Animal Rights Update

Hello!

Welcome to the first digest of the Western Animal Rights Network, a
group set up to help coordinate action for animal liberation across
the West. We're sorry if you've already received something similar to
this, we have now updated our mailing list for all those who haven't
got the news.

Below are some upcoming actions for this month, please let us know if
you can make it.

UPCOMING ACTIONS

FRI 10th Greyhound Demo
FRI 10th Demo at Head Office of John Anthony
SAT 11th Day of Action against John Anthony
SAT 11th Hunt sabbing
SAT 18th Hunt ban Anniversary, Sabbing + Benefit Gig in Bristol
FRI 24th Demo against the Badger Cull
SAT 25th March in Oxford against the Lab
SAT 25th Hunt sabbing

REGULAR EVENTS

1.Hunt Sabbing - every Saturday and some weekdays
2.Sequani Demos
3.SPEAK demos
4.SHAC demos

OTHER NEWS


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UPCOMING ACTIONS

FRI 10th GREYHOUND DEMO

We will be having a vigil outside the Glastonbury's Abbey Moor
stadium on Friday 10th February meeting at 6.30pm. The event will
have a Valentines theme and we will have lots of boards with hearts
and photos of greyhounds that are looking for homes locally.

The track manager's have changed their race day from Mondays to
Fridays in an attempt to get more general public to attend.At the
moment the numbers of people attending their race nights are very
low. They are not making a profit and we have had some great media
coverage over the past few months. We continue our campaign until
greyhound racing is stopped!

Contact -  avonandsomersetga@yahoo.co.uk, 07899715216
More info> www.greyhoundaction.org.uk

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FRI 10th DEMO AT JOHN ANTHONY HEAD OFFICE

After huge success with anti fur campaigns - getting 7 shops in
Bristol and Bath to stop selling fur - there is one shop which
continues to (nervouslly) laugh at activists and continue fur sales.
John Anthony is a clothes store based in Bath with shops Bristol and
Bath's town centres who sell rabbit fur.

There will be a demo at the Head Office of John Anthony in Bath from
11am-1pm. Contact Bristol Animal Rights Coalition(BARC) and Bath
Animal Action(BAA).
BAA - 07724077505  bathanimalaction@yahoo.co.uk
BARC - 07724077505  barc@hotmail.co.uk

SAT 11th DAY OF ACTION AGAINST JOHN ANTHONY

Saturday Feb 11th is National Anti-John Anthony Day, protests are
being organised at all of their stores nationwide, including Bristol
and Bath.

Please contact BARC or BAA if you can help. It is vital to make John
Anthony realise that fur is completely unacceptable. Demos will take
place from 11-1pm.

The Bristol store is based opposite H&M near Holland and Barrett in
Broadmead. The Bath store is based at 26-28 High Street.
Contact BARC or BAA, same details as above.
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Sat 18th HUNT SABS BENEFIT

Hunt Saboteurs Benifit @ The Full Moon, Stokes Croft, Bristol.
Saturday February 18th(1 year anniversary on the hunting 'ban'). 8
till late, �5 entry, no entry after 12

A mixture of ska-hardcore-& folk-punk bands will be playing a benefit
for Bristol Hunt Saboteurs, on the anniversary of the hunting 'ban',
Saturday Feb 18th '06.

The line up includes Bristol band Spanner, This System Kills and
Kilnaboy from South Wales, Kalki from South Gloucestershire and local
djs.

The 'ban' on hunting with hounds has had virtually no affect on
hunting and so hunt saboteurs continue to monitor and disrupt their
activities. Info on hunt sabbing can be found on at
www.bbhuntsabs.rbgi.net Please get in touch if you can help with
hunt sabbing.

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Fri 24th DEMO AGAINST THE BADGER CULL

There will be a demonstration against the proposed widespread killing of
badgers on Friday, 24th February at 1.00 pm, Ben Bradshaw's surgery, 26b
Clifton Hill, Exeter. Please bring anything you need to make it a lively demo.

Activists from the West will be traveling to the demo, if you would
like to join us please contact  info@warnetwork.org

More info:  http://www.stopthecull.info/

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Sat 25th MARCH AGAINST THE OXFORD LAB

Transport from the West to Oxford for the Monthly national
demonstrations. There will be transport with details to be confirmed,
please email  info@warnetwork.org expressing your interest for a seat
and we will keep you updated.

