2010 00:31

Thanks Lynn :-)

We have video up now:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P3IuBuvZkRg

Animal Rights Camb


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Awesome

16.05.2010 19:19

You lot are brilliant, great reports. I hope that more groups follow your example

Lynn Sawyer


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