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SPEAK: National Demo 24th July

abstrACT | 23.07.2004 17:37 | Animal Liberation

The animal torture centre currently under construction in Oxford is the latest attempt by the university and its friends in this vivisection-obsessed Government to make the UK the new animal abuse capital of Europe. The Oxford University hierarchy like those at Cambridge have sought to use lies and deceit in a bid to hide the truth behind their plans for an expansion of animal experimentation at the university. The new building will host suites of labs and be open to 'visiting' animal researchers keen to boost their academic credentials or chase ever more lucrative research grants.

Oxford University has a long and disgraceful record of animal research within the walls of its animal labs, animals like the 'Oxford Two' who have spent their entire lives in the sterile world of a university vivisection lab. These two rhesus macaque monkeys had parts of their brains removed when they were just five years old, ten years later they were still being used by Oxford University scientists in a battery of pointless and utterly worthless experiments.

The site currently under construction on South Parks Rd sits next to the Dept of Experimental Psychology the place where the 'Oxford Two' were last known to be. This place of animal suffering will be connected to the new centre via a covered walkway. Those who provide funding and labour for the new lab have entered into a contract for which the price to be paid by the animal victims counts for nothing.

The animal rights movement has already achieved amazing victories against those who show contempt for sentient life. NOW countless thousands of yet to be born animals that will fill the concrete and steel structure that Oxford University is building deserve our total commitment in making sure that this savage dawn never becomes a reality.

Come to Oxford on Saturday 24th July and make your voice heard, do not let the blind prejudice and arrogance of a few condemn thousands like the 'Oxford Two' to a life of fear and pain. SPEAK out for real science, SPEAK out for compassion and SPEAK OUT for the voiceless. STOP THE OXFORD ANIMAL LAB - NOW.

Meet 12-noon on Saturday 24th July 2004
at Carfax Tower,
Junction of Cornmarket St and High St,
Oxford City Centre.
ACT NOW - BEFORE IT'S TOO LATE - TOGETHER WE CAN WIN!

Website: www.speakcampaigns.org.uk
Email:

info@speakcampaigns.org.uk

abstrACT

Comments

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Disclaimer from the other SPEAK

23.07.2004 20:13

Both SPEAK and SPEAK (formerly SPEAC) are aware that there is a conflict between the names of two different activists group. This event is not supported by SPEAK, the Student Christian Justice network. While they don't support the Oxford Labs and so forth, they would rather people not get too confused and think that the two groups are connected.

(On behalf of SPEAK national office...)

Rebel W

SPEAK - A front for animal liberation terrorists

25.07.2004 13:59

I went and supported SPEAK at their demonstration yesterday however after talking to others who were marching with me, I learnt that SPEAK is being controlled by several individuals who have links to extremist groups. SPEAK is being used as a front to hide behind the idea that a peaceful campaign is being waged. SPEAK has become an insidious plot to create a diversion and raise funds for animal liberation extremists who get their jollies out of breaking things and messing with people's lives.

Lets support peaceful and non-violent and non-destructive means of demonstration. Give SPEAK the flick, don't give it a penny from your purse or a second of your time.

Cindy

Cindy

26.07.2004 13:38

Cindy you should really spend less time on the net and more time enjoying yourself vivisecting defenceless animals as it is obvious that you are a nark or a fool who has no idea about what SPEAK are about...go and have a bacon sandwich and fuck off!

shac the corrupt

26.07.2004 20:53

what i found most interesting about saturday's march was
the level of anger at the shac leaders amongst the hard core of us.
just like pig farm the leaders are becoming aloof and corrupt.

we all know how they are lapping it up in luxury, all on expenses of course!
when oxford is stopped then speak should take over the shac camapign,inject
some fresh blood into it and be accountable to the rank and file.

all this time and still hls are in business........
makes you wonder if the shac leadership like the status quo, doesn't it?

johnny

Cindy wha?

26.07.2004 21:00

shame you don't want to fight for animal liberation then isn't it?

“He that hath no stomach for the fight let him now depart.”

like J said ... just do it.

BlackSheep

shac

26.07.2004 21:32

Johnny's posting makes sense really.

Any group's leaders get lazy incompetent and aloof
if they ahve been there too long.

That is just human nature.

Maybe it is time for the more effective SPEAK
to take over - for the sake of all AR.

HLS are still there after all!

Activist Scam

29.07.2004 19:14

Cindy, you only got half the truth there.

The real truth is that animal activism is all a scam meant to lure people in to give their personal support and hard earned money to extreme fronts to allow them to fuel their personal needs to feel good about themselves by vilifying and harassing and kicking down others. They have turned activism into an industry, and they make their money by spreading propaganda and lies about legitimate industries. They are not responsible to anyone else except themselves. They spread lies, just as they say the companies and scientists do, but I would say their lies are bigger because they are not responsible to anyone else. Look into the information yourself from both sides, read between the lines, listen to both sides and then see what you tink. The real truth sits somewhere in between.

Think about it, you will see the scam that you have fallen for. But you can fix it, say no to SPEAK, and say no to these scamming activists.

Geoff

Yes to SPEAK and Yes To SHAC

01.08.2004 00:00

Geoff is a troll tosser sent here by the state to try and damn compassionate human beings.

He is an envoy of the circle of infinite human ignorance perpertrated by the state, that seeks to dehumanise and shallow all of us for the state and its lackeys own selfish profit gain.

Ignore this idiot 'Geoff' and go were your heart leads you.

Much love,

Sk8er

Response to Sk8r

03.08.2004 22:25

Sk8r, I am neither a troll nor an agent of the state, I think for myself and do not go in for propaganda from anyone... I look closely at what is happening and think about the facts in a balanced and logical way... maybe more should do too and less should listen to the lies of extremists! Stop stirring, for when you do the real trolls only get angrier!