AR-News: (UK)Animal wrongs

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[opinion from Telegraph]

Scientists and support staff involved in essential medical experiments on
animals have for many years suffered abuse, intimidation and violence at
the hands of people who style themselves as animal rights activists, but
who in truth are low-level terrorists. Emboldened by the failure of the
Government and various police forces to show sufficient will in defending
this scientific research, these animal rights terrorists have now
broadened their campaign to target judges who have granted injunctions to
defend the scientists from illegal harassment. A website, which was closed
down by Yahoo! yesterday, listed the home addresses and family details of
two judges in a clear attempt to intimidate the judiciary, and subvert the
rule of law. The two judges are now receiving round-the-clock police
protection.
...
The animal rights terrorists are few in number and typically work from
within narrow and extreme political agendas. It should not be difficult to
tackle them and bring them within the law. Huntingdon Life Sciences,
Britain's leading animal testing laboratory, has long complained that its
staff have been left unprotected by the authorities in the face of blatant
intimidation from extremist groups. Andrew Baker, head of HLS, has been
forced to bring private prosecutions against the zealots threatening his
staff because of what he describes as "the abject failure" of the police
to take action against repeat offenders.

full story:
http://www.opinion.telegraph.co.uk/opinion/main.jhtml?xml=/opinion/2004/02/24/dl2402.xml&sSheet=/opinion/2004/02/24/ixopinion.html

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