Stop Huntingdon Animal Cruelty UK Newsletter #41

Stop Huntingdon Animal Cruelty

SHAC Newsletter 41 May/June 2006

Stop Huntingdon Animal Cruelty, 6 Boat Lane, Evesham, Worcs WR11 4BP, Tel 0845 458 0630 email: info@shac.net www.shac.net “ We never give in and we always win.”

Stop Huntingdon Animal Cruelty

March against the Money Men

of bankers coming to their office windows to see what was going on.

This route took us through the very heart of the City and took nearly 1hour 20 minutes for us to complete.

Along the way via the megaphone all the companies that have dumped HLS were pointed out. Slowly, surely and noisily we made our way to America Square where HLS market maker Cantor Fitzgerald are based.

The only thing is though Cantor Fitzgerald have stopped dealing with HLS and they have now decamped and fled to Canary Wharf...bloody typical!

On April 28th during World Week for Lab Animals, SHAC held a march through the City of London to get the message across that to invest in HLS is financial madness. The only problem was that in January when we planned this demo there were 15 targets in the City of London yet as we approached April 28th these targets started to rapidly disappear with HLS being kicked off the Over the Counter Bulletin Board, and then the day before the March being kicked off the Pink Sheets. What timing!

With this happy predicament we decided to keep the march in the City but afterwards split into 4 teams and did demos at HLS customers. About 100 of us moved off on the start of the march in Finsbury Square. We made our way along Moorgate, London Wall, Bishopsgate and Leadenhall bringing the traffic and the office workers to a standstill with hundreds

World Wee Lab Anim April 28th.

4 Teams Lots of demos

After the March and a rousing speech from Keith Mann at the end, minibuses were driven into America Square and activists split into 4 teams. These demos were highly successful and we are hoping to do the same on Friday 16th June (see back cover for details). It was so good to encompass in one day a March in the City against HLS financially then to go on afterwards and hold demos against some of Huntingdon’s largest customers and with good numbers too, GlaxoSmithKline’s worldwide headquarters seeing 30 activists outside until well after 6-30pm.

All the demos were loud and visual, again ramming home the message that if you deal with HLS then the whole world will know about it. Below is a brief outline of which team went where. After the demo, lifts were given back into London or to a main line train station. We finished the day coming out of London at 10pm tired but happy that we had brought the disgusting Huntingdon Life Sciences to thousands of peoples’ attention and more to the point to the attention of those that matter: City bankers and HLS customers.

Team 1 travelled out to Berkshire where they held demos at HLS customers Wyeth and Abbott Labs in Maidenhead.

Team 2 stayed in London and held demos at HLS customer Astra Zeneca, The Mauritian Embassy and Kuoni Travel. The last two were targetted because Mauritius is one of the largest exporters of primates in the world and all the primates that are shipped to HLS come from Mauritius. Kuoni Travel specialise in holidays to Mauritius and support the primate trade.

Team 3 After the march this team headed off to GSK’s massive HQ in West London (see picture on right).

Team 4 This team travelled to Pfizer’s European HQ at Walton Oaks just off the M25 in Surrey. They then finished off at massive customer of HLS Novartis in Horsham where they greeted the workers as they went home.

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Listed here are companies that provide vital services to Huntingdon Life Sciences, be they courier, animal transport, supply or building companies. Please contact all the companies listed politely and inform them of HLS’s record of animal cruelty and unbelievable staff incompetence. You can be sure that HLS won’t tell them what goes on behind the razor wire and high fences, so it is up to you to make sure the truth is heard by those who are helping HLS kill 500 animals a day. You can keep your communications simple: a simple request saying ‘please don’t support animal cruelty’ is enough. The important thing is to take action and speak out for the voiceless victims of Huntingdon Life Sciences.

Chiller Rental Services Chiller Rental Services Ltd Wigan Rd, Leyland, Lancashire PR25 5XW Phone Warren on 01772 643040 This company have very recently rented chiller units to HLS.

Industrial & Scientiic Supplies Industrial and Scientiic Supplies The Grip Industrial Estate, Linton, Cambs CB1 6NR Tel: 01223 891 953 www.industrialscientiic.co.uk Email: sales@industrialscientiic.co.uk HLS owe them 36 thousand pounds!

Vet Way VET WAY AND DGP 1 Harrier Court, Airield Bus Park, Elvington, York YO41 4AU Tel 01904 607 600 Email: sales@dgpgroup.com Vet Way/DGP have been lying. They made a statement but HLS now send their own vans as Vet Way’s courier company won’t go there.

How stupid Vet Way are to think they wouldn’t get caught out....

HRP HRP HRP, Unit B6, Manton Centre, Manton Lane, Bedford MK41 Tel: 01234 272 702 HRP, Rougham Industrial Estate, Rougham, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk IP30 9XA Tel: 01359 270 888 A local irm to HLS passing on equipment to HLS for Eastern Counties, listed below.

Email: bedford@hrpltd.co.uk SHAC has contacted this irm and the managing director of it said that it is a free country and people can do what they like. Of course it is, and we can carry on informing her staff of just who they are doing business with.

Tecniplast UK Ltd Tecniplast UK Ltd Venture Park Kettering Venture Park Kettering Northamptonshire NN15 6XR Tel: 01536 312512 Fax: 01536 312505 Email: info@tecniplastuk.com Website: www.tecniplastusa.com This vile company make lab animal cages.

They boast that they have been leaders in this ield for over 50 years and that they regularly are involved in the design, construction and refurbishment of new and existing animal facilities.

