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UK Animal Liberation Newswire Archive

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Circus Hollywood & York Riding School - Alliance of Cruelty

15-04-2008 17:48

York Riding School are going to be letting Circus Hollywood, who use animals in acts, use their land for performing.

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Actions against; GM, fur & circus

14-04-2008 22:38

80 FUN FAIR POSTERS DESTROYED (Russia)
ALF & Angry Wild Boars...

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S.T.O.P. will be orgainsing a protest against the MRC displays in Camden

13-04-2008 00:23

S.T.O.P. will be holding a demonstration aginst the MRC displays to be held in Camden {Somers Town} . We intend to take down the displays and let these arrogant scum know that we DO NOT want the lab or their people on OUR estate. It is OUR land.

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Armed Canadian Coast Guard Storms Sea Shepherd Ship and Arrests Crew

12-04-2008 22:17

The Sea Shepherd ship the 'Farley Mowat' has been stormed by armed Coast Guard

At 0700 Hours (PST) and 1100 Hours Atlantic time the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society vessel Farley Mowat was attacked by officers from two Canadian Coast Guard icebreakers the Des Groseilliers and the Sir Wifred Grenfell. Captain Alex Cornelissen informed the boarders that the Farley Mowat is a Dutch registered ship in international waters and that Canada had no legal right to restrict the free passage of the vessel through international waters. The ship was in the Gulf of St. Lawrence well beyond the Canadian twelve mile territorial limit. It has been reported that both the 1st officer and the captain of the ship have been arrested and will be brought before a court in Sydney, Canada. According to Federal Fisheries Minister Loyola Hearn, the "safety and security" of the sealers is the government's main focus and the seizing of the Sea Shepherd vessel will ensure a "safe and orderly" seal hunt. Last week, the same Mr. Hearn announced that Canada would lay charges against the captain and first officer of the anti-sealing vessel for coming too close to the seal hunt.

Captain Paul Watson was speaking by phone with Farley Mowat communications officer Shannon Mann when he heard the voices of men screaming for the crew to fall to the floor. The men carried guns according to Mann and could be heard by Captain Watson threatening the Farley Mowat’s crew. As Captain Watson was speaking with Shannon Mann, the Satellite phone went dead and nothing more has been heard from the Sea Shepherd crew. The Farley Mowat was documenting violations of the humane regulations and gathering proof that the seals were being killed in an inhumane manner. The Sea Shepherd Conservation Society is assuming that the video tapes will be seized by the Canadian authorities. There are 17 crewmembers onboard the Dutch registered Farley Mowat from the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, France, Sweden, South Africa, Canada and the United States.

Also on the newswire: Canada To Charge Sea Shepherd Crew For Documenting Seal Hunt | Sea Shepherd Crew Attacked By Mob Of Seal Hunters | Interview With Captain Onboard Sea Shepherd Ship On Current Seal Hunt | Canadian Coast Guard Rams Sea Shepherd Ship (twice) | Sea Shepherd Moves In On Canadian Seal Slaughter

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Direct action targeting fur & hunting

12-04-2008 01:08

"PAINT PANTHERS" VISIT DONNA KARAN (USA)
COMMUNIQUE RELEASED FROM FUR FARM RAID (Spain)
RABBIT FARMER ATTACKED (Italy)
HUNT SCUM MAKE IT EASY (UK)

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Islington council kept in dark over "Death Lab" on border with Camden.

11-04-2008 14:41

We contacted Islington council who it appears have not been informed by Camden council {or anyone else} about the plans for "The World's largest ever, highest level, virus containment facility and animal testing lab" to be built in Kings Cross on the Camden side just a few footsteps from the border with Islington. We wonder, what contingency plans, if any have been drawn up in the event of terror attack or virus leak at the site, scene of 7/7 and 21/7 bombings. Foot and Mouth disease was a govt lab leak.

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Novartis - Allergenic Asthma Applied to Rats

11-04-2008 12:34

This information campaign is dedicated to the victims of Novartis AG: Gunned-down Brazilian farmers - Tortured, maimed and killed animals in labs - Victims of sexual exploitation by the management - Africans left to die for profit - Patients poisoned and killed with harmful drugs - Babies fed with unhealthy food

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Villages against new hunt kennels

10-04-2008 07:30

A parish council has ignored villages objections to an application to build new kennels for a hunt. Story as reported in Shropshire Star

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Stop Grouse Shooting on Ilkley Moor - Before it starts

09-04-2008 18:35

Ilkley Moor has been free of guns and shooting for the past decade, but Bradford Council are set to change this and are considering re-issuing licenses for local shoots to use the public-moorland for their disgusting 'sport'.

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CamdenLondon UK Animal Testing Lab - Control Development Committee

08-04-2008 19:57

Some of you know about the attempts to build the world's largest ever, highest level, virus containment facility and animal testing lab on a Camden council house estate.
This will be put before a Control Development Committee.
Usually only ten people can speak at such meetings.

