22-24 February: Earth First! Winter Moot in Lancaster
The Earth First Winter Moot in Lancaster is: “A weekend of campaign updates, networking, planning, solidarity and socialising in Lancaster – in solidarity with Lancashire […]
Brighton Vegan Activists urge university to “stop using vivisection”
On Tuesday 4 December a local news website, The Argus, reported a demonstration against Brighton University. It said a group called Brighton Vegan Activists had […]
1 December: Manchester & Salford Anarchist Bookfair
The Manchester & Salford Anarchist Bookfair 2018 will be taking place on Saturday 1 December from 11am-6pm. The venue is the same as last year: […]
Anarchist Animal Liberation Zine
In June 2017 a “liberation gathering” took place in Bristol. It came from “an anarchist perspective” and focused on “animal exploitation as a result of […]
19-21 October: Not the Anarchist Bookfair
The London Anarchist Bookfair has been a crucial fixture in the anarchist calendar since 1983. This year the bookfair is on what -we hope- is […]
Flashback: 12 August 1999 – more than 800 cats saved from torture as Hillgrove Farm closes down
On this day in 1999 Hillgrove Farm, the notorious breeder of cats for vivisection, closed down following a bitterly fought campaign which had been the […]
Senseless slaughter of badgers goes ahead thanks to Welsh Labour
In June 2017 I posted Labour to begin killing badgers in Wales later this year. The response it generated was greater than any other article that’s appeared on […]
15-19 August: Animal Rights Gathering at Earth First! Summer Gathering
This year’s Animal Rights Gathering will again be taking place as a strand within the Earth First! Summer Gathering. It’s five days of grassroots direct […]
A new animal liberation magazine – the Agitator
How many animal rights magazines are there in the UK nowadays? Very few indeed. Animal Aid, the HSA and the ALF Supporters Group produce house […]
7/8 July: 50 years of resistance and campaigning – a celebration of our resilience to state repression
1968-2018: Celebrate 50 years of Resistance, Campaigning & Alternatives for a Better World – despite 50 years of police opposition, spying and repression Sat 7 […]
28 April: World Day For Animals In Laboratories March in Nottingham
This year’s World Day for Animals In Laboratories (WDAIL) will take place in Nottingham for the second time in four years. It is being organised […]
Flashback: 17 March 1990 – ALF liberates more than 100 animals from laboratory animal breeder Interfauna
On this day in 1990 one of the most famous Animal Liberation Front raids in history was successfully completed. Activists broke into Interfauna, a supplier […]
Monkey importer sends white powder to himself and colleague, then blames animal rights group
News has just emerged that Matt Block, the head of Worldwide Primates – a company which imports monkeys for experimentation – has received five years […]
More anarchist and radical bookfairs than ever before in 2018
Freedomnews.org has just published an article on upcoming anarchist and radical bookfairs for the rest of 2018. Derry has already hosted a successful fair on […]
Are we winning? New YouTube channel by Jake Conroy
American activist Jake Conroy has been posting a series of videos on youtube on strategic issues of relevance to the animal rights movement under the […]
Sven and Natasha sentenced for fighting animal torture
Natasha Simpkins and husband Sven Van Hasselt were sentenced at Winchester Crown Court on Wednesday 24 January. Both decided to plead guilty to a charge […]
The Acorn: what is real anarchism?
Winter Oak is a “not-for-profit organisation with a serious aversion to industrial capitalism and a commitment to social justice” that produces an online bulletin called The […]
Flashback: 5 November 1994 – Police called as rival factions clash at anti-vivisection group’s meeting
On this day 23 years ago the Britsh Union for the Abolition of Vivisection’s EGM descended into mayhem due to a long running dispute between […]
Debbie Vincent wins payout from Avon and Somerset Constabulary
Former animal rights prisoner Debbie Vincent has just been awarded £3500 from Avon and Somerset Constabulary. It admitted liability for unlawful arrest, imprisonment and assault […]