Melp Posted May 1, 2007 Report Share Posted May 1, 2007 Breakfast news are reporting a major police operation against Animal Rights activists in several locations across the UK. They specifically name Freshfields in Merseyside as one of the locations raided. Does anyone know what this is about? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tegk68 Posted May 1, 2007 Report Share Posted May 1, 2007 Ooo ...off to see if I can find anything Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ingipops Posted May 1, 2007 Report Share Posted May 1, 2007 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/hampshire/6610429.stm this is all the bbc news website says Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allie No Dots Posted May 1, 2007 Report Share Posted May 1, 2007 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/hampshire/6610429.stm whatever its about i hope all the animals at freshies and anywhere else are ok Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Rotties Posted May 1, 2007 Report Share Posted May 1, 2007 Sorry state of events, cant believe they have targetted a rescue Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redditchlady Posted May 1, 2007 Report Share Posted May 1, 2007 Oh no. Hoping all are ok. Kazz xx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melp Posted May 1, 2007 Author Report Share Posted May 1, 2007 According to the latest news, it's a significant operation led by Hampshire police. People are being advised to stay away from the area where Freshies is located due to heavy police presence. Whatever is happening appears to be very big. Freshfields are the only organisation to have been named but there are several locations being raided. 30 people arrested as suspected AR extremists. Over 300 police involved in raids. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redditchlady Posted May 1, 2007 Report Share Posted May 1, 2007 http://uk.news.yahoo.com/itn/20070501/tuk-...ts-dba1618.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suzeanna Posted May 1, 2007 Report Share Posted May 1, 2007 Sorry state of events, cant believe they have targetted a rescue Would have thought it was reasonably logical to think that an animal rights activist would work at a rescue, as supposedly they care about animals. I was going to say I don't imagine they'd have done it without reasonable proof, but having heard of two recent cases where police battered down doors of houses supposedly belonging to drug dealers, only to find terrified OAPs, there's no guarantee of that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Rotties Posted May 1, 2007 Report Share Posted May 1, 2007 But arent all rescues run by people who believe in the animals rights, so are they going to raid any more rescues? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacobean Posted May 1, 2007 Report Share Posted May 1, 2007 Yep the fact a dog rescue has been targeted doesn't surprise me either. There have been animal activists present on dog rescue forums. I'm sure the animals will be fine as the activists will have been up to deeds elsewhere. The rescue is presumably where they spend most of their time so they've been picked up from there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melp Posted May 1, 2007 Author Report Share Posted May 1, 2007 Theres a huge difference between believing in Animal Rights and being an extremeist though. I'd have thought, since this involves several police forces [special Branch not ordinary bobbies] that it's something pretty major. I guess we'll find out soon enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacobean Posted May 1, 2007 Report Share Posted May 1, 2007 (edited) If the rescue they are based at is the only link to finding them then that's where the police have had to raid. I shouldn't imagine the police know where activists live. Edited May 1, 2007 by Jacobean Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allie No Dots Posted May 1, 2007 Report Share Posted May 1, 2007 People are being advised to stay away from the area where Freshies is located due to heavy police presence. Jesus, those poor bloody dogs They must be wondering wtf is going on and quite possibly scare to death Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rumpole Posted May 1, 2007 Report Share Posted May 1, 2007 http://news.sky.com/skynews/article/0,,30100-1263532,00.html something to do with huntingdon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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