Guest guest Posted January 10, 2002 Report Share Posted January 10, 2002 GREAT news, tho I can't help but think they'll find a way round it. Still, keeping everything crossed... Cheers Viv Peter [snowbow]Thursday, January 10, 2002 5:40 PM Subject: SHAC Hi folks Good news about HLS..... :-) :-) :-) BB Peter ---Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free.Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com).Version: 6.0.313 / Virus Database: 174 - Release 02/01/02To send an email to - Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 10, 2002 Report Share Posted January 10, 2002 I'm counting the days !!!!!! Angie - Peter Thursday, January 10, 2002 5:40 PM SHAC Hi folks Good news about HLS..... :-) :-) :-) BB Peter ---Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free.Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com).Version: 6.0.313 / Virus Database: 174 - Release 02/01/02To send an email to - Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 13, 2006 Report Share Posted September 13, 2006 US Animal Rights Activists Sent To Jail View larger image © Getty Images / Eric Francis 13/09/2006 ReutersThree animal rights activists convicted under a US anti-terrorism law were sentenced to up to 6 years in prison for a campaign against a British company that tests chemicals on animals. Prosecutors called the leader of the activists "drunk on power" and the judge said he showed "almost vengeful anger" in a campaign to drive out of business Huntingdon Life Sciences, which tests pharmaceuticals, chemicals and dyes on animals. The company says on its Web site it uses mice, rabbits, cats, dogs, pigs, sheep, cows, fish, birds and monkeys. In March, six members of Stop Huntingdon Animal Cruelty, or SHAC, including the three sentenced on Tuesday, were found guilty of violating the Animal Enterprise Protection Act, a federal law amended in 2002 to equate its offenses with terrorism. It marked the first trial and conviction under that law, federal officials said. The three had also been found guilty of conspiracy and interstate stalking against employees of Huntingdon's New Jersey operations for urging sympathizers to harass Huntingdon employees, vandalize their cars and publish their names and personal data on the Internet. Defense attorneys argued that the defendants were exercising their free-speech rights, and SHAC said it was the victim of a government crackdown on dissent. U.S. District Judge Anne Thompson sentenced former SHAC president Kevin Kjonaas six years in prison. She rejected defense arguments that Kjonaas, 28, had been motivated by a noble commitment to social justice and just got carried away. Rather, she said, Kjonaas showed his "almost vengeful anger" in devising ways to hurt the company. U.S. Attorney Charles McKenna, who had sought sentences of up to 10 years, said Kjonaas had cunningly manipulated others in SHAC to get his own way. "This is a crime of sheer power," McKenna said. "Mr. Kjonaas was drunk on power." Lauren Gazzola, 27, SHAC's former campaign coordinator, was sentenced to 52 months in prison. Jacob Conroy, 30, was sentenced to 4 years. Kjonaas's lawyer, Robert Stahl, vowed to appeal the convictions and a spokeswoman for SHAC said the sentences would not deter the group from protesting against Huntingdon. Three other SHAC defendants will be sentenced in coming days. http://xtramsn.co.nz/news/0,,11965-6295276,00.html Truly man is the king of beasts, for his brutality exceeds theirs. We live by the death of others: we are burial places! I have from an early age abjured the use of meat, and the time will come when men such as I will look on the murder of animals as they now look on the murder of men. ~ Leonardo da Vinci (Renaissance painter, architect, engineer, mathematician and philosopher, 1452 - 1519) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 13, 2006 Report Share Posted September 13, 2006 Huntingdon Life SCiences seem to be protected all round by the government here too. Jo - zurumato Vegan_Animal_Rights ; veganchat Wednesday, September 13, 2006 2:47 AM SHAC US Animal Rights Activists Sent To Jail View larger image © Getty Images / Eric Francis 13/09/2006 ReutersThree animal rights activists convicted under a US anti-terrorism law were sentenced to up to 6 years in prison for a campaign against a British company that tests chemicals on animals. Prosecutors called the leader of the activists "drunk on power" and the judge said he showed "almost vengeful anger" in a campaign to drive out of business Huntingdon Life Sciences, which tests pharmaceuticals, chemicals and dyes on animals. The company says on its Web site it uses mice, rabbits, cats, dogs, pigs, sheep, cows, fish, birds and monkeys. In March, six members of Stop Huntingdon Animal Cruelty, or SHAC, including the three sentenced on Tuesday, were found guilty of violating the Animal Enterprise Protection Act, a federal law amended in 2002 to equate its offenses with terrorism. It marked the first trial and conviction under that law, federal officials said. The three had also been found guilty of conspiracy and interstate stalking against employees of Huntingdon's New Jersey operations for urging sympathizers to harass Huntingdon employees, vandalize their cars and publish their names and personal data on the Internet. Defense attorneys argued that the defendants were exercising their free-speech rights, and SHAC said it was the victim of a government crackdown on dissent. U.S. District Judge Anne Thompson sentenced former SHAC president Kevin Kjonaas six years in prison. She rejected defense arguments that Kjonaas, 28, had been motivated by a noble commitment to social justice and just got carried away. Rather, she said, Kjonaas showed his "almost vengeful anger" in devising ways to hurt the company. U.S. Attorney Charles McKenna, who had sought sentences of up to 10 years, said Kjonaas had cunningly manipulated others in SHAC to get his own way. "This is a crime of sheer power," McKenna said. "Mr. Kjonaas was drunk on power." Lauren Gazzola, 27, SHAC's former campaign coordinator, was sentenced to 52 months in prison. Jacob Conroy, 30, was sentenced to 4 years. