[Onthebarricades] Animal rights protests, Aug-Sept 2008

[global resistance roundup]

* LEBANON: Donkey race draws protests
* AUSTRALIA: Protests as baby whale killed
* JAPAN - GLOBAL: Protests over cetacean killing
* PHILIPPINES: Drowning of stray dogs protested
* BULGARIA: Dog companions protest neighbour control law
* UK: Ledbury lab protested
* US: Denver - protests against planned killing of dog
* UK: Protests against New Forest horse ban
* US: Anti-HLS protest roundup
* US: DC - activists target Abbott labs
* GERMANY: Protests target vivisection
* US: Protests target HLS investors
* UK: Manchester - Armani fur protest
* AUSTRALIA: Princess faces PETA protest over fur
* UK: Artist hangs from hooks in shark fishing protest
* US: KFC officials face animal rights protests
* GREECE - UK: British bearskin hats protested
* US: PETA target Donna Karan
* US: Cincinatti - nude PETA protest
* US: Tulsa - big cat show protested
* AUSTRALIA: "Chicks" target KFC






http://www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=1&categ_id=1&article_id=95378

Donkey race draws huge crowds, protests over mistreatment of animals
By Mohammed Zaatari
Daily Star staff
Tuesday, August 26, 2008
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Ten donkeys decorated for an annual competition in the southern village 
of Room near Jezzine raced a 100-meter course to the delight of a huge 
crowd on Sunday. But the festivities were interrupted by protesters 
decrying the abuse of donkeys during the race.










http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2008/aug/22/australia.whale?gusrc=rss&feed=networkfront

Abandoned baby whale put down amid protests
• Barbara McMahon in Sydney
• guardian.co.uk, Friday 22 August 2008 10.34 BST

Everyone wanted a happy ending, but it was not to be. A starving 
humpback whale calf that had lost its mother and was trying to suckle 
from yachts in waters off Sydney was put down today, as authorities 
decided that it would not have survived on its own.
The decision was taken by veterinarians and members of various 
government agencies after the condition of the female calf, believed to 
be one or two months' old, deteriorated rapidly. Angry local people, who 
had hoped to save the whale by feeding it artificially, shouted "Shame!" 
as veterinarians administered a sedative in shallow waters.
The 14ft mammal could be seen thrashing about before it quietened. 
Workers were able to hoist it on to a tarpaulin and drag it towards a 
closed tent on the beach where a final lethal injection was administered.
The plight of the young mammal had attracted a huge outpouring of 
sympathy as it roamed between yachts moored in an inlet off Sydney's 
northern shores for the past week, with efforts to save it ranging from 
the practical to the fanciful.
Attempts to lure the calf out to sea in the hope that it would have been 
adopted by a passing pod of whales were unsuccessful, as it turned back 
and continued its fruitless roaming between the moored vessels searching 
for its mother. Hopes that it could be fed artificially were dismissed 
by experts such as Curt Jenner, the managing director of western 
Australia's non-profit Centre for Whale Research, as a logistical 
impossibility.
Hundreds of spectators turned up to see the lonely calf, and several 
Australians brought improvised feeding devices, insisting that the young 
mammal could be saved. The Aboriginal "whale whisperer" Bunna Lawrie, 
who appears in the upcoming film Whaledreamers, sang to the distressed 
mammal and stroked it. An organisation called the Divine Marine Group 
took out a legal injunction to delay the euthanisation, but was not able 
to serve it in time.
Emotions were high as the animal was put down. The National Parks and 
Wildlife Service spokesman John Dengate said the calf was treated with 
dignity and respect by veterinarians but added that the process of 
putting down a large mammal was "distressing and harrowing". Animal 
welfare groups, including the RSPCA, later said that criticism of the 
authorities was unfounded and they were satisfied that everything had 
been done in the calf's best interests.
The carcass of a large whale has been found further down the coast and 
DNA tests will be done to ascertain if the animal was the calf's mother. 
A post-mortem examination will also be carried out on the young mammal 
to ascertain why it became sick.
http://www.justnews.com/news/17339044/detail.html?rss=mia&psp=news
[NOTE: The dogs were later released as a “compromise” after their human 
companion attempted to get the ordinance overturned]
Controversy Brews Over 4 Dogs That County May Euthanize
POSTED: Friday, August 29, 2008
UPDATED: 6:36 am EDT August 31, 2008
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- Julie Roberts is allowed to visit her four 
Siberian huskies 15 minutes a day. Broward Animal Care and Regulation 
took her dogs into custody and under a new Broward County ordinance, the 
dogs could be put to death.
Huskies May Be Put Down For Terrier's Death
"We sympathize with the family and we never meant for any of this to 
happen, but please help me bring my dogs home," Roberts told Local 10's 
Jeff Weinsier.
On Monday, Chloe, Ivy, Dimerland and Champion got out of their Miramar 
house and allegedly attacked and killed a terrier named Tinkerbell.
"These dogs are not running around the neighborhood like a pack of wild 
animals. This was an accident and that will come out if and when a 
hearing occurs," said Roberts' attorney, Jason Wandner
A Broward County ordinance says if a dog kills or seriously harms 
another, it can be put down after that first incident.
On Friday, members of the South Florida Siberian Husky Rescue, an 
organization that helps find homes for abused, neglected and abandoned 
purebred Siberian huskies, protested outside Broward Animal Care and 
Regulation saying the ordinance is unjust.
"State law gives a dog a second chance. If a dog is deemed dangerous and 
then bites someone, it can be destroyed, but Broward has taken that 
away," said Jan Michael Morris, the attorney for South Florida Siberian 
Husky Rescue. "Is this a situation where this family and these dogs lost 
their right to live because of this horrible accident? That's what this 
law suggests."
"They are not vicious animals. They are not dangerous. Everyone in my 
neighborhood knows my dogs. They come to visit my dogs and interact with 
my dogs," Roberts said.
"It's sad for all parties concerned -- for the owners of Tinkerbell, as 
well as for the owners of these dogs, Said Lisa Mendheim of Broward 
Animal Care and Regulation. But that's for a hearing to determine what 
the outcome should be.






http://tursiops.org/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=6519

Activists in 25 cities protest Japan's dolphin and porpoise cull.
lauricedeephd writes "Peaceful protests were held in 25 cities across 
the world on Wednesday calling for an end to the hunting of dolphins and 
porpoises in Japan. Activists in London wore red T-shirts representing 
the blood from the slaughtered animals and chanted, ‘‘Japan stop the 
dolphin hunt’’ outside the Japanese Embassy. Motorists beeped their 
horns in support of the protest, the campaigners said.

The protests were being arranged by Campaign Whale and the Environmental 
Investigation Agency, which claim nearly 20,000 dolphins and porpoises 
are killed by Japan each year.

Japan defends the cull, arguing that strict quotas are set to prevent 
species becoming endangered and all killing is done in as humane a way 
as possible.

For the 2008-2009 season, Japan has issued a catch quota of 16,312 
porpoises. Black and white Dall’s porpoises, known in Japanese as ‘‘ishi 
iruka,’’ are hunted off the northeastern prefectures of Iwate and 
Miyagi, and also off Japan’s northernmost main island of Hokkaido.

Around 2,000 dolphins are also hunted in waters around Taiji in Wakayama 
Prefecture. The dolphin and porpoise meat is sold in shops across Japan.

According to the two groups, the porpoises are killed by hand-thrown 
harpoons in what they call a ‘‘secret’’ slaughter.

The dolphins are first herded into coves at Taiji before pins are 
inserted into their necks. In previous years, local fishermen have tried 
to hide the killing by erecting large canvass sheets.

Speaking to Kyodo News from outside the embassy, Jennifer Lonsdale, EIA 
director said, ‘‘We would like Japan to bring an end to the hunting. It 
is not sustainable and is a demonstration of extreme mismanagement of a 
marine resource. The methods used to kill the animals are completely 
unregulated and there is no oversight.’’

In a statement, Andy Ottaway, director of Campaign Whale, said, ‘‘Unlike 
the larger whales, this secret slaughter continues with little being 
done to stop it. Even the Japanese public is largely unaware that these 
appallingly cruel hunts are taking place.

‘‘Since commercial whaling was banned by international agreement in 
1986, around 360,000 Dall’s porpoises have been killed, that’s a 
porpoise speared every 30 minutes of every day for the past 22 years, 
driving the Dall’s porpoise population to extinction.’’

The porpoises have been hunted in Japan since the 1920s. In the 
mid-1980s the numbers killed increased in order to substitute for the 
lack of striped dolphins, which had been overhunted, and the absence of 
baleen whale meat due to a moratorium on commercial hunting. At its 
peak, Japan killed around 40,000 porpoises.

The scientific committee of the International Whaling Commission has in 
the past called for reductions in the number of porpoises culled and has 
claimed that the current level is ‘‘unsustainable,’’ according to the 
campaigners.

Japan lowered the quota for porpoises in 2007. Some critics have 
questioned why the IWC has made pronouncements on dolphins and porpoises 
when its principal concern should be the regulation of the whaling industry.

Source: http://www.japantoday.com/category/national/"







http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/inquirerheadlines/regions/view/20080914-160508/Group-protests-drowning-of-stray-dogs-in-Cagayan-De-Oro

Group protests drowning of stray dogs in Cagayan De Oro

Philippine Daily Inquirer
First Posted 00:33:00 09/14/2008

Filed Under: Animals, Regional authorities
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Philippines—The Manila-based Animal Welfare 
Coalition (AWC) has assailed the City Pound Office (CPO) here for 
torturing impounded stray animals by drowning them in buckets of water.
Reacting to a story that came out of a local paper here, AWC said CPO 
officials had clearly committed a crime when they approved the drowning 
of the seized dogs.
The CPO is under the supervision of the City Veterinarian’s Office.
Dr. Perla Asis, city veterinarian, confirmed they experimented on 
various ways of killing unclaimed animals since 1996 but added they only 
used drowning once.
Joey Nacalaban, a photojournalist for a local newspaper, said he 
personally witnessed the drowning of at least 10 dogs at the city 
landfill in August.
Nacalaban said he took photos of the procedure.
“The dogs died in about five minutes (after immersion of their heads in 
water). The drowning was done in public,” he said.
Ramona Eliza Consunji, AWC external affairs officer, said the use of 
drowning is prohibited by the Animal Welfare Act (Republic Act No. 8485).
“The City Pound Officer has committed a crime. He should go to jail,” 
Consunji said.
Asis said they only used the method once and employed other means to put 
to sleep animals seized by the CPO.
She said among the methods they used was intra-cranial injection, which 
proved to be risky for staffers.
“One of our staffer lost a finger after a dog bit him while he performed 
the intra-cranial injection,” she said.
Asis said because of this, the CPO—in a bid to stem the spread of 
rabies—has opted to use gas poisoning instead to exterminate unclaimed 
animals.
She said unclaimed animals were put inside an improvised gas chambers.
An average of 25-35 dogs are being gassed on Thursdays using vehicle 
exhaust fumes, she said.
Asked how soon the dogs die, Asis said the process usually lasts for 
about 40 minutes.
Consunji said if the city government wants to reduce the number of stray 
dogs, it should instead conduct a massive campaign for responsible 
ownership. Grace Cantal-Albasin and Julie S. Alipala, Inquirer Mindanao






http://www.novinite.com/view_news.php?id=97366

Dog Owners Protest in Sofia over New Law
28 September 2008, Sunday

Dog owners say no to neighbour meddling in their personal affairs. Photo 
by Yuliana Nikolova (Sofia Photo Agency)

Dog owners staged Sunday a protest downtown Sofia over a new law project 
that could ban dog raising in apartments without neighbours' agreement.

The rally goes under the slogan "No neighbour meddling in personal affairs."

According to the protesters, there are enough regulations about raising 
animals in the cities and the new law would achieve nothing but causing 
conflicts between the neighbours.







http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2008/08/407368.html

Protest planned outside Ledbury lab
Carnival Against Vivisection | 22.08.2008 21:32 | Animal Liberation | 
Social Struggles | Birmingham
Police in Ledbury are bracing themselves for a mass protest outside 
Sequani’s animal testing lab on Saturday September 6.

Promoters of the day of action say they are showing support for Sean 
Kirtley, who is currently serving a four-and-a-half year prison sentence 
for his part in a prolonged protest campaign against Sequani.

Excerpts from the Ledbury Reporter. 22nd August:

POLICE in Ledbury are bracing themselves for a mass protest outside 
Sequani’s animal testing lab on Saturday September 6.

Promoters of the day of action say they are showing support for Sean 
Kirtley, who is currently serving a four-and-a-half year prison sentence 
for his part in a prolonged protest campaign against Sequani.

The protest outside the Bromyard Road firm is being advertised on the 
Internet as the “Carnival Against Vivisection”. A website states: “We 
are constantly being told at marches and demonstrations that this isn’t 
the time or place to take action or get angry. Well, the time is noon 
and the place is Sequani.”

Groups mentioned on the web site include the Animal Liberation Front and 
Direct Action. Protestors are being urged to “bring noise making 
equipment and wear green”.

Protestor Lynn Sawyer said she would be there, protesting peacefully, as 
an individual.

She said that no one wished to liaise with the police because of what 
happened to Sean Kirtley. She added: “You liaise with the police, you 
get seen as the organiser and that could get you sentenced to four and a 
half years.”

Malvern-based protestor Pauline Burgess said she would be collecting for 
a charity on the day and knew little about the planned protest.

But she added: ”If I can get to Ledbury, I will.”

Ms Burgess was put on trial alongside Kirtley, found not guilty but was 
bound over to keep the peace for two years, or face a £1,000 fine.
Carnival Against Vivisection
Homepage: http://smashsequani.wordpress.com






http://www.rockymountainnews.com/news/2008/aug/24/protesters-trying-to-protect-canine-from/

Protesters trying to protect canine from euthanasia
By Marc Shulgold, Rocky Mountain News (Contact)
Published August 24, 2008 at 9:46 p.m.
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Photo by Silvia Razgova / Special To The Rocky
Azelea Bullock of Denver, left, and Chris McGahey, of Commerce City, 
hold signs at Alameda Avenue and Jason Street on Sunday. Protesters are 
trying to keep Forrest - a dog that McGahey refers to as his son - from 
being put to death under Denver's pit bull ordinance. McGahey and his 
allies say the dog is not a pit bull.
What the law says
City animal ordinance, section 8-55, bans the ownership of pit bulls 
within the city borders, defining the animal as "any dog that is an 
American Pit Bull Terrier, American Staffordshire Terrier, Staffordshire 
Bull Terrier, or any dog displaying the majority of physical traits of 
any one or more of the above breeds, or any dog exhibiting those 
distinguishing characteristics which substantially conform to the 
standards established by the American Kennel Club or United Kennel Club 
for any of the above breeds."
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Far from downtown's madding crowds, another group of passionate 
protesters lines Alameda Avenue near Jason Street. Just up the block 
sits a condemned prisoner they hope to set free.
Forrest the dog.
Holding signs imploring the city of Denver to save Forrest from 
euthanasia, a dozen or so animal lovers wave to motorists, many of whom 
honk in support of a cause that has generated a nationwide reaction.
"The furthest out we've heard from people has been Canada," said Chris 
McGahey, 25, a construction worker who refers to Forrest as his son.
The city, however, has labeled the dog as a violator of the 2005 ban on 
pit bulls, and has ordered his execution.
Despite the city's claims, McGahey and his allies insist that Forrest is 
not a pit bull. In fact, the dog's owner isn't sure what mix of breeds 
the animal is.
"I got him when he was 4 weeks old," McGahey said of Forrest, now 19 
months old and residing at the Denver Municipal Animal Shelter. "He's 
never hurt anyone." The dog is named for mild- mannered Forrest Gump.
Though not a purebred, the animal bears enough of a resemblance to a pit 
bull to send it to death row, according to the city's interpretation of 
the ordinance.
That fine line is only one of several reasons that dog lovers have 
rallied to Forrest's defense. Some have come from out of state, 
including Idaho resident Jeramie Dreyfuss. The former wife of actor 
Richard Dreyfuss flew in to join the protest.
Aside from his bloodline, a point of contention is that the dog and his 
owner are not even residents of Denver. "Chris lives in Adams County," 
said Paula Terifaj, a California-based supporter who stood at the 
entrance to the shelter. She was waving a placard for ROVERlution.org, 
which is fighting breed-specific legislation.
According to Terifaj, Forrest left his Commerce City home twice - the 
second infraction resulting in a death sentence. She and others have 
offered to take the dog with them to safety beyond Colorado's borders. 
McGahey said he has plans to move to Fort Collins.
Determined to save the dog, "even if it has to go to the Supreme Court," 
McGahey hired two lawyers. His side was stung by a ruling on Friday by 
hearing officer Ann Cisneros, confirming Forrest's genetic roots. 
Euthanizing the dog could be carried out any time.
Terifaj remains optimistic. "They haven't killed the dog yet. They don't 
want to back down, but they're feeling the heat."
McGahey plans to file an appeal this week. Attorney Karen Breslin said 
on Sunday that she aims to confirm her reading of the City Charter that 
Cisneros' decision is appealable. "This is a pretty extreme use of 
government power - to be able to knock on someone's door, take their dog 
away and kill it, just because of its breed," Breslin said.
"The chances (of success) are 99 to 1," McGahey admitted. "But in my 
mind, it's 50-50. Whatever I have to do to save my son."
Should the city's ruling be reversed, he suggested he might consider 
leaving Colorado. "I'm too scared to have Forrest anywhere in this 
state," he said.






http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/hampshire/7652320.stm

Saturday, 4 October 2008 16:03 UK

Protest against New Forest plan

More than 700 people took part in the protest, on foot or on horseback
Hundreds of protesters have taken part in a demonstration against 
controversial plans to change the way people live in and use the New 
Forest.
The rally was staged at Wilverly Plain near Brockenhurst, Hampshire.
Members of Forest Uprising Group are opposed to plans put forward by the 
New Forest National Park Authority.
Proposals include making horse owners seek planning permission to be 
allowed to keep animals for recreational use, and tolls on New Forest 
roads.

Horses are an integral part of the fabric of the forest and have been 
for the last 1,000 years

Tina Cant, Forest Uprising Group
Dog-walkers are also fighting plans to make some car parks "dog-free", 
as part of plans to protect wildlife and cut down on fouling.
The New Forest National Park Authority (NPA) was created five years ago 
to help preserve the unique character of the New Forest.
Tina Cant, from the Forest Uprising Group, said: "We are struggling to 
understand the motivation.
"If you read through the report, every other phrase seems to criticise 
horse-riding and horse-keeping.
"It's very strange because horses are an integral part of the fabric of 
the forest, and have been for the last 1,000 years, and are very much a 
part of the economy of the New Forest."

Recreational horse owners in the New Forest are upset about the plans
Ms Cant said many horse owners would have to meet the new regulations, 
which include providing 2.5 acres for each horse and the banning of 
supplemental feeding without planning permission.
Horses would also be allowed no rugs or shelter without permission under 
the plans.
Ms Cant said the changes would have an adverse impact on the animals' 
health.
She said the message to the NPA was: "We didn't elect you, you haven't 
consulted us, these proposals are unworkable - you've got to come back 
to the table, sit down and rework them."
Clive Chatters, chairman of the NPA, said: "The world outside the forest 
is changing rapidly.
"Our policies towards building new stables, taking farmland and turning 
it into paddocks are more or less the same as the local government 
policies before us.
"It's a consultation plan and we're asking people to read it and then 
give us their ideas as to how we can make it better."







http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2008/08/407766.html

Anti-HLS Protests: NYC Roundup
Win Animal Rights | 29.08.2008 14:43 | Animal Liberation | World
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
Saturday, August 23, 2008

WAR Focuses on LSR Investor Barclays Global Investors & Staples

Demo #1: Staples – 800 Third Avenue

Activists began their afternoon of animal advocacy at a prominent 
Manhattan branch of Staples Office Supplies. Although this is not one of 
their larger locations, the heavy foot traffic and vehicular traffic of 
Third Avenue make it a perfect place to reach the public. Hundreds of 
flyers were distributed to a largely sympathetic crowd.

Demo #2: Kevin Baer - Barclays Global Investors

Next up was the luxury high-rise building of Kevin Baer, Trader at 
Barclays Global Investors. Last time activists visited, approximately 
three weeks ago (August 3, 2008), they were told that Mr. Baer was out 
of town for the weekend. This time the story changed, as activists were 
told that Kevin Baer had moved away some time ago. Since this is 
something activists hear routinely from doormen, it did nothing to stop 
or impede the demonstration.

Many building residents expressed disgust for the continued use of 
animals for toxicity and product testing. Many promised to contact 
Barclays to ask them to divest of their shareholding in LSR. Despite the 
fact the demonstration was peaceful and totally in compliance with both 
local ordinances and court restraining orders, the NYPD arrived and 
attempted to stop the protest. After short discussions and at least one 
threat to arrest everyone if they did not leave the protest, the 
patrolmen apparently changed their minds and “allowed” the protest to 
continue.

Demo #3: Joy Hou - Barclays Global Investors

With police officers following, activists moved to their next and final 
destination of the evening…. A return visit to the home of Joy Hou 
another of Barclays Traders. The building doorman was quick to come out 
and tell activists that Joy Hou had moved out of the building some time 
ago. Interesting that both Joy and Kevin have supposedly moved months 
ago even though both building confirmed their residence only 3 weeks ago!

Once again, ice cubes and larger chunks of ice were hurled on protesters 
from an open window/terrace. The hurlers had bad aim though and hit the 
NYPD patrol car instead. Instead of turning their anger on the ones 
throwing things out the window, the police turned their anger on the 
demonstrators.

Again, a peaceful legal demonstration was the target of NYPD repression 
and strong arm tactics as police continuously interrupted to tell 
activists not to step off the curb even though the activists in question 
were either crossing the street to speak to neighbors or hand them 
flyers, or, in one case to photograph the demonstration. In one case, an 
activist was told that he could not speak to a neighbor who had stopped 
their vehicle in order to find out more about the protest.

As activists prepared to wrap up the demo a nasty piece of neighborhood 
trash approached the demonstrators to give them a piece of her small 
mind about how the protest was frightening her small children….the same 
small children who were playfully giggling and scampering around the 
sidewalk during the entire conversation….not looking or acting the least 
bit frightened. The loud mouthed woman kept harping away until out of 
frustration, the posters and banner were unloaded and the protest went 
back to full swing. Having been drowned out by the raised voices of 
disgusted activists, the idiot finally left.

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Saturday, August 9, 2008

Actions Huntingdon Life Sciences

Demo #2: Peter Laventhol, Spark Management

Huntingdon Life Sciences investor Peter Laventhol of Sparks was next on 
the activists agenda. Signs with of bloody beagle puppies and monkeys 
replaced the anti-fur signs and banners and hundreds of flyers were 
distributed to Laventhol’s neighbors and visitors to nearby MoMA (Museum 
of Modern Art).

Demo #5: Stephanie Goldstein – Barclays Global Investors

Last stop of the afternoon was the Fifth Avenue hi-rise home of 
Stephanie Goldstein, who was listed as an employee of Barclays Global 
Investors. Once the protest was started, activists were approached by a 
gentleman who was related to Stephanie, who claimed that she no longer 
worked for Barclays Global Investors. It was suggested that Stephanie 
contact WAR to discuss the situation, which she did. Stephanie 
subsequently contacted WAR and indicated that she was totally opposed to 
animal testing and that she found the work done by Huntingdon Life 
Sciences to be disgusting and reprehensible. Stephanie thanked WAR for 
educating her about the horrors at Huntingdon Life Sciences.

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Sunday, August 3, 2008

WAR Launches Against LSR Investor Barclays Global Investors

Demo #1: Franklin Robinson – Barclays Global Investors

First stop of the evening was the Upper East Side home of Franklin 
Robinson Hedge Fund Manager for Barclays Global Investors. Barclays is 
currently the largest institutional investor of Huntingdon Life Sciences 
(trading under the ticker symbol LSR) with a huge holding of 279,842 
shares. Activists are asking that Barclays make the same ethical choice 
that previous major investors (Eagle Assets and H Partners) have and 
divest their shares of LSR.

Until then activists will continue to educate Robinson’s friends and 
neighbors about the horrors and atrocities perpetrated by Huntingdon 
Life Sciences and that Barclays owns a large share of that suffering and 
cruelty.

Demo #2: Kevin Baer - Barclays Global Investors

Second stop was the luxury building of Kevin Baer who is a Trader at 
Barclays Global Investors. The doorman confirmed that Kevin was a 
resident of the building but was out of town for the weekend. This did 
not dissuade activists from continuing the protest, as they were sure 
that somehow Kevin would get the message.

In order to make sure that Kevin did know that activists had been by to 
visit, messages were scrawled on the public portion of the sidewalk in 
water-soluble chalk. Hopefully, he got the message.

Demo #3: Joy Hou -Barclays Global Investors

Final stop of the evening was the building of Joy Hou also a Trader with 
Barclays Global Investors. Building management confirmed that Joy was a 
resident of the building. What was originally scheduled to be a short 
protest was elongated by the repressive presence of the NYPD and the 
verbal and physical attacks on protesters by one of Joy’s next door 
neighbors.

Ice cubes were hurled on protesters from an open window/terrace. All 
this did was to cause activists to be more resolute and determined to 
make sure that neighbors got the message. “First amendment is our right, 
we will not give up this fight”….protesters chanted in even louder 
voices than before the unprovoked attack. Of course, police were busy 
doing whatever they do in their patrol car, while all of this was going on.

Video Clips:

Franklin Robinson - Barclays Global Investors
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hjbLXPurMYc

Kevin Baer - Barclays Global Investors
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ja1-op-8iw

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Sunday, July 27, 2008

Operation: IX3 Continues at Home of HLS CEO, Novartis Exec & HLS Supplier

Demo #1: Andrew Baker, Chief Puppy Killer – Huntingdon Life Sciences

Storm warnings did not keep activists from gathering at the Central Park 
West home of Andrew Baker, Chief Puppy Killer and major investor of 
Huntingdon Life Sciences. Protesters continue to show their resolve by 
continuing the monthly protests, which have been held for the past 5 
years. As long as animals are tortured, mutilated, poisoned and killed 
by Huntingdon Life Sciences, activists have vowed to be at Andrew 
Baker’s doorstep.

This neighborhood continues to be one of the most consistently 
supportive of the anti-HLS campaign. These folks love animals and it 
shows. WAR welcomes a neighborhood activist who was accompanied by her 
two dogs, all of whom joined the picket line. The large Andrew Baker: 
Puppy Killer banner is an attention getter and many strolling Central 
Park West stopped to ask questions and to pick up literature. All seemed 
disturbed by the fact that a monster lives in their neighborhood.

Demo #2: Staples @ 2248 Broadway

Again, despite the rain protesters walked several blocks to what must be 
the most popular Staples Office Supply store in the city. Hundreds of 
flyers were distributed and a loud spirited protest drew the attention 
of shoppers and pedestrians from blocks away. Staples continues to be 
one of the best advocacy locations for this group of campaigners.

After hearing about the atrocities at Huntingdon Life Sciences, many 
refuse to enter the store, some go in only to tell store management how 
disappointed they are in Staples and others promise to contact Staples 
management.

Demo #3: Dorothy Watson - Novartis General Counsel

Last stop of the evening was the home of despicable Novartis executive, 
Dorothy Watson. Apparently Dorothy couldn’t care less that activists 
have been dogging her for many months. She has never once attempted to 
contact anyone and remains an enigma to activists. No wonder her 
neighbors hated her at her last address and no doubt at this one as well.

Once again, activists apologized to Urban Outfitters, whose storefront 
is unfortunately where the protest must be held, because of the court 
ordered restrictions against protesting directly in front of Dorothy’s 
building. Protesters have no issue with Urban Outfitters and do their 
best to let passersby know that it is Dorothy Watson and Novartis who 
have earned their enmity. “500 Animals Died Today, Dorothy Watson is to 
blame” is a common refrain meant to lay blame on the one who deserves it.

