International day of action against McDonald's

Divers from The Black Fish, the new European conservation organisation Notts Indymedia reported on a fortnight ago, have, in the night before last, cut the nets of six holding pens in Taiji, Japan, that were holding dolphins caught during a dolphin drive hunt a few days earlier. During this hunt a number of dolphins were selected for the international dolphinarium trade and transferred to these ho…

A belated rundown ofthis fortnight's activities.

Ocean defence activist (and co-founder of Notts Indymedia) Wietse has spent the past 2 1/2 years as an activist with Sea Shepherd, the direct action sea conservationists. Riseup Radio caught up with him during a brief visit to Nottingham to find out what he's been up to on his voyages to the Antarctic and most recently, in the Mediterranean liberating bluefin tuna. He also spoke about The Black Fi…

Wietse has spent the past 2 1/2 years as an activist with Sea Shepherd, the direct action sea conservationists. We caught up with him during a brief visit to Nottingham to find out what he's been up to on his voyages to the Antarctic and most recently, in the Meditteranean liberating bluefin tuna. He also spoke about The Black Fish, a new European ocean conservation project.

Sumac Centre

Due to its success in bringing in some 2000 people each year, the Council will no longer allow the use of the Council House, due to the ‘wear and tear’ that the event is causing to the building.



We have been searching for other options, but are stuggling to find another venue immediately where the public pass by. We have always targetted the EMVF at the non-vegan general public by holding the e…

A hasty report on forthcoming events as we are off the ARUK National Gathering in a few hours!

(http://www.veggies.org.uk/2010/08/animal-rights-gathering-2010/)

Brief SchNEWS report on the recent protest camp at Highgate Farm:

"After the success of last year's camp (see SchNEWS 686) at Highgate Farm in Lincolnshire - which breeds rabbits and ferrets for vivisection - another protest camp was held this week. Protesters occupied public land next to the farm but police said that due to previous protests and complaints from the Lamborghini-driving owner of t…

"Highgate Farm is an animal lab breeder in Lincolnshire which has been exposed to breed rabbits and ferrets in dirty, barren conditions for the vivisection industry. There was a protest camp there last year, so activists decided it was time for another one!"

Nottingham Animal Rights

December 02, 2010 19:30

Published: August 14, 2010 20:44 by Watcher in group Nottingham Animal Rights