More info: www.speakcampaigns.org.uk

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REGULAR EVENTS

1. STALLS

Street stalls are vital in raising funds and awareness. WARN
activists regularly do stalls across the West. If you are free any
day please contact us or your local group and we can take animal
rights issues to the highstreet.

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2. Lack of justice for hunted animals

Hello

As you may realise, the Hunting Act became law almost
a year ago on February 18th 2005. Despite this, the
killing continues, and the general public fails to act
accordingly.

On February 19th 2005(the day after the 'ban'), hunt sabs
from Bristol, Bath, Pewsey Vale and other areas, attended
a hunt meet of the Avon Vale Foxhounds. A fox was killed
that day, and the hunt have been hunting as normal every
single week. This hunt is no exeptoin and just one of many
hunts which continue to kill animals.

Saboteurs from around the West of England & South
Wales have continued to monitor and disrupt these scum
and have saves many hunted animals since the 'ban'.

We may well be a 'nation of animal lovers' but most sab
groups are lucky to get eight sabs out on a Saturday..
It would be nice, as a show of support, if we had some exra
help on the anniversary of the 'ban', February 18th 2006.
And it would be even nicer to get extra regular help.

Contacts:
Bristol Sabs 07724077505
Bath Sabs 07900181683
Pewsey Vale Sabs 07900181683
Stroud Sabs 07791124456
Cirencester Sabs 07900181683
Somerset Sabs  somersetsabs@hotmail.com
Swansea Sabs 01792475092
Newport Sabs 0770815642
Forest Of Dean Sabs 07779584835
Worcester & Birmingham Sabs 07763424892

For other areas contact the Hunt Saboteurs Association on
08454500727

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3.OXFORD DEMOS

Demos in Oxford both randomly and on a Thursday, activists are
wanting to go but there is a lack of transport to get there. If you
can drive please contact us!!!! Email:  info@warnetwork.org

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4.SEQUANI DEMOS

Activists from all corners are being called to demonstrate outside
Sequani vivisection labs in Ledbury every week 'in numbers',
so as to show the West Mercia police force who have recently taken it
upon themselves 'to act on behalf of Sequani Limited', that whatever
'harassment' laws that they may try and pull on us to put an end to the
legitimate demonstrations outside this animal death camp will be
overuled by a majority of compassionate members of the public who wish
to demonstrate their disgust at animal testing!

That means We NEED YOU to be there.

We need to outnumber the police. They cannot arrest
everyone! Even if you do get arrested .. think of the animals in their
cold steel cages, dying or waiting to die, that are relying on me and
you to fight like hell for them! Be prepared.

This will be a crucial demonstration of strength and committment
highlighting our 'right to protest' outside this animal hell hole..
If it doesn't happen, and people just don't bother to attend the demo,
then this could be the end of the weekly protests outside our local
vivisection hell hole Sequani Limited in Ledbury and potentially could
spell the end of the campaign against Sequani Limited.

For the animals, please be there.

More info> Stop Sequani Animal Testing (SSAT)
Web:  http://www.vivisection.info/ssat
Email:  ssat@vivisection.info
SSAT Action Alerts:  http://lists.riseup.net/www/info/ssat

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5.SHAC DEMOS

The second and last Friday of every month there will be demos at key
financial targets in London, which is vital as Huntingdon Life
Sciences are repaying bonds at the end of this year costing millions,
and so pressure needs to be applied. Please contact WARN if you are
interested in going and can offer transport or would be available to
come using a cheap transport e.g. megabus

More info> www.shac.net

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OTHER NEWS

1. New Group: WILTSHIRE GREYHOUND ACTION

If you live in or near the Wiltshire area, and would like to
get involved in campaigning against the dog racing
industry, please get in touch with Wiltshire Greyhound
Action. They will be holding demos outside the Swindon
greyhound stadium, setting up street stalls to educate the
public in various Wiltshire towns and helping Avon &
Somerset Greyhound Action with the campaign against the
Glastonbury dog track.

 wiltsgreyhoundaction@yahoo.co.uk 07931 834283

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2. Hamsters

There are some six-week-old babies and a few adults need homes. Ideally,
adopters will have cages. The hamsters can be brought to you by the
foster person.

Please, ring Gary on 07917 054711 if you can help.

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Western Animal Rights Network
www.warnetwork.org
WARN, PO Box 2575, Bristol, BS4 9AR
Email:  info@warnetwork.org
Tel:07724077505