Video Clips:

Staples @ 2248 Broadway
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zqNHfCOhT5k

Staples @ 2248 Broadway
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E36Uo1W6wcw
Win Animal Rights
http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2008/09/408184.html

Midlands Activists Protest At HLS Shareholder Barclays
SHAC | 05.09.2008 17:05 | Animal Liberation | Health | Birmingham
Tuesday 2nd Sept 2008, around 6 activists gathered outside of Barclays 
bank in Tamworth Town Centre to protest against them for investing in 
Huntingdon Life Sciences and about their involvement with the NYSE.
Soon after the demo begun, a miserable manager stepped out from 
Barclays, threatening to "phone the police about us" - oh no! And after 
realising that we were in our legal rights to protest there, she then 
tried asking us if we'd "move further out of the way" from Barclays to 
protest, to which we refused and stayed put.

Every passer-by, every barclays customer and every barclays staff at 
this bank will of heard today about what a sick atrocity of a company 
Barclays has decided to invest in.

And after hearing just that, we gained much public support. Plenty of 
people took leaflets, said they would join the SHAC campaign to fight 
HLS, and one lady who'd just created an account with Barclays, came out 
to see what we were protesting for and once she knew she went back in 
and cancelled her account!

A police officer eventually arrived on the scene, and asked us if we'd 
protest just a few steps further infront of Barclays so as not to cause 
so much disruption - our demonstration was almost over anyway as 
closing-time for Barclays was soon approaching by the time he arrived, 
so we agreed and some of us then stood on a near-by wall close to 
Barclays and became even more visual.

The demo was a success, and we gained plenty of public support who are 
now informed about just who and what Barclays is involved with - and 
have vowed against them.

Another stressful day for Barclays, and there'll be more to come until 
they drop HLS!
SHAC
http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2008/09/408022.html

CAR Foie gras update // House of cheese protests continue in Tetbury.
Cirencester Animal Rights | 02.09.2008 19:04 | Animal Liberation | 
Repression
Cirencester Animal Rights demo report from the House of Cheese Foie gras 
demonstration in Tetbury.

Activists from Cirencester Animal Rights recently held a peaceful 
demonstration outside the House of Cheese in the sleepy rural town of 
Tetbury against the sale of Foie gras (French for “Fatty liver“). The 
manager was heard to have told police that the protests were peaceful 
but “you know how they get, it might get ugly”. An hour later three 
police cars arrived and the five activists were asked for personal 
details to which they refused.

The protesters handed out leaflets to interested members of the public 
some of which seemed angry at the police presence which now included one 
police officer per protester and the chief inspector.

Foie gras is produced by force feeding ducks and geese until the liver 
swells to up to 10 times its original size they are then slaughtered and 
the liver sold as a luxury pate. The process of “gavage” (French for 
force feeding) is so cruel it is banned in the UK under animal welfare 
legislation.

Unfortunately many outlets selling Foie gras lie to customers saying 
that their foie gras is from non force fed ducks or migratory ducks 
which naturally over eat. Even though French rural law states that a the 
duck or goose MUST be force fed in to obtain the title of Foie gras 
otherwise it remains a standard liver pate.

The shop owner had physically attacked activists who tried to give her 
information about the cruel production of foie gras on their first visit 
and on this occasion stood outside of her shop and shouted at members of 
the public who showed their disapproval.

Our group will continue to protest at the house of cheese and other foie 
gras outlets in Tetbury and surrounding areas until it its sale has ceased.

After complaints from Cirencester Animal Rights and disgusted members of 
the public regarding foie gras the Prince of Wales has removed Foie gras 
from all of his Royal Menus and is currently removing his “royal 
warrant” from the House of Cheese.

We extend our thanks to visitors to Tetbury and locals who showed their 
support during our demonstration.

Please take a second to contact House of Cheese and voice your protest 
against their continued sale of this disgusting “delicacy”.

House of Cheese
13 Church Street
Tetbury, GL8 8JG
01666 502 865
Please keep all contact polite.
Cirencester Animal Rights
e-mail: warn at riseup dot net
Homepage: http://cirencesteranimalrights.wordpress.com
http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2008/09/408917.html

Sun Valley in Lockdown Following Protest
Rocky | 17.09.2008 22:43 | Animal Liberation | World
Today, activists held a demo at Sun Valley Foods, the UK's largest 
chicken abattoir, in Hereford.

Today, activists held a demo at Sun Valley Foods, the UK's largest 
chicken abattoir, in Hereford.

Upon arrival at the site, the security locked the site's main gates 
bringing the company into complete lockdown, and not allowing any 
vehicles or staff to enter or leave. They obviously didn't want a repeat 
of the chicken liberation that happened at the site, and wanted to keep 
prying eyes out.

HGV's trying to deliver to Sun Valley tailed back along the lane and all 
the drivers told that the company is now being held accountaible for the 
thousands of chickens killed there daily for companies such as McDonalds 
and the Co-Op. One was driving an empty chicken lorry and tried just 
laughing, but after a while of being told the truth over the megaphones 
all the drivers became irrate and begun giving the security staff abuse 
for "giving in to the protesters".








http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2008/09/408919.html

DC Activists Protest Against Abbott Labs
Defending Animal Rights Today & Tomorrow | 17.09.2008 23:27 | Animal 
Liberation | Health | Repression | World
On Tuesday 9 September, activists paid a nighttime visit to John
Richardson, Director of Abbott Labs. When John peeked through his
peephole, he was staring straight at a large banner depicting images of
what goes on behind closed doors at HLS and read 'Your Business profits 
from the Murder of 500 Animals per day!'

"Drop HLS." Activists chanted with bullhorns through the quiet upscale 
Georgetown neighborhood to let his neighbors know who he is and what his 
company profits from! Within 10 minutes, DC's Metropolitan Police 
Department was on the scene in full force. The police cut off and pulled 
guns on unarmed activists as they were walking away. The activists were 
only carrying signs and bullhorns, but the police slammed their heads 
into the concrete, put their knees into the backs of activists and 
handcuffed them.

All in all, there were approximately 15 police officers at the scene. 
They told the activists that there was a reported break-in and they were 
investigating it. Of course there was NO break-in and police had to let 
the activists go"with a warning," despite their efforts to put activists 
in jail.

Activists over-heard police saying, "We should just lock them up...but
you have to be careful, they are organized and this might come back to
bite us." That's right! DC activists have the ACLU on their side and a
legal team to back them!
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GSK & anti-vivisection protests in Dresden, Germany
SHAC Germany | 17.09.2008 23:30 | Animal Liberation | Health | World
On September, 13th and 14th , about 100 people were demonstrating 
deafeningly at Dresden, Germany against animal testing and fur. The 
cause was the annual conference of the "Gesellschaft für 
Versuchstierkunde" (GV-SOLAS, "Society of laboratory animal science"), a 
meeting of 700 vivisectionists and companies like Harlan, Charles River 
and Taconic.
The Saturday's demonstration was a supporting action for the Escada and 
the SHAC Campaign. After severel speeches there was raised a hue and cry 
and a "die-in" in front of the Escada store. Afterwards it went on to 
GlaxoSmithKline.