Phenomenex PHENOMENEX Melville House, Queens Avenue, Hurdsield Industrial Estate, Macclesield, Cheshire SK10 2BN Tel: 01625 501 367 Fax: 01625 501 796 Phenomenex supply analytical lab equipment to HLS and are a really important supplier.

Scott Nutritions SCOTT NUTRITIONS Scott Nutritions, Sedge Fenn Road, Southerry, Downham Market, Norfolk Tel: 01353 676 234 This company supply HLS with animal feed.

This company is run by the same people who run Harlan, who supply animals to labs.

Peterborough Pumps & Valves Peterborough Pump and Valves The Old Forge, Cross Street, Farcet, Peterborough PE7 3DE Tel: 01733 242 497 HLS owe them at least 59 thousand pounds! What a great client!

York Refrigeration York Refrigeration are a key supplier to HLS and guess what? HLS owe them tens of thousands of pounds! York have met with HLS to discuss an early end to their contract. www.york.com for nationwide sites Head ofice: YORK International Ltd Gardiners Lane South Basildon, Essex SS14 3HE Tel: 01268 246000 Fax: 01268 246001

Industrial Cooling Systems Industrial Cooling Systems Head Ofice Gore Road Industrial Estate, New Milton Hampshire BH25 6SA T +44 (0) 1425 625 900 F +44 (0) 1425 639 041 Email: info@industrialcooling.co.uk This company are owed £16,544 by HLS and have recently sold them an industrial chiller unit.

Sartorious Ltd Sartorius Ltd. Longmead Business Park Blenheim Road Epsom Surrey, KT19 9QQ Phone: 01372.737100 Fax: 01372.720799 E-mail: sartorius.uk@sartorius.com This disgusting company manufacture laboratory equipment and were recently leaked to the campaign as a supplier to Huntingdon.

Their shipment was made by RH European Freight Network.

Dangerous Goods Management

Dangerous Goods Management Unit 23 Heston Industrial Hall Church Road Heston Middlesex TW5 0LD General Manager is Steve Burnett tel: 0208 577 8566 fax: 0208 577 8588 email: steve@dgm.co.uk This is a transport company that specializes in transportation of dangerous goods and substances. They have recently been exposed as supplying this service for puppy killers HLS.

Duxbury Freight DUXBURY FREIGHT G3, Red Scar Business Park, Longridge Rd, Ribbleton, Preston, Lancashire PR2 5LX Tel: 01772 793139 Mobile: 07930 326947 This company are a road haulage services company that went to HLS on behalf of Chiller Rental Services Ltd.

Monock Freight Monock Freight Ltd 14 Mount Road, Feltham, TW13 6AR Tel: 0208 894 5400 christine@monockfreight.com geoff@monockfreight.com Monock Freight deliver lab animals to HLS.

Strand Transport STRAND TRANSPORT SERVICES Strand Transport Services Ltd, Strand House, Rugby Road Industrial Estate, Rochdale, Lancs OL12 0EP Tel: 01706 868 486 Email: david.greenhalgh@strandtransport.co.uk Strand do daily deliveries in the UK for major HLS supplier Perkinelmer and visit HLS on a regular basis.

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Bulkgas

FETCH EUROPE IFetch Europe Ltd, 3 Woodhurst Drive, Denham, Bucks UB9 5LL Tel 01895 835 774 Mobile 07764 584 413 email: info@fetcheurope.co.uk

Bulk Gas UK Enterprise Business Centre, Carlton Rd, Worksop, Nottinghamshire S81 7QF Tel: 01909 473542

Fetch Europe are heavily involved in the lab animal transport trade and think it’s funny to send emails to the campaign saying how they couldn’t care less about driving animals to their deaths and how they really support HLS.

RH European Freight Network RH European Freight Network Head Ofice Lenton Lane, Nottingham NG7 2NR Tel: 0115 943 8000 Fax: 0115 943 8045 Email: nottingham@rhgroup.com

BIOCAIR The Business Centre, Church End, Cambridge, CB1 3LB Tel: 01223 245 223 This is a vivisection industry freight company that have been spotted going in and out of HLS by local supporters on a regular basis.

BBC Fire Protection BBC Fire Protection Limited St. Florian House, Ayton Road, Wymondham Norfolk NR18 0RA Tel: 01953 857700 Fax: 01953 857750

This company gave a statement in November that they would not deal with HLS ever again.

We have been informed by LPG Direct that they are still supplying propane gas to Huntingdon Life Sciences.

This company delivers propane gas to Huntingdon Life Sciences.

LPG Direct have stated that this delivery was made on behalf of Bulkgas.

Careerscene Careerscene specialises in recruitment for the biomedical industry, and guess what? They recruit for HLS! http://www.careerscene.com/contact.asp Careerscene Step Publishing Ltd Step House North Farm Road Tunbridge Wells TN2 3DR

A company local to HLS’s lab at Eye but deals with both UK labs.

careerscene@stepex.com

Parker Fine Food Services Winkadale House Knights Road Leicester LE4 1JK Tel: 0116 235 5666 Fax: 0116 235 5777 www.parkerinefoods.com/ awp@parkerinefoods.com hrc@parkerinefoods.com quality@parkerinefoods.com admin@parkerinefoods.com A long-term HLS supplier caught out bang to rights this time.

