West Yorkshire Animal Rights Group Statement on Fascism
West Yorkshire Animal Rights Group | 31.10.2009 01:03 | Animal Liberation | Anti-racism
It has come to our attention that a new 'group', or more like defamatory blog, has been formed name 'Keep Fascists Out of Animal Rights' (
http://keepthefascistsoutofanimalrights.blogspot.com) and in response we post the following statement:
Evidence suggests that the said group and blog, named above, has been formed by certain members of the Metropolitan Police, namely those who run the anti-animal rights blog SHAC Watch ( http://www.shacwatch.blogspot.com) in a desperate attempt to slander the growing global animal rights movement and therefore we are not willing to accept its legitimacy. Furthermore, meetings named on the said site have been named at places which are non-existant.
Animal Rights groups in Yorkshire have long since had strong links, since the 1980's, with anti-fascist organisations locally and nationally and the same still stands for certain.
We will not accept in our group, or deal with anybody or organisation, who is known to us to be racist, sexist, homophobic or fascistic in any context and if indeed they approach us to get involved we will inform them of such a decision.
Animal Rights and Anti-Fascim go on par with each other, they are struggles which work hand-in-hand and as such cannot be differentiated as a matter of need as both are vital to the cause of humanity and species. No forms of oppression are acceptable; be that based on race, gender, orientation or species.
We most certainly hope this strongly defines our stance on such issues and, as a group, we are actively involved in various anti-fascist demonstrations and will most certainly continue to support our comrades at groups such as AntiFa in standing up to bigots such as the British National Party (BNP), National Front (NF), British People's Party and English Defence League (EDL).
On the subject of police-informant Matthew Gibbons, it is a commonly known fact that he is no-longer involved in the animal rights movement, as is the case with others featured on the 'Keep Fascists Out of Animal Rights' blog and had activists locally known about his links with the English Defense League (EDL) he would most certainly be told to get 'on his bike'. However, now he has been exposed as both a police informant and fascist, we will not (and have not) had any involvement with both himself and his continued partner.
WEST YORKSHIRE ANIMAL RIGHTS GROUP
http://keepthefascistsoutofanimalrights.blogspot.com) and in response we post the following statement: Evidence suggests that the said group and blog, named above, has been formed by certain members of the Metropolitan Police, namely those who run the anti-animal rights blog SHAC Watch (
http://www.shacwatch.blogspot.com) in a desperate attempt to slander the growing global animal rights movement and therefore we are not willing to accept its legitimacy. Furthermore, meetings named on the said site have been named at places which are non-existant. Animal Rights groups in Yorkshire have long since had strong links, since the 1980's, with anti-fascist organisations locally and nationally and the same still stands for certain.
We will not accept in our group, or deal with anybody or organisation, who is known to us to be racist, sexist, homophobic or fascistic in any context and if indeed they approach us to get involved we will inform them of such a decision.
Animal Rights and Anti-Fascim go on par with each other, they are struggles which work hand-in-hand and as such cannot be differentiated as a matter of need as both are vital to the cause of humanity and species. No forms of oppression are acceptable; be that based on race, gender, orientation or species.
We most certainly hope this strongly defines our stance on such issues and, as a group, we are actively involved in various anti-fascist demonstrations and will most certainly continue to support our comrades at groups such as AntiFa in standing up to bigots such as the British National Party (BNP), National Front (NF), British People's Party and English Defence League (EDL).
On the subject of police-informant Matthew Gibbons, it is a commonly known fact that he is no-longer involved in the animal rights movement, as is the case with others featured on the 'Keep Fascists Out of Animal Rights' blog and had activists locally known about his links with the English Defense League (EDL) he would most certainly be told to get 'on his bike'. However, now he has been exposed as both a police informant and fascist, we will not (and have not) had any involvement with both himself and his continued partner.
WEST YORKSHIRE ANIMAL RIGHTS GROUP
West Yorkshire Animal Rights Group
e-mail:
westyorksanimalrights@hushmail.com
Homepage:
http://www.westyorkshireanimalrights.wordpress.com
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