News archive
27 June 2007
Woman charged with fifteen offences linked to animal rights extremism
Staffordshire police officers today charged a 34-year old woman in Dorset with fifteen offences linked with animal rights extremism.
25 August 2006
Animal rights demonstrators plead not guilty to protest charges
Fifteen people who were charged with various public order offences after a sit-down protest in June have pleaded not guilty at Oxford Magistrates' Court.
18 August 2006
Four SHAC activists sentenced after burglary
Animal rights activists from the Stop Huntingdon Animal Cruelty (SHAC) campaign have been sentenced after being found guilty of burglary.
17 August 2006
Animal rights activist admits fire bombing offences
Donald Currie admitted committing the offences at the homes of individuals connected with Huntingdon Life Sciences on behalf of the Animal Liberation Front (ALF).
15 August 2006
SHAC activists fined after unlicensed street collection
Animal rights activists Greg Avery and Daniel Wadham appeared at Brighton Magistrates' Court on 10 August 2006 and pleaded guilty to the illegal street collection charge.
4 August 2006
Huntsman convicted of breaking hunting with dogs ban
Following a private prosecution by the League Against Cruel Sports, Tony Wright, Huntsman for the Exmoor Foxhounds has been found guilty of offences under the Hunting Act 2004.
26 July 2006
Animal rights activists convicted of affray
Three animal rights activists have been sentenced at Kingston Crown Court for an assault on a family travelling in a car displaying a pro-hunting sticker.
23 June 2006
Court of Appeal rejects challenge to hunting ban
The Court of Appeal has ruled that the ban on hunting with dogs in England and Wales is lawful.
23 June 2006
Complaint against animal rights leaflet upheld
The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) have this week upheld a complaint by the National Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE) against a leaflet produced by the SPEAK campaign.
26 May 2006
University of Oxford High Court injunction extended
The University of Oxford has been granted a new injunction by the High Court following protests by animal rights activists against the building of a new biomedical research facility.
11 May 2006
Yoxall offenders sentenced
At Nottingham Crown Court today, four animal rights extremists were jailed for a total of 40 years.
10 May 2006
Eleven arrested under Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005
West Mercia Constabulary have arrested eleven people in connection with offences relating to animal rights protest activities.
10 May 2006
Yoxall investigation update
DNA tests have confirmed that the body found on Cannock Chase on 3 May 2006 is Mrs Gladys Hammond.
9 May 2006
GSK obtain High Court injunction
The pharmaceutical company GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) have obtained a High Court injunction against animal rights activists responsible for sending letters to GSK shareholders.
3 May 2006
Yoxall investigation update
Police officers investigating the desecration of the grave of Mrs Gladys Hammond in Yoxall, Staffordshire in October 2004 have confirmed that the remains of a human body have been discovered on Cannock Chase.
21 April 2006
Man admits breaching High Court injunction
A 63-year-old man from Bromley appeared before Oxford Magistrates' Court today charged with breaching a High Court injunction. He admitted the offence and accepted a Conditional Caution.
11 April 2006
Four people admit blackmail charges
Four people charged with conspiracy to blackmail David Hall and Partners at Darley Oaks Farm, Newchurch have pleaded guilty to the charge at Nottingham Crown Court.
3 April 2006
Student cautioned for sending malicious email
An Oxford University student has been cautioned for sending a malicious email to the SPEAK campaign website.
