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  • Wolfgang Puck’s ‘CUT’ Steakhouse Occupied By Supporters Of Animal Rising On National Day Of Action

    • At around 20:00, 10 people entered the Mayfair Restaurant. The smartly-dressed individuals occupied tables reserved for customers of the restaurant. • Other luxury restaurants in Southampton, Bristol, Birmingham, Lancaster, and Glasgow have also been the location of “sit-ins” by supporters of Animal Rising this evening. • The group claims that these luxury restaurants epitomise how shattered our connection to other animals and nature is, and are calling for a national conversation on our brok

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  • Marks & Spencer’s Milk Supplier Occupied: Animal Rising Take Action At Dairy Farm

    • At around 7:00 this morning, 30 supporters of Animal Rising entered Grange Dairy in Dorset. The farm, owned by J.F. Cobb & Sons, supplies so-called ‘high welfare’ milk to Marks & Spencer. • The group is asking the farm to release a calf to be rehomed in a sanctuary as a sign of good faith, as they negotiate with Grange Dairy over the need to transition towards a plant-based food system urgently. • The individuals occupying the farm can be seen comforting some of the, around 1000, calves kept

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  • Hundreds Gather For Vigil After Murder Of Two Dogs By Metropolitan Police

    • From around 20:00 this evening (11/5/23), hundreds of people gathered outside New Scotland Yard on Westminster Embankment to peacefully mourn after a video released on Monday showed the Metropolitan Police shooting dead two dogs and tasering a man in Poplar, London [1]. • Those present heard speeches from individuals about the need to condemn all police violence against innocent individuals - whether human or not. The group lit vegan candles and placed them in front of the building. • The vig

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  • Vigil at Scotland Yard Planned this Thursday for Two Dogs Shot by the Police

    • A video released on Monday showed the Metropolitan Police shooting dead two dogs and tasering a man in Poplar, London. [1] • The Met have received significant public backlash, but defended their handling of the incident. • The group ‘Animal Rising’, who recently disrupted the Grand National, have organised a vigil for Thursday at 20:00 outside Scotland Yard. On Sunday evening the Metropolitan Police were filmed shooting two dogs and tasering a man along a canal in Poplar, London. One arrest w

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  • Coronation Royal Race Evening Disrupted At Doncaster: Animal Rising Occupy Track

    • At around 19:45, 5 Animal Rising supporters ran onto the Doncaster Racecourse track. They could be seen walking down the track holding a large banner reading “Animal Rising, For All Life.” • The individuals involved could be seen wearing pink t-shirts with the words “Animal Rising, For All Life” on them. The group claimed the action was to protect horses at the racecourse and also continue a national conversation on our broken relationship with other animals and nature that began with The Gra

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  • Arrests Made As Government Crack Down On All Protest And Dissent

    • Around 10:15 today 14 supporters of Animal Rising were arrested whilst attending an all-day nonviolence training after the group had made it clear to various media outlets, including The Times in the past week, that they have no plans to disrupt the coronation. • The nonviolence training had been publicly advertised, in Hackney, several miles away from the coronation, and was scheduled to last until the evening. • This comes after supporters of both Republic and Just Stop Oil had been arrest

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  • Epsom Is Next: Animal Rising Declares Intention To Disrupt The Derby Festival

    (Photo taken during Animal Rising's support for Extinction Rebellion at "The Big One") • This morning, representatives of Animal Rising informed The Jockey Club and British Horseracing Authority that the Epsom Derby Festival (2/6/23-3/6/23) would be the site of nonviolent action this year, aiming to prevent races from running. The group claims as many as 1000 individuals could be involved. • Earlier this year the group caused significant delays to the Grand National at Aintree, whilst also takin

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  • Scottish Grand National Disrupted by Animal Rising

    • Supporters of Animal Rising have made their way onto the track at Ayr Racecourse in Scotland to disrupt the Scottish Grand National, delaying the next race. • Individuals affixed themself to jumps on the course which are now being replaced. • This follows the death of Oscar Elite, who broke their leg in the 13:50 race today. Those on the track say they want to stop any more horses from dying or coming to harm. • Animal Rising claim they are continuing a wider conversation about how we treat

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  • Horse Racing: A Summary From Animal Rising

    A horse undergoing surgery [Photograph: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images]2600 horses have died from horse racing since 2007 [1].88 horses have been killed by the Grand National since it started 184 years ago [2].According to a University of York study, over half of those under 40 would not consider attending horse races due to welfare issues. The same study stated that attendance declined by over 500,000 from 2015 to 2019 [3].In 2021, more than half of all horses slaughtered in the UK held racing passpo

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  • Response To British Horseracing Authority Statement On The Grand National

    “Firstly, we want to offer our deepest condolences to anyone connected to Hill Sixteen, Dark Raven, and Envoye Special or impacted by their deaths. The death of the first horse was precisely what Animal Rising’s actions on Saturday aimed to prevent.It is a scandal that the British Horseracing Authority cannot acknowledge and accept blame for the horrors of their sport. The fact that neither Envoye Special, Dark Raven, nor Hill Sixteen was mentioned by name in their statement speaks volumes about

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