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UK Animal Liberation Newswire Archive

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oxford uni sacks its lawyer Timothy Lawson-Cruttenden

20-02-2007 23:36

oxford university has sacked its lawyer, Timothy Lawson-Cruttenden, following an abortive attempt to get two activists comitted to prison.

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Antarctica: The Dilemmas of a Stricken Whaling Factory Ship

20-02-2007 16:27

Nisshin Maru in the Ross Sea
The Japanese Government faces tough dilemmas about the best way to move the stricken whale factory ship, the Nisshin Maru, and where best to move it to. The ship remains without engines in the Ross Sea area of Antarctica, damaged by a fire onboard. Strong concerns have been expressed by environmentalists and the New Zealand Prime Minister over the danger of an environmental disaster should the ship's substantial supply of oil leak.

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SPEAK To Field Candidates at General Election

18-02-2007 20:07

SPEAK, the controversial animal rights campaign group that has been actively resisting the building of Oxford University’s new animal research laboratory, has announced that it will be fielding candidates at the next general election in constituencies whose current MP is “outspokenly anti-animal.”

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March against Rigs off Welsh coast

18-02-2007 19:07

On Saturday about 100 people marched through Aberystwyth in protest against the proposed issuing of Licenses to explore for oil in special areas of conservation off the welsh coast.

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Petition Power - Online petitions to PM concerning animals

15-02-2007 22:36

This site is a government website where people can start petitions for the Prime minister to take into account. The anti road charging petition being in the news recently because the government are taking on board that 1.5 million people have signed it and it would therefore be unpopular for them to bring this in. This is a potentially great opportunity for people who care about animals to have their say. It is especially important because the Hunt supporters have a petition to scrap the hunting act 2004, which now has 28,000 signatures. We must show the strength of feeling against hunting and support for the ban being tightened.

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8 anti-fur activists charged under new SOCPA amendment

15-02-2007 20:45

8 charged under new SOCPA amendment

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Invitation au contre sommet Biovision 2007

14-02-2007 14:59

This message is adressed to all people in Europe who want to resist actively GMO’s, cloning, nano-technologies, biometrics, DNA registration, industrial experiments upon animals, BioPatent and more generally agrochemical multinational policy.

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Bernard Mathews given the all clear to ship live birds into exclusion zone

13-02-2007 17:48

It beggars belief that Bernard Mathews was allowed to continue processing poultry at their Suffolk site during the avian influenza crisis, continued exporting to Hungary, and within days of the slaughter of 159,000 birds, were able to ship live birds into the exclusion zone created around the infected site. Yes, it's business as usual.

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Antarctica: Sea Shepherd Ship Holed during Collision with Whaling Ship

12-02-2007 16:50

The Kaiku Maru (in foreground) approaches the Farley Mowat
The Sea Shepherd ship, Robert Hunter, has been holed in its starboard bow, and its port stern section above the waterline, during a collision with the whale spotter ship Kaiko Maru , according to Sea Shepherd's president Paul Watson. No injuries have been incurred by crew on both ships, and neither ship is in danger of sinking. A pod of whales being chased by the Japanese ship escaped.

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'It's safe to eat if cooked properly'

12-02-2007 14:48

What confidence can we have in a diseased food product, when we are assured not to worry, as it is safe to eat if cooked properly? Not eat it, maybe?

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London Hunt Sabs assaulted - footage on you tube + google

11-02-2007 15:14

2 seperate assaults on North + East London Hunt Sabs by Essex Hunt Masters captured on video and used by Granada TV.

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Operation 'Pick'n'Mix' Worcester

11-02-2007 01:34

Op Pick'n'Mix Worcester
Whose streets? Our streets! Built by the working classes for the working classes!

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stop horse slaughter!

10-02-2007 12:05

hlep to stop horses being killed please by signing the online petition via the link:

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Japanese Claims of Injuries are Bogus says Sea Shepherd

10-02-2007 02:22

Antarctic Pirates
Captain Paul Watson, from the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society, has refuted Japanese claims that two whalers were injured during an engagement between the Sea Shepherd vessel 'Robert Hunter' and the 'Nisshin Maru' on Friday. Sea Shepherd activists threw 6 one litre bottles of foul smelling but non-toxic butyric acid to the flensing deck of the 'Nisshin Maru' Whaling Factory Ship.

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Avian influenza

09-02-2007 16:36

Slowly, slowly the true story is emerging.

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Sea Shepherd crew missing in Antarctic waters

09-02-2007 04:00

Sea Shepherd helicopter over the Nisshin Maru
Sea Shepherd found and engaged the Japanese whaling fleet approx. 0530 Friday.
A rigid-hulled inflatable boat, with two crew, has gone missing during the direct action.

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Sea Shepherd Engages Japanese Whalers

09-02-2007 00:29

Forwarded from Sea Shepherd Conservation Society:  http://www.seashepherd.org/

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Hunt Supporter Cautioned for Planting Nail in Mars Bar

08-02-2007 23:28

A Hunt supporter has been cautioned after trying to puncture a tyre with a nail hidden in a Mars bar.

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Huntsman on Assaut Charge

08-02-2007 23:26

Huntsman Anthony Allibone will appear before magistrates charged with assaulting a pensioner.

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PIA Beagle Death Flights

04-02-2007 21:40

Every week frightened animals are flown through Manchester International
Airport destined for a life of hell. Vivisection breeders and laboratories
alike ship animals in the cargoholds of aeroplanes amongst everyday items,
unbeknown to the passengers above.
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