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Press releases & updates.

The latest from our campaigns, investigations, and courtrooms. For media enquiries contact press@animalrising.org.

  • Awards Ceremony Disrupted as Campaigners Protest RSPCA Assured

    Campaigners from Animal Rising have disrupted the ThirdSector Awards ceremony, taking to the stage and announcing to the audience that the RSPCA is endorsing animal cruelty. • The RSPCA’s rebranding video, “Respect”, was nominated for the “Best Large Charity Film”, a category which is “awarded to a charity and/or agency that has produced the most inspiring awareness raising or fundraising film of the year” [1]. • Yesterday, it was revealed that the video is under investigation by the Advertising

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  • RSPCA Farms Polluting Britain’s Rivers: Data Released

    • Results of water samples taken from waterways at 12 RSPCA Assured farms have been revealed, as part of Animal Rising’s investigation into over 40 Assured farms this year. [1] • The results, assessed by Oakshire Environmental consulting services, showed high levels of pollutants associated with farm run-off on all 12 sites, “presenting a potential risk to human health”. [2] • The news comes alongside plans for a protest to pressure the Labour government to tackle water pollution. Animal Rising

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  • Buckingham Palace Fountain Dye: Animal Rising Supporters Found Guilty Of Criminal Damage

    • On 28/8/24, five Animal Rising supporters were found guilty of criminal damage at Southwark Crown Court following a five-day trial. • The group poured non-toxic and eco-friendly red dye into the fountain outside Buckingham Palace on 26/8/21 in a protest against use of crown land for hunting and animal agriculture [1]. • Three of the group (Riley, Claire and Louis) received a unanimous verdict whilst the other two (Rachel and Chris) received a majority verdict. • They were all granted bail to

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  • JLS Concert Disrupted: “JB Gill Stop Supporting RSPCA Cruelty”

    • At a JLS concert tonight, (24/08/24) two Animal Rising supporters held up a banner reading “JB Gill Stop Supporting RSPCA Cruelty,” calling for Gill to denounce the scheme as a vice-president of the RSPCA. • Other supporters leafletted outside, drawing attention to the RSPCA’s failure to protect farmed animals under the RSPCA Assured Scheme. • This is one of several high profile actions highlighting the RSPCA’s cruelty, following the redecoration of King Charles’ official portrait and several

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  • Week of Court Hearings Conclude for 18 Beagle Puppy Rescuers

    • The second plea hearing has concluded for 18 supporters of Animal Rising, with all pleading not guilty to burglary charges, after the first plea hearing on 25/07/24 [1]. • The defendants appeared at Cambridge Magistrates Court this week for charges relating to the December 2022 rescue of 20 beagle puppies from MBR Acres, a beagle breeding facility in Cambridgeshire that breeds up to 2,000 puppies a year for the animal testing industry. 18 of the puppies now live in safe forever homes, while t

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  • Deformed Chicks Rescued From RSPCA Farm in Norfolk

    • This morning [21/8/24], Animal Rising released footage from the rescue of two ailing “broiler” chicks from an RSPCA Assured intensive farm. • The chicks, named Peppi and Jade, were taken from Wicklewood Farm, Norfolk by Claudia Penna Rojas and Orin Cooley-Greene earlier this year in order to receive veterinary attention. • One of the chicks was in critical condition due to a heavy parasite burden, and unable to eat properly due an untreated deformed beak. Multiple dead and dying chicks of jus

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  • Protests At 30 RSPCA Shops After Animal Rising Uncover Assured Scheme Cruelty

    • Over the past two weekends, local supporters of Animal Rising handed out leaflets and spoke with members of the public outside over 30 RSPCA charity shops. The materials exposed the vast differences between the public advertising and hidden reality of RSPCA Assured farms. • Members of the public and store workers were made aware of the cruelty uncovered and asked to sign a petition calling for the scheme to be dropped. • Notable supporters of this campaign include Chris Packham, the current p

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  • Animal Rising Supporters Fined 11k for Arla Dairy Protest

    • Three Animal Rising supporters were sentenced today (5/8/24) at St Albans Crown Court for conspiring to cause criminal damage at the Hatfield site of Arla Foods, concluding the trial for the 13 supporters that took action in 2022 [1] [2]. • Last week (31/07/24) ten supporters were sentenced at the same court for the same offence. In total, the thirteen defendants received sentences totalling 1,550 hours of community service, 168 months sentencing, suspended, and £56,875 in compensation. • Tod

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  • £45k Of Fines Overturned For Animal Rising Greyhound Derby Protestors

    • Three supporters of Animal Rising had £45,000 worth of fines overturned yesterday (2/8/24), following an appeal at Northampton Crown Court. • They were previously found guilty of aggravated trespass at Northampton Magistrates Court on 12/4/24 [1] following a protest at Towcester Racecourse during the Greyhound Derby Finals on 1/7/23 [2]. • The defendant's original sentences of 6-9 week prison sentences, suspended for 12 months, and 100 hours of community service remain. However, the £15,000 c

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  • Animal Rising Supporters Fined £50k Avoid Prison For Dairy Protest

    • Ten supporters of Animal Rising were handed substantial fines today (31/7/24) at St Albans Crown Court after being found guilty of, or pleading guilty to, conspiring to cause criminal damage at the Hatfield site of Arla Foods [1]. • The group received sentences totalling £45,675 compensation, 1,450 hours of community service, and suspended sentences totalling 137 months. • The actions were taken as part of Animal Rising’s (then Animal Rebellion) “Plant-Based Future” campaign in 2022, which ai

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