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Action against; vivisection, hunting, fishing and leather

07-04-2008 19:49

B&K UNIVERSAL SUPPLIER TARGETED (UK)
HUNTING SCHOOL PAINTED, CARS VANDALIZED (Germany)
ACTIONS AGAINST FISHING AND LEATHER (Germany)

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HLS worker escapes driving ban

07-04-2008 16:17

HLS worker escapes driving ban

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Olympic Torch Relay: Heated Arguments in Trafalgar Square

07-04-2008 14:16

Neither Fingers nor Minds quite met
After the torch had left there were arguments in Trafalgar Square between Chinese supporters of the Olympics and human rights demonstrators.
Pictures copyright (C) 2008, Peter Marshall. All rights reserved.

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Canada To Charge Sea Shepherd Crew For Documenting Seal Hunt

07-04-2008 09:54

The slaughter of the baby harp seals has been condemned around the world

Canadian Minister of Fisheries and Oceans Loyola Hearn has decided to charge the Captain and 1st Officer of the Sea Shepherd ship Farley Mowat with the "crime" of approaching too close to a seal slaughter without permission from the Minister.

The Sea Shepherd argues that their vessel has "right of free passage" through the waters they have been navigating in: "The problem for Hearn is that the Farley Mowat is a Dutch registered yacht not engaged in economic activity navigating with the right of free passage as allowed by International Maritime law in waters beyond 12 miles of Canada. .. If the Canadian government forcefully boards a Dutch registered ship in international waters that will not be looked on very kindly in Europe. If they actually arrest two Europeans for the "crime" of documenting a seal being skinned alive, that will not play very well in Amsterdam, Stockholm or London or Paris."

Also on the newswire: Sea Shepherd Crew Attacked By Mob Of Seal Hunters | Interview With Captain Onboard Sea Shepherd Ship On Current Seal Hunt | Canadian Coast Guard Rams Sea Shepherd Ship (twice) | Sea Shepherd Moves In On Canadian Seal Slaughter

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Charity Gig (in aid of the sea shepherd)

07-04-2008 09:27

Audio Gig Poster
Nottingham Animal Rights presents its first fundraiser gig.

In aid of everyones favorite Pirates the Sea Shepherd.

the gig starts at 7pm on the 21st May at Junction 7 (canning circus) and will feature 5 good Nottingham bands.

Verbal Warning
www.myspace.com/verbalwarningpunk

Rebel Soul Collective
www.myspace.com/rebelrebelrebel

Synat
www.myspace.com/synatmusic

Manichae
www.myspace.com/manichae

Martin the Livewire
www.myspace.com/martinthelivewire

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Sea Shepherd Crew Attacked By Mob Of Seal Hunters

06-04-2008 18:01

Police standing around while sealers cut rope

Sea Shepherd Conservation Society’s ship, the Farley Mowat, was attacked this morning by a mob of 30-40 angry fishermen. The attack took place while berthed in the French islands of St. Pierre and Miquelon. The Farley Mowat was berthed in St. Pierre to transfer video footage of the Canadian seal slaughter onto shore and await the resumption of the slaughter, which was temporarily suspended after the death of four sealers.

Tensions quickly escalated in St. Pierre as the growing mob hurled rocks, threats, and insults at crew members of the Farley Mowat. Cameraman Simeon Houtman was assaulted by an axe-wielding fisherman after stepping onshore to film the incident. "The fisherman raised the axe above his head with one arm and tried to knock Simeon back with his other. Simeon jumped back onto the ship just before the mob threw our gangplank into the water," said Peter Hammarstedt, First Officer of the Farley Mowat.

Also on the newswire: Interview With Captain Onboard Sea Shepherd Ship On Current Seal Hunt | Canadian Coast Guard Rams Sea Shepherd Ship (twice) | Sea Shepherd Moves In On Canadian Seal Slaughter

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They shoot horses, don’t they?

06-04-2008 14:38

174 horses have died on British race tracks in one year. Three deaths at the latest "Grand" National Race. This does not include those killed away from the racing arena.

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Until All Are Free TV: Now Online

05-04-2008 22:20

The channel features direct action from the animal liberation movement, free subscription, unlimited access & free downloads:  http://www.untilallarefree.tk

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ALF cell demands autonomous zones for Wild Boar.

05-04-2008 13:56

With recent mainstream press activity focussing on either the elimination or heavy handed management of wild boar populations in the UK. The call for wilderness areas for boar to live freely has begun.

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MRC etc plan a public display and interaction mid April. Contact MRC.

04-04-2008 21:54

The MRC are planning a public display and interaction with the people of Camden / London in mid April in order to convince the people that live there that a virus containment facility / animal torture lab instead of the homes needed there {Gordon Brown promises} are a "good idea". This will be built on a Camden council estate - somers Town. The MRC plans have also been criticised recently at government level.

We are looking forward to it.

contact  hala.patel@headoffice.mrc.uk for more details

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