SJ Marlow Pipework Services

Weldon Rd, Corby, Northamptonshire NN17 5UD Tel: 01536 201030

Tel: 01892 518877 Fax: 01892 616177

Parker Fine Foods Parker Fine Foods Belgrave House Baird Road Corby NN175ZA Tel: 01536 200 800 Fax: 01536 200 123

Most Construction alias Parkside have participated in the building of units to house animals in at HLS and have made themselves a fortune on the backs of animals dying inside HLS.

L P G Direct Ltd

Email: sales@bbcire.co.uk Website: www.bbcire.co.uk

Parker Fine Foods

Parkside/Most Construction Tel: 01423 565 572 and 01423 521 298 12a Park Parade, Harrogate, HG1 5AF gm@mostconstruction.plus.com al@mostconstruction.plus.com

LPG Direct

This company are a large freight company that have been identiied as delivering to HLS.

Biocair

Parkside Construction

Top Notch Scaffolding Top Notch Scaffolding Services 10, Bringhurst, Orton Goldhay, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire PE2 5RS Tel: 01733 234276 This company has been identiied as supplying scaffolding to HLS.

FT Construction F.T Construction (Swainsthorpe) Ltd Norwich Rd, Swainsthorpe, Norwich, Norfolk NR14 8PU Tel: 01508 471777 This is a construction company that has been linked to HLS.

SJ Marlow Pipework Services Ltd Still Barn Farm, Upper Batley, Low Lane Batley, West Yorkshire, WF17 0AW Tel: 01924 479168 This company are in and out of HLS like yoyo’s.

R&R Planthire R & R Plant Hire Kings Dyke Whittlesey Peterborough Cambs PE7 1PG Tel: 01733 204 438 This is a company involved in the building work at HLS.

KEY: Lab Equipment suppliers

Freight companies

Miscellaneous suppliers

Construction companies

NEWS IN BRIEF ‘Visiting the Evil’ demo at HLS customer Astellas (Yamanouchi) in Holland

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The companies listed below are involved with shipping live animals into Huntingdon Life Sciences

Impex Unit 1 Peartree Business Centre Bretton Peterborough PE3 8YQ Tel 0845 602 1662 Mobile 07836 739 096 Fax 0845 602 1663 email: info@impex-uk.com www.impex-uk.com We said we would track Impex down and we have. After a demo at their premises last year they moved out within 48 hours, and sneaked off and signed a 3 year lease on the above premises last July. This is a truly disgusting company who have shipped many animals to their deaths at Huntingdon. Gotcha!

----------------------------------Little Creek Quarantine Kennels Kingswood Lane Saughall Chester CH1 6DE Tel: 01244 880 267 Fax: 01244 881 193 Mobile: 07850 841 030 Email: enquiries@thelittlecreek.com This company is a quarantine kennel 45 minutes from Manchester Airport, where numerous lab animals are imported into the UK for torture. It has been leaked to the SHAC campaign that this company has been acting as an agent for HLS lab animal supplier Charles River. Contact this kennels, and get down there and do a demo.

The staff may have no idea the owner is heavily involved in the lab animal trade, and nor will the members of the public visiting and collecting their animals.

----------------------------------Extrordinair Limited Room 1/7 Spitfire House, Edinburgh Airport, Cargo Village,

NEWS IN BRIEF Eagle Global Logistics say no more HLS

Turnhouse Road, Edinburgh, EH12 0AL. Tel: 0131 317 7277 Fax:0131 307 7030 Email: operations@extrordinair. co.uk

‘Please be advised that EGL do not intentionally handle shipments on behalf of HLS and we will do everything we can to ensure that we do not handle shipments for HLS in the future.’

This is another company that is working as an agent for the largest lab animal supplier in the world, Charles River.

----------------------------Sutch and Searle Shipping Ltd Unit 4 Central Park Estate Staines Road Hounslow Middlesex TW4 5DJ Tel: 0208 538 1600 Fax: 0208 570 5899 Email: sales@sutchandsearle.co.uk

SHAC received the following: “Burle Industries have severed their links with HLS and terminated their contract and will not be dealing with them now or in the future directly or indirectly”.

This evil company carries out customs clearances on lab animals being imported to the UK

by Fetch Europe.

-----------------------------------Penauille Servisair Atlantic House Atlas Business Park Simonsway Manchester M22 5PR Tel: 0161 490 5600 Fax: 0161 490 5700 Email: marketing@servisair.com

Burle Industries sever all ties with HLS

Penn Century dump HLS “Please be aware that Penn-Century, Inc. has a strict policy against providing research tools to companies that condone animal cruelty and abuse.

In light of recent publicity about Huntingdon Life Sciences and its research practices and the recent suit against HLS by the New Jersey Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, I had already made the decision that I would no longer do business with them in the future.

Your e-mail message reinforces this decision. I want to assure you and others who will read this that I will never sell my products to HLS again.

Thank you very much.

Sincerely, Theodore Century”

This company cleared a shipment of 64 Beagle pups from Marshall Farms, destined for death inside Huntingdon Life Sciences in September 2005. Please contact them to tell them why they should ditch doing business with the animal killers at HLS.

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NEWS IN BRIEF

lead to shac NEWS IN BRIEF The Italian Job: lab animals get freed for World Week During World Week for Laboratory Animals, Italian activists walked into a university in Milan in broad daylight and rescued 12 beagles, rabbits and loads of mice.

Current HLS customer vow never to work with them again A blow to HLS came recently when current HLS customer Cerexagri vowed that they would never use HLS again. This came after activists in the US had held several demos against Cerexagri.

