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Evesham woman appears in court
Wednesday, 10 June 2009
An Evesham woman has appeared in court charged in connection with hunt monitoring activities in Berkshire. Lyn Sawyer was arrested during a private drag hunt by the Vale of Aylesbury with Garth and South Berks Hunt. She is charged with failing to leave a field...
Full story: www.eveshamjournal.co.uk

Vegan Environmental Awards
Tuesday, 09 June 2009
The results are in!
Full story: bristol.veganfayre.co.uk/vegan-enviromental-awards-results

6 out of 10 fur farms closed down since 1996
Thursday, 04 June 2009
In the beginning of 2009 there were only 414 fur farms left in Norway. Since the peak year of 1996 is on average 68 fur farms closed down each year. Also the number of members in fur federation has been reduced by over 60% from 1995 to 2007.
Full story: www.dyrevern.no/english

Pig farming exposed
Wednesday, 03 June 2009
Animal Rights Action Network has released breathtaking undercover footage obtained from inside a pig breeding facility in Ireland. The footage made front page headlines in The Irish Sun.
Full story: www.aran.ie

Death knell for hunting ban as police abandon monitoring operations
Friady, 15 May 2009
According to the judgement of the Association of Chief Police Officers, the policing of violent, law-breaking animal abusers is too high. Too high! Something is very, very wrong here.
Full story: http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/politics/article6289896.ece

Belgian city plans 'veggie' days
Tuesday, 12 May 2009
The Belgian city of Ghent is about to become the first in the world to go vegetarian at least once a week.
Starting this week there will be a regular weekly meatless day, in which civil servants and elected councillors will opt for vegetarian meals.
Full story: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/8046970.stm

Trial begins for men accused of freeing mink
Monday, 11 May 2009
SALT LAKE CITY -- The federal trial of two men accused of releasing hundreds of mink from a South Jordan farm began Monday in Salt Lake.
William Viehl and Alex Hall have both pleaded not guilty to charges of damaging and interfering with animal enterprises.
Prosecutors allege the men, both members of the Animal Liberation Front, are responsible for a raid on the McMullin Mink Farm in August 2008.
If convicted, Viehl and Hall could spend up to six years in prison and pay a $350,000 fine.
Full story: http://www.ksl.com/?nid=148&sid=6450905

Fox cub trapped in snare fed by mother
Saturday, 09 May 2009
A fox cub that was trapped in a snare for up to two weeks was kept alive as his mother brought him food each day
Full story: http://nwhsa.wordpress.com/2009/05/09/fox-club-trapped-in-snare-is-kept-alive-by-its-mother/

Animal Protection Repression - Files Prove Political Motivation
Tuesday, 05 May 2009
Chained animal activists in orange Guatanamo-suits staged a protest outside the Austrian Home Office this week to highlight police repression against animal protection campaigners as more documents are revealed and the tide turns on the government...
Full story: http://www.vgt.at/presse/news/2009/news20090505m_en.php

Animal Circus Mentality
Thursday, 30 April 2009
Circus violence. The police are investigating several assaults and threats after protesters were attacked by the Peter Jolly clan. One teenage girl was held down and punched in the face by two men.We cannot go into details at present for legal reasons but demonstrations will continue against this bunch of bullies. If they are violent to protesters what on earth do they do to the animals at their mercy?
Full story: www.indymedia.org.uk

Greyhounds saved
Monday, 20 April 2009
Greyhound racing has lost 500,000 racegoers in the last 5 years ... and last year greyhound breeding fell by 13% resulting in 5000 less dogs being killed. Read the full story...
Full story: www.greyhoundaction.org.uk

Pfizer to pay £50m
Monday, 06 April 2009
Pfizer to pay £50m after deaths of Nigerian children in drug experiment.
Full story: www.independent.co.uk

Circus Thug Charged With Assault
Wednesday, 01 April 2009
The owner of a circus based near Norwich has been charged with an assault alleged to have occurred during a protest about their show. Ryszard Tomaszewicz, 49, who co-owns Circus Mondao, has been charged with assault on an animal rights protestor on Wednesday, March 25.
Full story: www.eveningnews24.co.uk