AR-News: (UK) Animal rights attacks audited

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Alok Jha, science correspondent
Wednesday June 16, 2004
The Guardian 

The Royal Society has launched an investigation into the cost of protecting 
British researchers from illegal action by animal rights extremists. 
Anti-vivisectionists immediately expressed concern that the investigation was 
simply an attempt to gain further public sympathy for research using animals. 
The inquiry will look at the costs of illegal protests against facilities and 
staff - such as fitting extra alarm systems, reinforcing facilities and 
employing security staff. 
The Society says there are plenty of anecdotes of people being attacked or 
buildings being vandalised but no concrete numbers to indicate the scale of the 
problem. 
"We're using it to highlight to government the seriousness of this problem," 
it said. "The feeling is that the legislation at the moment is not protecting 
researchers." 

full story:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk_news/story/0,3604,1239545,00.html 





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