To: SHAC Huntingdon Life Sciences (“HLS”) has recently concluded a fourth and final field test for Cerexagri. These government required tests did not involve the use of any laboratory animals and were part of the registration process for a new compound that will be offered as a viable replacement for methyl bromide, which is being phased out under the terms of the Montreal Protocol to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

Upon receipt of the written report, Cerexagri will no longer engage the services of HLS. Peter T. Bromley President and CEO Cerexagri, Inc.

Second HLS customer Litron Labs cease all dealings with Huntingdon Life Sciences To whom it may concern: Please be advised that Litron Laboratories has ceased all business dealings with Huntingdon Life Sciences, and has no plans to do any further business with HLS.

Spotlight on PDP Couriers: The main logistical supplier to HLS Some years ago a small company came to our attention called PDP Couriers after we were leaked information about the Bristol Oncology Centre and their dealings with HLS. The courier company that had made the deliveries of samples to the centre was a company called PDP Couriers based in Middlesex. So we contacted PDP and asked them whether they would agree to make a statement saying that would never deliver to HLS again. They did this very quickly.

Now a number of supporters have asked us in the past how do we know when a company is telling the truth. Well the honest answer is that we always take statements at face value whatever we may secretly be thinking and can do no more until we can prove different. With PDP this didn’t take long in coming as it came to our attention that they were still making deliveries to HLS. So we contacted them and at first they strenuously denied it but then when they realised that we KNEW they were lying they said “Oh we were only delivering to Centralabs”. Centralabs are the clinical trials part of HLS, operating out of their site at Alconbury. By this time it had also come to our attention that they were advertising at

vivisection conferences and were delivering to HLS in an unmarked silver transit van reg EF04 TXA. As if that wasn’t bad enough, at the end of last year we were told by an HLS worker that PDP were dealing with over half the foreign shipments to HLS from foreign customers (which is roughly 75% of all of Huntingdon’s business), including Japan where a company called Hubnet deals with the japanese end of things and then passes stuff on to PDP. We will always find out the liars in the finish and have come to learn that PDP are a VERY IMPORTANT company to HLS. Contact PDP and Hubnet and politely ask them to stop dealing with HLS: P D P Freight Services Ltd Unit 10, Ashford Industrial Estate, Shield Road, Ashford, Middlesex TW15 1AU. Tel: 01784 420 466 Fax: 01784 424 300 Hubnet Express Ltd 8 Southampton Place London WC1A 2EA, UK Tel: 020 3116 0111 Fax: 020 3116 0116 Hubnet Express Ltd Unit 5 Devonshire Court Victoria Road Feltham TW13 7LU Tel: 020 8890 5111 Fax: 020 8890 5666

Drew Tometsko Director of Business Development Litron Laboratories

an you hear us now?

We’ve come far but let We owe it to all who’ve

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Demo at HLS customer Teva in Belgium Demo at HLS customer Chiron (Novartis) in Holland

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Demo at HLS customer Sanofi Aventis in New York

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emo at HLS customer Astellas in Sweden

The following are extracts from letters written by activist Barry Horne whilst in prison and at times on Hunger Strike. What an inspiration.

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Yeah the 18 year sentence was a bit of a shocker! But I thought it might happen so it’s not too bad. Needless to say I’m appealing against a lot of the guilty verdicts.

Whatever, I’m still smiling so they’ve failed to bea t me.

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This is going to be the last year for Hillgrove, I’m really sure they won’t survive it, So give my love to everyone.

Take good care now, to final victory and over 1,000 happy free cats.

For the cause, Barry

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29/8/1997 Just to let you know that everything is going well from here and I am fine and well. I’m om day 18 now and experiencing no problems.

It’s pretty grim down here in the hospital but nothing I can’t cope with.

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Deal with HLS deal with SHAC

t’s carry on! e lost their lives

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13/9/1997 Day 33 now and my condition is starting to deteriorate somewhat. I’m still in good health but, to be truthful, things will get worse from now on. But mentally I am strong and will remain so because I believe the Hunger Strike is right. This Labour Government are betraying the animals and must be stopped from doing so. So this protest will continue until such time as we win justice for the animals.

”

50 activists greet HLS and their customers at the SETAC conference in the Hague

CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY

HLS

CAUGHT OUT DEALING WITH

A short while ago we were sent documents that showed that Cambridge University’s Centre for Brain Repair at Addenbrookes Hospital was dealing with Huntingdon Life Sciences and were in fact an active partner in experiments carried out at HLS. With a name like the Centre for Brain Repair you can imagine the kind of vicious, painful braindamaging experiments they are involved in with Huntingdon.

This is not the first time a unit at this hospital has come to our notice as Addenbrookes were also involved with HLS during the 5 year long xenotransplantation experiments performed on wild caught baboons. If you look on the sheet to the right headed Harlan you will see that this was

an order for rats or mice with litters that were “less than 24 hours old.” Sick or what?

Please write and ring Cambridge University’s Centre for Brain Repair and urge them not to deal with Huntingdon Life Sciences.

Centre for Brain Repair Forvie Site Robinson Way Cambridge CB2 2PY tel 01223 31160 (Reception) tel 01223 33118 tel 01223 31170 (Anatomy) tel 01223 31178 (Surgery) tel 01223 31141 (Brain)

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DRIVERS WANTED! For mobile demos aro und the country.

Requirements: Must hold UK Driving License.

Location: Throug hout the country.

