World SHAC Newswire Archive

On Friday, August 29th, Activists in DC hit the streets once again, to name and shame companies that do business with Huntingdon "Death" Sciences. Defending Animal Rights Today & Tomorrow (DARTT), paid visits to Barclays office and Staples.

Barclays Demo:  http://youtube.com/watch?v=uRzNtmHOZNM
Staples Demo:  http://youtube.com/watch?v=vyDPbvIpAj4

Friday 29th of August 2008

FRANCE: The return to work of Sanofi's employees

Lewis is a dedicated activist imprisioned in Sweden for minor offences.

After recent attacks against vivisectors who abuse, torture and kill animals inside laboratories in Santa Cruz, California, the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) offered $2500 of donor’s money to add to the reward offered for the arrest of those liberationists who participated in the actions. Only last year People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) was discovered regularly killing healthy, homeless dogs and cats and tossing their bodies in trash dumpsters. Yet millions of people who purport to care about animals send these two organizations tens of millions of dollars every year. Tens of millions of dollars wasted on expensive office buildings, six-figure salaries, millions of trinkets mailed with fundraising letters and ridiculous lettuce costumes; tens of millions of dollars that could be funding a serious struggle for animal liberation.

This year's international animal rights gathering, AR 2008, was held in the beautiful Swedish countryside last week. After four days of inspirational workshops and the sharing of ideas, either "formally" in the barn or informally around the campfire, activists were eager to confront animal abusers in Stockholm. What better target than Novartis!

GREAT NEWS; EXPORT HALTED: Round one is ours, now it's up to all of us to win this campaign and liberate the captured monkeys in the breeding facility in Nepal.

08/23/08 - WAR Focuses on LSR Investor Barclays Global Investors & Staples
08/14/08 - Spark LP Dumped All Shares
08/09/08 - Actions Against Huntingdon Life Sciences
08/06/08 - Vanguard Group Inc. Dumped 93% of their holdings
08/03/08 - WAR Launches Against LSR Investor Barclays Global Investors
07/27/08 - Operation: IX3 Continues at Home of HLS CEO, Novartis Exec & HLS Supplier

Monday, August 18, 2008: AR2008 Conference Attendees Protest Against Huntingdon Life Sciences in Washington DC

Friday, August 15, 2008: Activists Converge on DC Offices of Huntingdon Life Sciences Major Investors

On Aug 24, opponents of Animal torture marched on the homes of Marlene Nicholson, Danial Shapiro, and Jennifer Luray(or Loray), all high-ranking officials of corporations doing business with Huntingdon Life Sciences.

Download audio-Three HLS client execs get home demos:
dc.indymedia.org/usermedia/audio/7/hls_aug_24_mix.mp3

23rd-25th August

104 HENS LIBERATED FROM INTENSIVE FARM (UK)
SMALL ACTIONS FOR ANIMAL LIBERATION (USA)
GLAXO VENDING MACHINE GLUED (UK)
MORE BARCLAYS ATMS SABOTAGED (UK)
BARCLAYS ATM GLUED UP (UK)

State Department PowerPoint on Animal Rights Activism
A PowerPoint presentation, leaked from a division of the State Department, reveals that the government is briefing corporations about animal rights activists and offering “countermeasures” to protect corporate profits.

ACTIVISTS TARGET VIVISECTION BREEDER (Mexico)
HUNDREDS OF MINK RELEASED FROM CAGES (USA)
LOCKS GLUED AT 10 MEAT MARKETS (Mexico)
BUTCHER SHOPS, EGG DISTRIBUTOR PAINTED (Mexico)

Over twenty people demoed in Washington DC this weekend at the homes and offices of HLS collaborators.

September issue of the latest anti-speciesist, anti-capitalist, abolitionist direct action news is out now.

We'd also like to remind everyone that the Carnival Against Vivisection is next month in solidarity with Sean Kirtley. Don't forget to make flags and banners etc, or see the link below to buy flags from RoC.

Check out our press release:  http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2008/07/403927.html

Friday 15th August

A group of about 15 activists met at 11am to start the day of demonstrations against the allies of HLS. Barclays was first, second and third on the list.

Thursday 14th August

On the same day: Protest against monkey export in Belgium  http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2008/08/406777.html

Once again on the doorstep of the Belgian embassy of the island of Mauritius, in solidarity with Shac prisoner Dan Amos  http://myspace.com/supportdan

Dan has had the news that hopefully in 5 weeks he will be moved to HMP Winchester for the start of the trial (which is not essential that he goes to). He will then stay at HMP Winchester for the remainder of his prison sentence, which is brilliant considering HMP Exeter is at least 150 miles from any of his friends and family.

7th-13th August

RABBITS RESCUED FROM BREEDER (Italy)
TROUBLE FOR BARCLAYS (UK)
RETURN VISITS TO RESTAURANTS (Mexico)
MCDONALDS TAGGED (USA)
ATTACK ON FOIE GRAS RESTAURANT (UK)
BARCLAYS CASHPOINT GLUED (UK)
HLS SUPPLIER'S VAN GLUED SHUT (UK)
PET STORE FORCED TO CLEAN UP ANOTHER MESS (Mexico)
WINDOWS BROKEN AT FISHERMEN'S SHELTER (Spain)
THOUSANDS OF PHEASANTS ESCAPE FROM FARM (Italy)
FUR SHOPS PAINTED, LOCKS GLUED (Estonia)

July 17th, London. Campaigners returned again to the Nepalese embassy in London in support of the week of action against the export of monkeys from
Nepal to research labs in the USA.