http://nottingham.tachanka.org/articles Articles tagged 'animal_rights' on Nottingham Indymedia... en-us 40 <p>Earlier this year a sperm whale was found dead with 59 different bits of plastic inside its stomach, which amounted to 17kg of waste. It made the news when it was discovered that the majority of the plastic was sheeting used for greenhouses by supermarket suppliers to grow tomatoes. Instead of recycling the waste, the plastic was dumped into the ocean. Amongst the supermarkets using the supplier were UK retailers Tesco and ALDI.</p> Mon, 16 Dec 2013 22:24:44 +0000 http://nottingham.tachanka.org/articles/6287 http://nottingham.tachanka.org/articles/6287 <p>This weekend Animal Rights activists were out in Grantham and at Twycross Zoo in Leicestershire to mark Zoo Awareness Weekend. A pop up cinema and stall were set up in Grantham on Friday to spread awareness of the plight of zoo animals and a demo was held at the gates to Twycross Zoo. Those demonstrating protested the fact that &ldquo;animals used to forests, seas and the sky are trapped in cages, concrete enclosures and glass tanks&rdquo; and divert funds away from much needed habitat conservation.</p> <p><strong>Newswire:</strong> <a href="http://nottingham.tachanka.org/articles/5513">Zoo Awareness Weekend: Twycross Zoo on Sunday</a> | <a href="http://nottingham.tachanka.org/articles/5510">Zoo Awareness Weekend: Hidden England Animal Right</a> | <a href="http://nottingham.tachanka.org/about/animal-liberation">More Animal Liberation articles</a></p> Mon, 01 Apr 2013 09:48:43 +0000 http://nottingham.tachanka.org/articles/5514 http://nottingham.tachanka.org/articles/5514 <p>On Easter Sunday, activists from Nottingham Animal Rights, Derby Animal Rights and Leicester Animal Rights, converged on Twycross zoo to protest the cruel incarceration of animals from around the world, as part of the Captive Animal Protection Society's zoo awareness weekend</p> Sun, 31 Mar 2013 14:05:59 +0000 http://nottingham.tachanka.org/articles/5513 http://nottingham.tachanka.org/articles/5513 <p>On good Friday, as part of the Captive Animal Protection Society's zoo awareness weekend, activists from Hidden England Animal Rights fielded the Equinox project (a pop up cinema) in the town centre of Grantham.</p> Sat, 30 Mar 2013 20:36:15 +0000 http://nottingham.tachanka.org/articles/5510 http://nottingham.tachanka.org/articles/5510 <p>Anyone wishing to make a stand against animal cruelty is very welcome to join us.<br />The following actions will be taking place in the next fortnight:</p> Sat, 22 Jan 2011 12:16:20 +0000 http://nottingham.tachanka.org/articles/913 http://nottingham.tachanka.org/articles/913