How To Apply: To apply for this job contact SHAC on 0845 458 0630 or e-mail on info@shac.net to find out where your near est demonstrations are be ing held.

Job Des cri activists ption: Driving to vario us company sit es for d emonstr tions. aHow To Apply: T o apply for this job conta ct SHAC on 0845 45 on info@ 8 0630 or e-mail shac.ne t

DO YOU HAVE WHAT IT TAKES TO HELP THE CAMPAIGN AGAINST HLS? Can you write letters? Do you own a pen and paper? If so then you have all the qualifications we need for this important position. We are looking for letter writers from around the country of all ages to write polite letters to companies involved with HLS. To find out more about who to write to please look at the suppliers list in the newsletter or website for company contacts.

ARE YOU WORKING FULL OR PARTTIME? WANT TO HELP CLOSE HLS? Then we need you. We need people to politely call or e-mail companies who support HLS during your lunch breaks at work or during your days off. Don’t worry if you don’t have internet access as this can be supplied from internet café’s or libraries.

Hours are flexible, the more time you can put in, the more companies you can contact. If you think you are right for this job then please see the suppliers list in the newsletter or on the website for company contact details.

bank of america sell all their shares in hls (and here’s just a small clue why) Over the past 6 months Huntingdon Life Sciences have steadily lost one major shareholder after another which is causing them real problems. Bank of America held about 300,000 shares in HLS and after demos in the US, Belgium and Holland they decided HLS just weren’t worth it and offloaded the shares. This really highlights the strength of SHAC and the way we can hit a global company on our terms across the world.

Bank of America demo in Amsterdam Bank of America demo in Philadelphia

Freq u ently Asked Q u estio n s We often get asked certain questions about demonstrations. Here are some of the regular ones answered.

How do I join a demonstration?

If you are interested in coming on a SHAC demonstration then please contact us via e-mail or phone and we’ll let you know if there are any demos happening in your area. If there are any demos in your area then we’ll tell you where and when to meet up with the demo. Simple as that.

What if there is nobody in my area?

Don’t worry. A lot of the demos are mobile demos so campaigners will be in cars which means that they may be able to pick you up from a train station or somewhere else that is convenient. Or if you’re up for it you could organize your own demonstration local to you. Contact us if you would like any help doing this.

How many people will be there?

Demos vary in size. Sometimes there may be loads of people out but demos can still be effective with just a few people.

2 pictures of 2 seperate demos at the Bank of America in Belgium

But I won’t know anyone there?

Everybody went on their first demo at some point and it may be the first demo for other people there as well. You will be made to feel welcome and will soon get to know other people there so it’s worth joining a demo even if you don’t know anyone else.

Does it matter if I’m not a vegan or vegetarian?

No. Just because you disagree with what HLS do doesn’t mean that you will be expected to be vegan or vegetarian straight away. We’re all fighting for the same cause, and that is to close down HLS. No one will have a go at you if you are wearing leather shoes! We all had to start somewhere and coming on a demo is a brilliant place to start.

What is a mobile demo and what will I be doing?

A mobile demo is where campaigners hold demonstrations at various customers and suppliers of HLS, moving from one site to the next by car or other means, but that will be organized already.

There is plenty to do on demos, eg handing out leaflets, holding banners or placards, using a

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Pictures of 4 days of demos against HLS and their customers at a Biotech conference in Chicago, USA

Freq u ently Asked Q u estio n s megaphone to inform people or anything else, there is something for everyone to do.

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One of a number of home demos against the Bank of America, HLS Market Makers Vertical & Seaboard (all the above have now pulled out of HLS). NY activists are now concentrating on HLS customer senior execs from the likes of Pfizer.

Demo at HLS customer Sankyo in Belgium

Demo at HLS customer Pfizer in Belgium

As a person who is in frontline medical research I have chosen to say NO to animal experimentation.

I design novel tests to detect infectious diseases and cancer, and my collaborators are some of the worlds leading scientists. It is a specific clause in our contracts that no animals may be used; and they all agree to this.

I am unable to see how anybody has the right to use animals in any medical experimentation.

Gino Francesco, Hastings England

Will the police be there?

The police usually turn up on demos and demos are often organized with the police beforehand.

Am I likely to get arrested?

Demonstrations are legal and peaceful and the police have no reason to arrest you. As some demos are organized with the police, they aren’t going to trouble you.

How long will it last?

Again, it depends on the different demonstrations you go on. Some last longer than others but if you need to know you can always ask.

Demo at Key HLS supplier Phenomenex’s HQ in California

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Will I have to use a megaphone?

Don’t feel that you will have to do anything that you don’t feel comfortable with. There will be somebody who is confident on the megaphone on the demo.

However this isn’t to say that you can’t use it, we welcome people to get on the megaphone if they choose.

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This quote was on the BBC forum after all the coverage about Glaxo and the letters written to their shareholders.

Does it really make a difference?

Definitely! It’s not the only way to make a difference but demonstrations have achieved so much.

It’s demonstrations that make companies realize that working with HLS really isn’t worth it.

When you’re on the demonstration you may not necessarily see the effect that you’re having but it doesn’t mean that the demo is ineffective. Look at the position HLS are in now, that couldn’t have been achieved without demonstrating.

The only problem is that I’m at work/school most of the time so how can I help?

If you know of a demonstration near you then maybe help out for half an hour or so on your lunch break. Another highly effective way to help is to find out where demonstrations will be and call or e-mail the same companies when you have a few minutes to spare. There are plenty of ways to help out, call us if you are stuck and we’ll find something for you!