The main reason Huntingdon Life Sciences remains open is because 
companies like GSK, Novartis, and Bayer pay them to torture animals. In 
front of the main gate was read out a statement with a very clear 
message for GSK: "GSK... You are a target for the international animal 
liberation movement. You are murdering and torturing innocent lives for 
profit and it will not be tolerated. 500 animals die inside HLS every 
single day and their blood is all over your hands. What kind of sick 
perverted company would test their products at a laboratory who punches 
beagle puppies in the face, and pores chemicals down animals throats and 
abuses their animals? A laboratory that captures primates from the wild 
and mutilates them. Why would you support a company that cruelty is so 
horrific that one of the laboratory workers tried to kill herself from 
the guilt?

You are that company GSK and you will pay the price and feel the force 
of the animal liberation movement".

After 7 hours of protests in Dresden City the demo finished. In the 
evening there was a concert for the 10 austrian activists and after a 
short night the demo continued on Sunday. About 70 people protested in 
front of the "Technical University Dresden" against the animal testing 
congress of the German "Gesellschaft für Versuchstierkunde". Companies 
like Charles River or Harlan make their money with harm, pain and death 
of non-human animals. "Blood on your Hands", "No Excuse for Animal 
Abuse" and "Shame on You" was shouted noisyly to the arriving attendees.

Both days were a great success. Close down HLS. Stop animal testing!
SHAC Germany







http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2008/09/409614.html

HLS & NYSE Shareholders have more protests
SHAC | 28.09.2008 20:32 | Animal Liberation | Health | London
With the world of finance far calmer than this time last week, our demos 
did not generate such a big external interest as then, but we were still 
outside the same companies shaming them for their involvement in the 
torture of animals inside the razor wire of Huntingdon Life Sciences. We 
targetted Barclays, Axa and Merrill Lynch to demonstrate against.
We started our day of demos at Barclays at 1-7 King Street. This is not 
only a Barclays branch, but also a good deal of Barclays offices are 
based here. We covered both the staff and branch entrances which really 
seemed to irritate the Barclays security. He even said "I'm watching 
you!"... ooh we're scared!! We stayed at this disgusting multinational, 
who have large numbers of shares in both HLS and NYSE Euronext, for just 
over an hour before moving onto the next one.

Merrill Lynch, following last week's takeover, was tactically chosen to 
be our next demonstration. We wanted to make it very clear to the new 
management that if you deal with HLS you deal with us! Merrill Lynch 
have about 11,000 shares in HLS itself and have a large number of shares 
in NYSE Euronext as well. We stayed at this location for about three 
quarters of an hour.

Almost opposite Merrill Lynch is Axa, the second largest shareholder in 
NYSE Euronext with approximately half a billion dollars worth of shares! 
That means a whole lot of influence if they decide to use it. HLS would 
be history if Axa so much as mentioned it to NYSE Euronext, but they are 
far too interested in money to even consider making such an ethical step 
as that. A couple of members of staff actually came to talk to the 
protest group, insisting that their 7,000 HLS shares had been sold, but 
we are far more interested in their NYSE Euronext shares. Sell those and 
the demos stop. In fact, sell those and we'll bake them a nice vegan 
cake!!!

We ended the demonstrations at Barclays on Fleet Street. This branch 
absolutely loves the demonstrations outside and we didn't disappoint. As 
with the other 3 demos, we used megaphones to tell the staff and all 
around that they're dealing with torture and death with their dealing 
with HLS. 70,000 animals are in there because of greedy companies like 
these 3 today. No customers, no suppliers, no shareholders: NO HLS!

Until next time, SHAC (City of) London
SHAC







http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2008/09/409406.html

Barclays and Vanguard get HLS protests in DC
WSQT Guerrilla Radio 88.1 FM | 24.09.2008 20:16 | Animal Liberation | 
Health | World
On Friday, Sep 19, two bottom-feeding investment firms got office demos 
over their stubborn refusal to divest themselves of puppy-killing, 
money-losing Huntingdon Life Sciences(HLS).
Protesters showed up at both offices to remind them to divest NOW from 
HLS-as every day they don't their money kills an additional 500 animals 
and keeps punching beagle puppies in their faces!

**********Background************

Barclays is now the largest institutional investors in HLS-and also has 
bought out failing Lehman Brothers-one of the investment firms that 
caused the Wall Street Crisis that could have sparked another Depression!

http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2008/sep/21/barclay.lehmanbrothers

I don't know about you, but I would think twice solely on financial 
grounds about trusting anyone's retirement funds to someone that buys 
money losers like Lehmans and HLS!
WSQT Guerrilla Radio 88.1 FM







http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2008/09/409190.html

Activists protest outside Armani in Manchester
visiting gog | 21.09.2008 10:59 | Animal Liberation | Manchester
Giorgio Armani has reneged on his promise not to use fur in his fashion 
lines. Activists demonstrated outside Armani's Manchester store 
yesterday, causing three members of staff to abandon their quest for 
sales and stand in the doorway defending, with some difficulty, the 
Armani position on fur.
'I don't think about the fate of the animals because Armani pays me not 
to' was the main thrust of the argument, along with the old fallacy that 
'it's the consumer who creates the demand for products,' although this 
particular Armani worker then went on to describe how her job was to 
convince customers that they 'need' Armani fashion items. There was also 
the usual defeatist 'we're so small and insignificant that nothing we 
(or you) can do as individuals could possibly affect Armani's decisions.'

We'll see.
visiting gog






http://www.news.com.au/dailytelegraph/story/0,22049,24268239-5006009,00.html?from=public_rss

Nude protest group PETA targets Princess Mary over fur

By David Murray
August 31, 2008 12:00am
PRINCESS Mary's daughter, Isabella is only 16 months old, but one of her 
outfits has already triggered controversy.
In Hobart last week, Mary dressed her youngest child in a cute, 
multi-coloured vest that, it turns out, was made of fur.
Beach intrusion: Mary's dismay at nude baby photo
Temper tantrum: Princess Mary's anger during family outing
The $800 designer mink garment sparked a furore among animal welfare 
campaigners yesterday.
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) Asia-Pacific director 
Jason Baker said:
"There's just no excuse in this day and age to be wearing fur''.
"Princess Mary is looked up to by a lot of people in Europe and 
Australia and she's looked up to as a mother. I hope people will send a 
message to her that this is wrong.''
Compounding the issue, he said, was that the outfit would be redundant 
within months.
"Isabella will have grown out of the coat in a few months, but those 
animals will still be dead,'' Mr Baker said.
The RSPCA, opposed to all animal farming for luxury items, also claimed 
fur in fashion was unacceptable.
A spokeswoman said: "We have serious concerns about the way a lot of 
these animals are killed and we think anybody wearing fur sends the 
wrong message that it's OK''.
"Public awareness of issues surrounding the fur trade is quite high 
these days and it would be hard to find many people who think it's OK to 
wear fur in Australia.''
Copenhagen fashion house Heart Made confirmed it sold the mink vest to Mary.
"It's a unique piece. It's various colours of mink, sewn together, but 
turned inside out,'' sales manager Elsa Adams said.
"It's really warm and it's very soft and it's quite strong quality, as well.
Kids will keep quite warm when they wear things like that and it also 
looks cool, of course.''
Asked about opposition to fur, she said: "In the Nordic countries, it is 
very, very difficult not to have fur because we get very cold winters. 
Fur is very warm and you will find a lot in the stores.''
Danish farms provide a reported 13.5 million mink skins a year, of 49 
million produced worldwide.
Fur farmers gave Mary a full-length beige mink coat as a wedding 
present, while she was pictured wearing a fur coat in Norway at the 70th 
birthday celebrations of King Harald last year.







http://english.eviewweek.com/Artist-hangs-herself-from-hooks-in-protest-at-shark-treatment.shtml

Artist hangs herself from hooks in protest at shark treatment
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Alice Newstead took the drastic action in protest at the practice of 
finning-where sharks are impaled on hooks, before their fins are sliced 
off to harvest meat for shark fin soup. The sharks are then thrown back 
into the ocean still alive.

