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Animal Rights

Asked about the apparent contradictions of opinion between Hazel Blears and Patricia Hewitt regarding arrests of animal rights activists, the PMOS repeated his words of yesterday, which were he was not getting drawn into a hypothetical discussion. He pointed out that the control orders that had been set out last week were only to be used in extreme circumstances, and it would depend on the nature of the offence.

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It seems when it comes to animal rights campaigners, normal campaigning activities are very much coming under attack, if anything this may simply lead to protesters going \x93underground\x94 and taking ALF (Animal Liberation Front) actions.

Animal rights protesters are the target now but who\x92s next?
Comment by Aran Mathai — 11 Mar 2007 on 11:37 pm | Link
It seems when it comes to animal rights campaigners, normal campaigning activities are very much coming under attack, if anything this may simply lead to protesters going \x93underground\x94 and taking ALF (Animal Liberation Front) actions.

Animal rights protesters are the target now but who\x92s next?
Comment by Aran Mathai — 11 Mar 2007 on 11:38 pm | Link

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