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kicked off the Well as far as trading exchanges go, Huntingdon really have hit rock bottom.

After multiple demos in New York and an email action action alert from the UK, Huntingdon’s last remaining market maker Vertical dropped out and with no market maker HLS were bumped off the Pink Sheets. So where have they gone? Well before I answer that question, let me first explain how the financial markets view the Pink Sheets...Yes the same Pink Sheets HLS have just been knocked off. The quotes below are from a financial website called www.pennymarkets.com: “It’s a bit like having to move out of your house in Beverly Hills to an industrial park 20 miles east of downtown L.A.,” said Marc Beauchamp, the executive director of the North American Securities Administrators Association explaing what it’s like to go on to the Pink Sheets. .

“We are the tier of stuff that can’t, won’t, or doesn’t want to be listed on the exchange NYSE.” So in market terms HLS have gone from the industrial park in LA to a shack (pardon the pun) by the road as they have moved on to the Grey Markets. Now the Grey Markets are not an exchange as such but more of an auction, there is no website you can check on called the Grey Markets or any kind of organised structure. This leads to unbelievable volatility with the share price bouncing up and down. Huntingdon are so desperate to keep their share price up that they are forced into propping up the share price themselves. Numerous examples have been seen of this, for example yesterday their share price was at $9.25 so along comes someone and hikes it up to $11 (It still finished the day on $9.25). So the next time you are in Tesco’s and you bill comes to £60 remember to say to the cashier: “I’m not paying that but I’ll give you £80.”

The reason for this desperation is the need to keep their share price inflated above $8 as this makes their market capitalisation $100 million which is a stipulation for them to be considered for the NYSE, which they still hold a hope of getting on to hence the advert to the right.

Recently HLS reported their first quarter figures 2006 which are compared like for like

to quarter one 2005. In Q1 2005 their sales were $43, 294 million and in Q1 2006 they were $42, 455 million. Profits also dropped from like quarter to quarter from $2.5 million to $470,000. Cass noted on the figures that they were “disappointing in absolute terms” and complained of “unusually high cancellations.”

It is astonishing that with all the help that Huntingdon have had from Tony Blair, Lord Sainsbury and industry bodies that their turnover has not trebled or quadrupled. But it is only now that it has climbed above pre 1997 levels, after all the help they have had!

The upshot is that we have been having fanatastic success against HLS on the financial markets but we need to step it up against HLS customers and push down their orders.

HLS are more than ever considered a lame duck by the financial lenders across the world and an indication of this is seen in Huntingdon’s recent $70 million refinancing. The fact that Andrew Baker had to personally guarantee $30 million of this is very telling. Do you think Richard Branson has to underwrite loans to Virgin? Of course not. On top of that, the interest on this loan is very very high and the clauses in the contract are many, for instance the loan can be called in if Baker or Cass leave the company!

The last word must go to Andrew Baker CEO of HLS who recently whined in the Sunday Telegraph 14th May 2006. Can you imagine any other CEO ranting hysterically in the national press like this?

“My low point has been caused by not getting support - an extraordinary feeling of being abandoned.” “ Why have we allowed 10 - perhaps 20 at most - pathetic, sick, pychologically disturbed people to intimidate a country of 60 million people?”

He then went onto to blame David Blunkett and Securicor and even the City itself claiming “...the excuse that they want to protect their employees just doesn’t cut it any more.” Talk about losing control? And anyway as if the City cares what Andrew Baker thinks!

HLS now

Pink Sheets!

Dumb and Dumber

Yep you’ve guessed it! Just when we thought the animals’ enemies couldn’t get any dumber they’ve become even more dumb! The ad below was taken out in the New York Times at a cost of $150,000. It came out on April 28th on the day SHAC were marching through the City of London.

It is thought that the ad was taken out by the Centre for Consumer Freedom in the US. They are a rightwing industry body like the Research Defence Society in the UK. On the evidence of this advert they’re certainly as stupid as the RDS. Whilst HLS are desperately trying to calm already frayed nerves amongst investors after their demise on to the Grey Markets their supposed friends’ great idea is to..er.. frighten the very people HLS are trying to calm.

And you know what? Two weeks later they took out the same advert in the New York Times spending in total $300,000.Maybe they have been infiltrated by AR sympathisers cos we couldn’t have done a better job ourselves!

To the City that never

A SPECIAL REPORT ON NY BAS Imagine this: you are part of a small but tenacious group of activists dedicated to stopping the horrific cruelty that we all know goes on at Huntingdon Life Sciences. Over a two-year period, you have spent almost every weekend organizing protests, rallies, candlelight vigils and educational stalls outside of the home of the principal investor in Huntingdon Life Sciences, Andrew Baker. You have weathered everything from blistering heat waves through blizzards, thunderstorms and just about every other weather condition.

Due to a massive campaign of public education in Baker’s neighborhood, you enjoy the support and the respect of the community. Baker’s neighbors regularly wave and cheer your group on and many even provide financial support for your efforts. Despite all of that, you realize that Andrew Baker, Chief Executive Officer and major shareholder of HLS and his wife, Susan Baker, don’t really care about the 15 foot banner naming and shaming Andrew Baker as a Puppy Killer or that their neighbors turn away from them.