Alice Newstead suspends herself on Shark Fishing hooks in the window of 
a central London cosmetics store to highlight the use of Shark products 
for cosmetics and food stuffs.
A crowd gathered outside the Lush cosmetics shop in London's Regent's 
Street to see the 26-year-old impaled by hooks in her back and gasped as 
blood trickled down her back.
Miss Newstead said: "I am doing this because the demand for shark fin 
soup and other shark products is wiping out the shark population.
"I have had my torso, legs, arms, stomach and knees pierced before so 
that I could hang from them, so this is no big deal.
"Being hung from the chest is more painful than the back because it 
restricts your breathing, but as long as the piercer knows what they are 
doing then it is completely safe," she said.
Shark finning has been blamed for pushing many species of the fish to 
the brink of extinction and since 1970, several species have been 
reduced by more than 90 per cent.
Miss Newstead, who was born in Northampton and lives in Watford, left 
her job as a Lush sales assistant in June, so she could work full-time 
as an artist. She performs with a group called Constant Elevation, whose 
members specialise in hanging from hooks pierced through their skin."






http://www.projo.com/news/content/NEWPORT_TORTURED_CHICKEN_09-04-08_SEBESPB_v20.3a3d2ed.html

Animal-rights activists target KFC officials in protest
01:00 AM EDT on Thursday, September 4, 2008
By Richard Salit

Journal Staff Writer

Nicole Matthews, a spokeswoman for People for the Ethical Treatment of 
Animals, and, dressed as chicken, Brendan McVay, of Providence, ride on 
a charter boat in Newport, where KFC officials were visiting yesterday.

The Providence Journal / Frieda Squires
NEWPORT
The most eye-catching boat on the water yesterday wasn’t a megasized 
luxury yacht — it was the one puttering around the harbor with a guy 
perched on the bow wearing a chicken suit and waving a wing to passersby.
Animal-rights protesters gave a whole new meaning to “chicken of the 
sea” yesterday when they cruised around the harbor with a chicken mascot 
and a banner with an image of a scalded chicken to protest what they say 
is KFC’s use of cruelly treated poultry.
The protest organized by People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals is 
part of a boycott the group has waged against the fast-food chain since 
2001. Yesterday’s demonstration targeted the Association of KFC 
Franchisees charter sail aboard a 12-meter race yacht.
Around noon, four PETA protesters boarded their own chartered yacht, the 
48-foot Windee, with the guy in the chicken suit, 25-year-old Brendan 
McVay, of Providence, occasionally stumbling on the deck in his 
oversized, three-toed feet. They immediately set off in search of their 
prey, the KFC boat, not for a nautical game of chicken but to maintain 
pressure on the company and raise public awareness of the treatment of 
its chickens.
“Our protest will continue by land, or by sea, as long as they continue 
to slit their throats while they are conscious and scald them to death,” 
said PETA spokeswoman Nicole Matthews. “This is our longest running 
campaign against a fast food restaurant.”
When the protesters motored by the suspected KFC charter boat, there was 
little to no reaction. KFC officials issued a statement when reached for 
comment later in the afternoon.
“KFC is committed to the well-being and humane treatment of chickens. 
We’re proud of our responsible, industry-leading animal welfare 
guidelines. We buy our quality chickens from the same trusted brands 
that consumers buy in local supermarkets,” the statement reads. “While 
we don’t own any poultry facilities, we require all of our suppliers to 
follow welfare guidelines developed by us with leading experts on our 
Animal Welfare Advisory Council.
“We don’t comment on PETA’s activities and publicity stunts, which speak 
for themselves.”
Matthews acknowledged that supermarkets also buy from suppliers with 
inhumane practices, but that shouldn’t condone the mistreatment of the 
approximately 1 billion chickens KFC serves up every year, she said. The 
United States franchises, like their counterparts in Canada, should 
demand that suppliers treat chickens more humanely and offer vegetarian 
alternatives on its menu, she said.
PETA maintains that KFC suppliers drug chickens in unreasonably cramped 
quarters to rapidly fatten them up, making the birds so top heavy and 
unhealthy that they suffer broken legs and heart attacks. The suppliers 
also slaughter the birds inhumanely, PETA asserts, by slitting their 
throats while they’re conscious. Some birds that aren’t properly killed 
get boiled alive during the next process — feather removal.
Matthews said that KFC suppliers could make improvements — including 
gassing chickens to kill them — that would add just two cents to the 
cost of a meal.
Matthews, who is based in Michigan, arranged for the charter and brought 
aboard three Rhode Island PETA supporters and activists to join her. 
Oftentimes, she and other PETA activists don bikinis to attract 
attention, especially in colder weather. But the chicken suit she 
brought with her also catches a lot of attention.
“It’s easier to travel with a yellow bikini, but people have a warm 
reception to mascot suits,” said Matthews, 26.
While motoring past several ferries, she held up the banner with the 
picture of the red-tinged scalded chicken and the message, “Boycott KFC 
Cruelty. KentuckyFriedCruelty.com.” Helping her with the banner were 
Honore Ford, 21, of Newport, and Rory VanGrol, 27, of Providence.
Most took notice of the protesters and many waved.
“I love chicken,” called out one person on a boat.
“We love chickens, too,” Matthews replied.
Under yesterday’s sunny skies and warm weather, McVay was sweating 
inside the chicken suit. But, when asked how he was doing, he said he 
was fine.
“It’s because I’m not fried, that I feel all right,” he quipped.






http://newsblog.projo.com/2008/09/protesters-crui.html

Activists protest KFC suppliers alleged cruelty, by sea
5:12 PM Wed, Sep 03, 2008 | Permalink
Mike McKinney Email

