SHAC staged major protests today aimed at both the financiers and customers of Huntingdon Life Sciences.
Starting from Finsbury Square the aim was to march on Europe's financial heartland to get the message across that dealing with HLS "is financial madness". At its finish in America Square a rally was held outside the offices of Cantor Fitzgerald, a major 2005 trader in HLS shares, a trade that as a result of SHAC actions has been pretty much suspended.
Starting from Finsbury Square the aim was to march on Europe's financial heartland to get the message across that dealing with HLS "is financial madness". At its finish in America Square a rally was held outside the offices of Cantor Fitzgerald, a major 2005 trader in HLS shares, a trade that as a result of SHAC actions has been pretty much suspended.
SHAC action at SmithKlineBeecham, West London
A contingent stayed in the City, visiting BigPharma giant Astro Zeneca, the Mauritian Embassy (Mauritius is one of the largest breeders and exporters of primates for vivisection in the world ) and Mauritian travel companies.
Half a dozen minibuses then carried other protesters to venues over London and the Home Counties, targeting HLS's biggest customers. "No Customers - No HLS" is SCAC's stated tactic here.
According to their website : "Huntingdon, in their own documents, say that 10 companies give HLS 45% of their business. These companies kill 81,000 animals at HLS every single year."
Pfizer in Walton Oaks, Novartis in Horsham, Wyeth and Abbot Laboratories in Maidenhead all got a visit from the SHAC squads, and there was a lively presence outside GlaxoSmithKline in Brentford, where around thirty protesters made sure departing employees learned the extent of its involvement.
With the A4 rush hour traffic at a standstill in both directions, passing motorists also had time to read the banners and listen to the chants. Many honked their horns and waved in support.
Although there was a strong police presence throughout, including a sizeable FIT squad, there were no reported arrests (as of 19.15, Friday). A SHAC spokesman commented "they weren't as bad as usual".
A fuller report will be on the SHAC website tomorrow:
http://www.shac.net/
Half a dozen minibuses then carried other protesters to venues over London and the Home Counties, targeting HLS's biggest customers. "No Customers - No HLS" is SCAC's stated tactic here.
According to their website : "Huntingdon, in their own documents, say that 10 companies give HLS 45% of their business. These companies kill 81,000 animals at HLS every single year."
Pfizer in Walton Oaks, Novartis in Horsham, Wyeth and Abbot Laboratories in Maidenhead all got a visit from the SHAC squads, and there was a lively presence outside GlaxoSmithKline in Brentford, where around thirty protesters made sure departing employees learned the extent of its involvement.
With the A4 rush hour traffic at a standstill in both directions, passing motorists also had time to read the banners and listen to the chants. Many honked their horns and waved in support.
Although there was a strong police presence throughout, including a sizeable FIT squad, there were no reported arrests (as of 19.15, Friday). A SHAC spokesman commented "they weren't as bad as usual".
A fuller report will be on the SHAC website tomorrow:
http://www.shac.net/ 
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