The Bakers have been shunned by many of their neighbors who have expressed support for the steadfast protestors that are always at the front door, rain or shine. They have had their local pet supply account canceled when they found out what Andrew Baker did for a living. Baker’s limousine driver quit his job rather than continue to drive what he called ‘an ugly monster’. By now it is clear that the Bakers just don’t care as long as they can escape the city to their Long Island hideaway or their home in California’s Hollywood Hills.

What do you do when you learn that the New York Police Department is holding secret meetings in Baker’s apartment? Yes, we know about Baker’s meeting with Lt. Albano of NYPD Legal and General Counsel Mark Bibi. How do you deal with the fact that you are with the only group in the city that cannot get a sound permit to use a bullhorn during a protest? What do you do when you realize that as long as you continue to

protest, members of your group will be subjected to police harassment, intimidation and arrest?

So, what do you do when faced with this situation?

Declare WAR! On October 23, 2004 at a national weekend of action against Huntingdon Life Sciences, Camille Hankins, Greg Kelly and a third activist launched a grassroots group whose mission was to take the resources that were devoted to influencing the Bakers and to re-deploy in a different and more effective direction. Instead of hoping that the message would be heard by the Bakers, we decided to speak to them in the only language they seem to understand. Money talks and we decided to speak directly to their bottom line!

Although from time to time, activists still visit the Bakers (we have heard that most of these visits occur in the dead of night and are rather loud and unruly), we have redirected our attention to those individuals and companies that have helped Baker and HLS to stay in business. We studied the brilliant campaigns being waged in the U.K. and modeled our efforts after those that we witnessed leading to the greatest economic impact.

At first, we focused on the board members of the various high profile customers of HLS. Companies like GlaxoSmithKline, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Roche and Novartis. All had board members that either lived in New York City or had prestigious board affiliations here in town. By doing this, we served notice that we had changed our tactics and our modus operandi. The days of applying for sound permits and giving notice of our intent to demonstrate have given way to a new tactic of simply turning up and loudly protesting.

Next, we focused on the money men: the investors and especially the market makers, most of whom had offices in New York City. In August, 2005, when the HLS parent company Life Sciences Research (LSRI) announced that LSR would be moving up to the big board, the New York Stock

Exchange, we knew we had our work cut out for us. Immediately upon hearing the news, we launched a major offensive to take our message to Wall Street. For the next 6 weeks, we campaigned in the Wall Street area almost every day. We held banners and graphic posters, distributed countless leaflets, protested market makers and sent out action alerts to thousands of activists.

On September 7, 2005, after working almost 48 hours non-stop, we heard that the campaign to Stop Huntingdon Animal Cruelty had won a stunning and important victory. We knew that we had taken part in a campaign that had made history, as there has never been a NYSE listing that was stopped because of political activism. We, at WAR, were happy to know that we had played a small but important part in that victory. We watched as LSRI stock, which fell back on to the OTCBB, dropped from a record high of $18.30 to a low of

r sleeps: Neither do we!

SED WAR - WIN ANIMAL RIGHTS $10.00 and still falling.

After months of focused and intensive campaigning, LSRI lost its last market maker and fell from the OTCBB to the Pink Sheets.

Not content with this, WAR launched Operation: Knockout which systematically targeted market makers and investment houses with an eye toward knocking them out of the picture, thus taking LSRI off of the Pink Sheets.

Again, our efforts along with the efforts of all of the campaigners around the world were rewarded when the last market makers, Vertical Group and Seaboard Securities, dropped LSRI. LSRI’s list-

ing on the Pink Sheets was history as they fell into the financial dead zone known as the Grey Markets.

Most recently, WAR has launched a tongue-incheek campaign, Operation: Sinking Ship. With all of the money men gone, we now turn our attention back to those companies that literally keep HLS afloat. Companies like GlaxoSmithKline, Pfizer, Novartis, Roche and Bristol-Myers Squibb account for the lion’s share of HLS revenue. They keep HLS in the killing business.

Each of these companies has vulnerabilities and skeletons in their closets. Skeletons, which we are sure, they would rather keep buried. We all know what happens to the skeletons of animal abusers and exploiters. They have a way of getting out. Our mission is to speak the truth and to educate the public about the horrors of animal testing.

Since our humble beginning just over 18 months ago, WAR has enjoyed both national and international press coverage from countless TV stations and media outlets including CNN in the USA and SKYE-TV and Canal Plus in Europe.

Our work has been covered by prestigious financial publications such as Dow Jones, Bloomberg Financial, Financial Times, Forbes Magazine and the Wall Street Journal. We are delighted that we have been able to use these press opportunities to publicize and shed light on the cruelty and animal abuse that take place every day in the laboratories of Huntingdon Life Sciences.

We owe a debt of gratitude to those who have mentored us and shown

us the way (you know who you are), as well as to the countless activists around the world who have continued to fight the good fight and who have contributed to these accomplishments. We salute those imprisoned warriors that have been temporarily taken from us. You are never far from our thoughts and you give us inspiration and the strength to carry on. Until you are free and can rejoin the fight, we dedicate our efforts to you.

WAR has proven that a small group of impassioned and dedicated animal activists can overcome the odds and achieve great success with limited resources. Our challenge to you is to continue to grow stronger and to work harder because our animal brothers and sisters, imprisoned in HLS and other hellholes just like it, need us to double our efforts for their liberation. They are counting on us. The ultimate success has never been more achievable than right now.

Until all are free, W.A.R. Win Animal Rights Collective

Prisoner Support: “If we haven’t got prisoners we have stopped fighting.