NEWPORT -- Animal rights protesters cruised around the harbor with a 
chicken mascot and a banner with an image of a scalded chicken today to 
protest what it says is KFC's use of cruelly treated poultry.
The protest organized by People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals 
(PETA) was part of a boycott the group has waged against the fast food 
chain since 2001.
The demonstration targeted several 12-meter racing sailboats that KFC 
chartered for management for the afternoon.
"Our protest will continue by land or sea as long as they continue to 
slit their throats while they are conscious, and scald them to death," 
PETA spokeswoman Nicole Mattthews said.
Matthews, who is based in Michigan, chartered the 48-foot The Windee and 
brought aboard three Rhode Island PETA supporters and activists to join 
her. PETA maintains that KFC franchises in the United States rely on 
suppliers that drug chickens to fatten them, to such an extent that the 
chickens suffer broken legs and heart attacks.
PETA also alleges that KFC suppliers slaughter the birds inhumanely, and 
some birds that aren't properly killed get boiled alive during the 
process of plucking their feathers.
KFC corporate issued a statement today when reached for comment.
"KFC is committed to the well-being and humane treatment of chickens. 
We're proud of our responsible, industry-leading animal welfare 
guidelines. We buy our quality chickens from the same trusted brands 
that consumers buy in local supermarkets," the statement reads.
"While we don't own any poultry facilities, we require all of our 
suppliers to follow welfare guidelines developed by us with leading 
experts on our Animal Welfare Advisory Council.
"We don't comment on PETA's activities and publicity stunts, which speak 
for themselves."
-- Journal staff writer Richard Salit






http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory?id=5823536

Bearskin Protest in Athens Over British Guard Hats
Greece: Animal Activists Hold Nude Bearskin Protest Over British 
Military Hats
ATHENS, Greece September 17, 2008 (AP)
The Associated Press

Animal rights activists dressed in fake bearskin hats and little else 
hold up a banner during a...
(AP)
It was bare skin for bearskin on Wednesday, as animal rights protesters 
took Britain to task for dressing Buckingham Palace guards in ceremonial 
bearskin hats.
Greek police briefly detained two animal rights activists who took their 
clothes off outside the British embassy in Athens. The two British women 
were released shortly after the protest, organized by People for the 
Ethical Treatment of Animals.
Wearing only fake bearskin hats, underwear and high heels, the activists 
held up a banner reading "Bare skin, not bearskin."
http://english.pravda.ru/news/society/17-09-2008/106385-bearskin-0

Greece protests against Birtish fur hats
Front page / Society

09/17/2008 09:01 Source: AP ©

Greek police briefly detained two animal rights activists who took their 
clothes off Wednesday outside the British embassy in Athens to protest 
the use of bearskin hats by Buckingham Palace guards.





The two British women were released shortly after the protest, organized 
by People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals.
Wearing only fake bearskin hats, underwear and high heels, the activists 
held up a banner reading "Bare skin, not bearskin."
A third protester, who was not detained as she had dressed by the time 
police arrived, said 60-100 Canadian bears are killed every year to 
provide the 18-inch-high black ceremonial hats worn by military guards 
at London's Buckingham Palace and other royal sites.
"We wanted to draw attention to the problem," said Ewa Zanicka, from 
Poland.
After talks with animal rights activists this month, Britain's Defense 
Ministry said it is open to using synthetic fur, provided it can find a 
good enough replacement for bearskin.






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Activists vs Fashion Industry [Edit]
PETA Protests Donna Karan

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Not to take away from the value of their efforts, but it’s pretty 
amusing to see the ongoing battle between PETA and the fashion industry. 
We’ve recently seen French Vogue flip PETA the finger, now it’s time for 
PETA to strike back, and they did at the Donna Karan DKNY 20th 
anniversary show.
In addition to shouts of “Stop the insanity! No blood for vanity!” and 
“D-K-N-Y! How many animals have to die!” at the show’s tent, two female 
PETA activists made it to the show’s runway with signs that read, “Donna 
Dump Fur.”
I am patiently awaiting the next episode in the drama…
Source: nymag Via: fashionologie






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Nude PETA Protest Downtown
Contributor: Annette Peagler
Email: APeagler at wcpo.com
Last Update: 9/13/2008 1:49 am

Slideshow
(Ron Fischer, 9News)
Web produced by: Megan Wasmund

A couple of protesters ditched their clothes in downtown Cincinnati 
Friday afternoon.

Two of the members of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals 
showered together at the intersection of Ninth and Vine streets in a 
protest against the meat industry.

PETA says meat makers waste water and produce excessive greenhouse gases.

The protesters had a banner to cover them up that states that one pound 
meat equals six months of showers







http://www.trendhunter.com/slideshow/peta-protests

27 Provocative PETA Protests [Edit]
 From Dead Bodies to Stripping
________________________________________
Whether PETA’s unique brand of shockvertising pleases or patronizes its 
viewers, it always achieves one goal--making headlines. PETA protests 
regularly employ shock and awe to raise awareness of animal rights 
violations, and the organization’s fervor in this regard has polarized 
the populace.
Most recently, PETA protested Ringling Brothers. 30 activists passed out 
hundreds of flyers deriding circus animal cruelty at the opening night 
of a scheduled performance at Western Kentucky University. The show sold 
about 100 tickets and was canceled.
Here are 26 other PETA protests that have helped to inspire change and 
lessen animal cruelty--or at least make headlines.






http://newsok.com/despite-protests-big-cat-show-finds-a-place-at-tulsa-state-fair/article/3302513

Despite protests, big cat show finds a place at Tulsa State Fair
Published: September 25, 2008
TULSA — After initially deciding to cancel a big cat show planned for 
the Tulsa State Fair, Expo Square's top official said Wednesday the show 
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PETA has been leading the “naked” protesting” trend in a series of 
nonviolent (and eye-pleasing) protests involving hot women and men 
getting naked to draw public attention to pressing issues of animal 
cruelty—bull fighting, live export, and factory farming. Their most 
recent campaign targets the poultry giant KFC, which retails an 
estimated 736 million chickens annually (NYT). PETA has been successful 
in the past, raising awareness about the unethical treatment of cattle 
by McDonalds and Burger King chains.
The KFC boycott targets the enormous factory farming operation required 
to produce and process 1,400 ‘CPM’ (chickens per minute). Animals are 
tightly caged, fed a host of hormones and antibiotics to deal with the 
rampant disease in such enclosed environments, and then 
machine-slaughtered.
The latest protest this summer in Sydney resulted in the arrest of three 
caged women holding signs reading “Chicks Agree: Boycott KFC.” This was 
surprising to many as the normally lenient Australian police force 
allows public protesting as long as traffic is not disrupted. In this 
case, “causing a stir” was used as a reason to book the three women 
during a temporary suspension of Sydney laws coinciding with a national 
day of pilgrimmage.
Activists are concerned over the growing world-wide trend of using 
“special powers” during key events to get around the normal due process 
of law in order to expedite the removal of protesters, a trend that we 
saw at the 2008 RNC convention in full force.
Former Baywatch babe and PETA supporter Pamela Anderson’s joined the 
protest (not topless) at a Gold Coast KFC as part of a four-year global 
campaign against the fast food chain over the way chickens are raised, 
slaughtered and transported.
PETA has been effective in garnering media attention in Australia 
through the nudity technique. Earlier this year PETA orchestrated a 
visually stunning display of dozens of naked men and women blocking the 
street to protest “live export”—the shipping of packaged live animals 
(saves on refrigeration costs). The image creates an empathetic 
association between human and animal bodies, making the point crystal 
clear: what’s bad for animals is bad for us.