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  • Conspiracy To Commit £581,000 Of Damage At Arla : Supporters Of Animal Rebellion Plead Not Guilty

    • Today (20/1/23) at St Albans Magistrates Court, 13 people pleaded not guilty to the charge of ‘Conspiracy To Commit Criminal Damage Over The Value Of £5000’ with the damage itself valued at almost £600,000 according to a statement given by Melanie Savage (Head of the warehouse). • The charges relate to actions taken at Arla Dairy distribution center in Hatfield in September 2022 where all milk trucks at the facility were immobilised and the facility occupied, later resulting in empty milk sh

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  • £20,000 of Damage Allegedly Caused: Animal Rebellion Protestors Charged with Criminal Damage

    Photo courtesy of @sheepistakingphotos • Two individuals pleaded not-guilty today in Westminster Magistrates Court to charges of Criminal Damage valued at £20,000 following a protest at the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) last March, with one more individual appearing at the same court on 6/1/23. • The two who were seen today will appear at 10am on February 1st at Inner London Crown Court, as confirmed by solicitor Ghislaine Sandoval of Hodge, Jones, and Allen. • The protest saw MSC’s London of

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  • Cambridgeshire Police Trigger Public Outcry by Returning Rescued Beagle Puppies to Animal Testing

    (Photo taken from the protest outside Cambridgeshire Constabulary HQ on 22/12/22) • Despite a huge outpouring of support from thousands of people, including celebrities Peter Egan and Will Young, 2 beagle puppies held by Cambridgeshire police since Tuesday 20th December have been returned to the animal testing breeding centre, MBR Acres, from which they were recently rescued, police confirmed [1]. • Animal Rebellion successfully helped 18 beagle puppies to freedom before handing themselves in to

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  • Will Young Leads Celebrity Calls for Release of ‘Love’ and ‘Libby’, Two Beagle Puppies Currently

    Will Young Leads Celebrity Calls for Release of ‘Love’ and ‘Libby’, Two Beagle Puppies Currently Held by Cambridgeshire Police • Two beagle puppies, Love and Libby, have been held by police since Tuesday morning when Cambridgeshire Constabulary interrupted an attempt to rescue them from a life of animal testing. • The group responsible for the rescue attempt, Animal Rebellion, successfully helped 18 more beagle puppies to freedom before handing themselves in to the police. • A number of celebrit

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  • After Rescue of 18 Beagle Puppies, Animal Rebellion Pledges to Return to MBR to “Free all the Dogs”

    The 12 rescuers issued a statement this morning after being released from custody without charges. • In the early hours of Tuesday 20th December, 18 beagles were freed from Cambridgeshire animal testing breeding facility, MBR Acres. • The 12 rescuers who remained at the scene to take responsibility for the action have now been released from police custody without charges. • The group responsible for the rescue, Animal Rebellion, issued a statement this morning promising to return to MBR Acres

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  • Negotiations Begin for Release of Beagles ‘Love and Libby’ captured by Police, 14 Rescuers Detained

    18 beagle puppies have been successfully freed from animal testing 'hell'. Organisations rally to free 2 more dogs captured and held by police. • In the early hours of Tuesday 20th December, 18 beagles were freed from Cambridgeshire animal testing breeding facility, MBR Acres. • 14 arrests have been made as supporters of Animal Rebellion remain at the scene to accept responsibility for the rescue of the 18 beagle puppies, risking spending their Christmas in cells, if remanded to prison. • An

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  • 18 Beagle Puppies Freed From Life of Suffering as Rescuers Vow to Put ‘Animal Testing on Trial’

    • In the early hours of Tuesday 20th December, 18 beagles were freed from Cambridgeshire animal testing breeding facility, MBR Acres. • An additional 2 dogs have been seized by Cambridgeshire Police on their way off-site, and the group are negotiating their release to a sanctuary. • The animal rescuers could be seen wearing T-shirts that read “Put Animal Testing On Trial” and “What Would You Do If This Was Your Dog?” on the front and rear, respectively. • The facility breeds around 2,000 beagl

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  • Heston Blumenthal’s Two Michelin-Starred “Dinner” Occupied By Supporters Of Animal Rebellion

    • At around 19:00, 8 supporters of Animal Rebellion occupied Heston Blumenthal’s two-star Michelin restaurant “Dinner by Heston” in Knightsbridge [1]. • In recent weeks supporters of Animal Rebellion have carried out similar actions at locations across the UK, including ‘Salt Bae’s’ ‘Nusr-Et’ and ‘Restaurant Gordon Ramsay’ [2]. • The action is part of a national day of action with other cities targeted including Newcastle and Birmingham [3]. • Animal Rebellion is calling for a plant-based food

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  • Michelin Star Newcastle Restaurant ‘House of Tides’ Occupied by Supporters of Animal Rebellion

    First of Multiple High-End Restaurant Sit-Ins Expected from the Group this Evening as part of National Day of Action • On 17/12/22, at just after 17:00, 9 supporters of Animal Rebellion entered ‘House of Tides’, a Michelin Star Restaurant in Newcastle. • The smartly-dressed protesters occupied tables reserved for customers of the high-end venue that serves a tasting menu starting at £130 per person. • Animal Rebellion are calling for a plant-based food system and mass-rewilding. • This action m

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  • Two Michelin Star Restaurant, Da Terra Occupied by Supporters of Animal Rebellion!

    • On 8/12/22 at around 18:30, 10 supporters of Animal Rebellion entered “Da Terra” in Bethnal Green and sat at tables reserved for customers of the venue. • This is the fifth time Animal Rebellion has disrupted a high-end restaurant since 18/11/22, the others were “The Catch At The Old Fish Market”, Gordon Ramsay’s “The Restaurant, “Nusr-Et,” and “Mana” [1]. • Animal Rebellion is calling for a plant-based food system and mass rewilding. • The group says these actions will continue until the go

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