If our prisoners are forgotten about they have beaten us.” Keith Mann Don Currie has been remanded in custody on charges of arson in relation to PDP Couriers who are a major supplier to Huntingdon Life Sciences and have also lied to SHAC in the past, and the Wilton Box Company who make lab animal transportation boxes.

Josephine Mayo (PR6508), HMP Peterborough, Saville Road, Westwood, Peterborough PE3 7PD

Please write letters of support to Don. If you do not know Don or the other prisoners then don’t worry - your letters are still more than welcome and will make a big difference. If you are really not a big writer then just send a card in support. You can also send Don stamps and sae’s.

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Heather Nicholson NR7271 HMP Bronzefield, Woodthorpe Road, Ashford, Middlesex TW15 3JZ Heather can receive sealed writing paper and envelopes.

Donald Currie, TN 4593, HMP Woodhill, Tattenhoe Street, Milton Keynes, Bucks, MK4 4DA ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Sarah Gisborne was sentenced to six and a half years for conspiracy to cause criminal damage to vehicles and property of HLS supporters. This sentence was reduced to five and a half years on appeal. She is well, fit, strong and determined as always so please write letters of support.

Sarah Gisborne [LT5393], HMP Cookham Wood Sir Evelyn Road, Rochester Kent ME1 3LU, England :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Josephine was recently sentenced to 4 years to do with the now closed Newchurch Guinea Pig farm, who we mustn’t forget supplied HLS with many thousands of guinea pigs.

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John Smith (TB4887) HMP Nottingham, Perry Road, Sherwood, Nottingham NG5 3AG

Peter Young was recently sentenced to 2 years for raiding 6 fur farms and releasing 8,000 mink. Peter was on the run for 7 years.

Letters can be sent to: Peter Young #10269-111 FCI Victorville Medium II, Federal Correctional Institution PO Box 5700, Adelanto, CA 92301, USA

Jon Ablewhite (TB4885) HMP Nottingham, Perry Road, Sherwood, Nottingham NG5 3AG

Kerry Whitburn (TB4886) HMP Nottingham, Perry Road, Sherwood, Nottingham NG5 3AG John, Jon and Kerry were recently sentenced to 12 years relating to Newchurch Guinea Pig farm. :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Heather Nicholson is on remand for an alleged offence against a hunting family. Please write her messages of support.

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info@supportpeter.com letters@supportpeter.com www.supportpeter.com :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: On December 16, 2005, Chris McIntosh was sentenced to eight years in prison relating to a fire at a Seattle McDonald’s in 2003. The action was jointly claimed by the E.L.F. & A.L.F. Christopher McIntosh #30512-013 USP Hazelton, US Penitentiary P.O. Box 2000 Bruceton Mills, WB26525 USA ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::

Merchandise is free unless stated. However donations to cover costs are appreciated. Return the order form below to SHAC, 6 Boat Lane, Evesham, Worcs WR11 4BP.

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HLS general lealet A5

Direct Action - Punk Rock compilation CD £5

Combined Japanese customer lealet

PGP security CD and instructions

UPS strip lealet

‘Green Harvest’ vegan recipe book £5

UPS A2 poster

Legal advice booklet

Dead puppy A2 poster

Rabbit A2 poster

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Japanese A2 poster Videos/DVD’s (Please state which) 1 Action Video/DVD. This includes Times for Action 1, 2 and the New Time for Action 3 as well as the US Strikeback - £2 2 Cruelty footage. This includes the SHAC Short video and the Documentary Countryside Undercover of footage shot inside HLS. £2 With both these please state whether you want a VHS video or a DVD

NEW SHAC Direct Action T Shirt Black only Sizes Skinny Fit, Small, Medium, Large and X Large £10 each SIZE..........................

SHAC Global T-shirts and Hooded Tops Black only Skinny Fit, Small and XL only T-shirts £8 and Hooded Tops £12 SIZE ..........................

‘Slaughter of the Innocent’ by Hans Ruesch Classic scientiic anti-vivisection book, £5

Michelle Rokke’s diary of her 9 months working undercover inside HLS, £2

Book : ‘Caught in the Act’, £3 Undercover investigation on Prof Feldberg

Collecting tins

Science book ‘Sacred Cows and Golden Geese’ by Dr. Ray Greek, £8

Airhorns £5

‘Campaign against cruelty’ An activist’s handbook - Covers all the basics, £5

Petitions

Cruelty free guides - lists what’s tested and what isn’t, 50p

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Active Slaughter Punk Rock CD, £5

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Direct Action - Beneit CD

Japanese A2 poster UPS lealet A2 UPS poster PGP CD

Rabbit A2 poster

General HLS lealet

New SHAC T Shirt All sizes

Dead puppy A2 poster

Michelle Rokke Diary

Cruelty-free shopping guide

SHAC Global t shirt and hooded tops Last few left

OK so you want know what will be happening on the day? It’s really simple and effective. We will be meeting at GlaxoSmithKline at the address above from 8am onwards. You need to come no later than 11am. If you can come earlier you will be more than welcome. If you need a lift from Stevenage train station then let us know in advance. There will be transport from various areas inc London, South Coast, Berkshire etc - contact us for details.

At 11-45am we will split into teams just like we did on March against the Money Men. From here we will move off to demo HLS customers in surrounding counties. The demos will finish when the murderers go home which is about 6pm. We can drop you at either where you joined us or a main line station but no one will be left short. So you see we will be doing our bit but will you be doing yours?

Or will you let them laugh at the animals?