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Protests at animal-lab workers' homes, Berkeley

Animal Liberation Press Office | 12.06.2008 00:04 | Animal Liberation | World

Officials have been trying to keep it quiet, but 24 UC Berkeley researchers and seven staffers have been harassed by animal rights activists in recent months, in some cases having their homes or cars vandalized.

"What they all have in common is that they all work in animal research," UC Berkeley spokesman Robert Sanders said of the targeted employees. In several instances, the activists have shown up outside researchers' homes in the middle of the night with bullhorns and chanting, "Animal killers." Sometimes they have scrawled slogans on the sidewalk in chalk.

On more than one occasion, rocks have been thrown through the researchers' windows and their cars have been scratched up. "Sometimes (the activists) go up to the door," Sanders said...

According to UC, there have been 20 reports of damage to researchers' homes in Berkeley, Oakland and El Cerrito since August, including seven broken house windows and three vandalized cars.Thirteen researchers have been harassed on more than one occasion, authorities said. One researcher, who studies how cat brains work for epilepsy research, has reported seven incidents at his home.

No specific group has been identified as being behind the harassment. The actions appear to be coordinated through an animal rights Web site that includes photos of researchers, descriptions and photos of their experiments, plus their home addresses and phone numbers - along with the disclaimer, "Please keep communications with the individuals legal and nonthreatening."

However, it doesn't appear that activists are always following those instructions.

"As you can imagine," he added, "some of these faculty members are pretty freaked out."

By the time the cops show up, the protesters are usually gone. As a result, there have been no arrests - only an occasional citation issued for disturbing the peace.

Officials have been trying to keep the protests quiet, in part out of concern that publicity will only cause more incidents and an escalation in violence. At UCLA, animal rights protests have included attempted firebombings and one instance in which a researcher's home was flooded with a garden hose.

Looking at the numbers, it's pretty clear that keeping things quiet in the press hasn't toned down the protesters much.

Animal Liberation Press Office
- Homepage: http://animalliberationpressoffice.org

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The article sounds as if it was written by a vivisector

12.06.2008 16:17

The article above sounds as if it was written by a vivisector

At UC Berkeley primates have been held without water in restraining chairs.

At UC Davis, public outrage ended the breeding of primates at the San Diego Zoo
for lives of hell upstate.

At UCLA vivisection continues as well

Under the guise of helping tsunami victims, UC Davis vets were in India
scouting for primates

Hanuman Shakti
- Homepage: http://www.worldanimalnet.org


Stop Cal Vivisection Website

09.07.2008 02:34

Check out the Stop Cal Vivisection website and take lawful action against the UC Berkeley murderers. 40,000 animals are currently caged and being exploited at the university. They are currently building a new lab that would increase the animal facilities by 70 percent.

The site is at www.pixelexdesign.com/stopcalvivisection

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