15 activists held a day of action in Leeds with a number of successes.
After the demonstration was called off outside Ryan Vintage following their removal of all fur, other companies involved in animal abuse had protests outside their premises.
First off was Chino Latino who sell foie gras and continue to be ignorant to the cruelty they are supporting. The front of the restaurant was covered with chanting protesters, holding banners and placards and condemning foie gras, so the restaurant decided to lock up for lunch losing all their customers. Hundreds of leaflets were given to passers by, many of which were sickened by the cruelty involved in the production of this 'delicacy'.
Last year, Next One Leathers removed fur from sale after pressure was put on their landlords but over the past two days NARA store spotters have reported a number of fur coats going back on sale. Someone spoke to the shop's owner who just lied and made excuses to try and justify their sale of fur. Following this, campaigners went to hold a protest at the store where the floor inside the arcade was covered with leaflets and the owner decided to try and hit people with a pole. Chants of "Fur Trade, Death Trade" filled the arcade and made a scene, letting everybody around know about Next One Leather's involvement in animal abuse. Security guards then evicted the protesters, who marched through and out of the arcade, chanting and giving leaflets to everybody at other shops around.
Following this, campaigners moved onto Staples who are involved with HLS and have been spotted sending unmarked vans into the labs. Leaflets were given out to their customers, some of which turned away, and everybody around was told about the the cruelty of HLS - from the wild caught primates to the punching of puppies.
Next stop was the Covance CRU just up the road from Staples. Covance have funded experiments at HLS for a number of years, as well as torturing animals in their own laboratories. Despite many studies there being conducted on a weekend, the site was quite empty but the small amount of staff there were told about HLS and Covance over the megaphone.
Sam's Chop House was next and a police helicopter was hovering over, trying to follow the protests. The manager at Sam's said he wouldn't be selling foie gras as of Feb 14th and would issue a statement to confirm so.
After this, Malmaison removed foie gras off the menu and said to speak to Head Office for a policy.
Campaigners spoke to the manager at Salt's Deli (at which point it was closing time) and he refused to take foie gras from sale in the shop so regular protests will be organised to oppose the store's support for animal cruelty soon.
After this, it was back to Chino Latino for their evening meal and many customers turned away and others were given leaflets.
NARA thanks everyone who came along and will be organising further protests shortly.
After the demonstration was called off outside Ryan Vintage following their removal of all fur, other companies involved in animal abuse had protests outside their premises.
First off was Chino Latino who sell foie gras and continue to be ignorant to the cruelty they are supporting. The front of the restaurant was covered with chanting protesters, holding banners and placards and condemning foie gras, so the restaurant decided to lock up for lunch losing all their customers. Hundreds of leaflets were given to passers by, many of which were sickened by the cruelty involved in the production of this 'delicacy'.
Last year, Next One Leathers removed fur from sale after pressure was put on their landlords but over the past two days NARA store spotters have reported a number of fur coats going back on sale. Someone spoke to the shop's owner who just lied and made excuses to try and justify their sale of fur. Following this, campaigners went to hold a protest at the store where the floor inside the arcade was covered with leaflets and the owner decided to try and hit people with a pole. Chants of "Fur Trade, Death Trade" filled the arcade and made a scene, letting everybody around know about Next One Leather's involvement in animal abuse. Security guards then evicted the protesters, who marched through and out of the arcade, chanting and giving leaflets to everybody at other shops around.
Following this, campaigners moved onto Staples who are involved with HLS and have been spotted sending unmarked vans into the labs. Leaflets were given out to their customers, some of which turned away, and everybody around was told about the the cruelty of HLS - from the wild caught primates to the punching of puppies.
Next stop was the Covance CRU just up the road from Staples. Covance have funded experiments at HLS for a number of years, as well as torturing animals in their own laboratories. Despite many studies there being conducted on a weekend, the site was quite empty but the small amount of staff there were told about HLS and Covance over the megaphone.
Sam's Chop House was next and a police helicopter was hovering over, trying to follow the protests. The manager at Sam's said he wouldn't be selling foie gras as of Feb 14th and would issue a statement to confirm so.
After this, Malmaison removed foie gras off the menu and said to speak to Head Office for a policy.
Campaigners spoke to the manager at Salt's Deli (at which point it was closing time) and he refused to take foie gras from sale in the shop so regular protests will be organised to oppose the store's support for animal cruelty soon.
After this, it was back to Chino Latino for their evening meal and many customers turned away and others were given leaflets.
NARA thanks everyone who came along and will be organising further protests shortly.
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NARA...
10.02.2008 15:09
It would help people know who you are straight away...
ARA UK
P.S
10.02.2008 15:11
Great to hear things are forming back together in the north though.
Same
Good day
10.02.2008 17:59
Jake
Contact Staples
10.02.2008 20:14
Stationary supplier Staples (www.staples.co.uk) has been caught sneaking into HLS in unmarked vans. This shady kind of behaviour means they clearly do not want the public shame of helping the Huntingdon poisoning factory.
Huntingdon Life Sciences (HLS) are the largest contract testing lab in Europe. They kill 500 animals a day in tests for products such as weedkiller, food colourings and drugs. Huntingdon Life Sciences have been exposed at least 5 times for disgusting animal cruelty and rule breaking.
Stop Huntingdon Animal Cruelty was set up in 1999 with the sole aim of closing HLS down. SHAC campaigns for the closure of HLS using evidence obtained in five undercover investigations at their different laboratories in the UK and USA.
HLS workers have been caught on film punching puppies in the face, simulating sex with animals in their care, cutting open primates while they are still alive and falsifying experiments to get products on the market. We can also prove that HLS workers have been caught drunk at work and dealing drugs at the labs.
Huntingdon Life Sciences have a criminal record from a British court of law for breaking the Companies' Act. They are the only UK laboratory to ever have their licence revoked by the government.
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Take Action
Contact Staples urgently and tell them you will boycott them whilst they support animal cruelty. Let them know about Huntingdons appalling track record for animal cruelty, either in your own words or in the sample email provided below!
Remember to please keep all correspondence informative and polite at all times.
Write to them
Staples Delivery Ltd,
PO Box 732,
Doncaster,
DN3 1WR
Telephone them
UK: 0844 546 6666
US: 1-800-378-2753
Email Them [Each Block Separately]
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SAMPLE LETTER:
Dear Sir/Madam,
It has come to my attention that Staples has been delivering goods into Huntingdon Life Sciences, (HLS), Woolley Road, Alconbury, Huntingdon.
HLS is Europes largest animal testing facility and has the most appalling track record for animal cruelty. They are the only facility to have had their licence to perform animal tests revoked by the Government after being exposed for horrific acts of animal cruelty.
They were most famously exposed in 1997 by channel four when they went undercover, and filmed beagle puppies being swung and punched, as well as staff incompetence and sloppy procedures. One recent expose in 2005 details the experience of two women who worked in the beagle unit at HLS. Nothing has changed and cruelty and violence is still common place.
Please visit this link to read the full report:
HLS are also currently involved in a lawsuit in America amidst claims of racism, and allegations that a senior scientist was sacked after refusing to falsify data for tests.
I do not wish to support a company that supports such cruelty in anyway and have made the decision to boycott Staples until they stop supporting HLS, and I shall make sure I tell everyone I know about Staples and HLS.
Thank you for your time, and I hope you decide to make an ethical decision and boycott HLS.
Sincerely,
[INSERT YOUR NAME HERE]
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Singh Skips Terminates HLS Contract (02/02)
SHAC National March & Rally 2008 - World Day for Lab Animals (01/02)
HLS Supplier Exposed: Singh Skips (30/01)
Antares Pharma Drops HLS (27/01)
SMASH HLS
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11.02.2008 00:46
Shacer
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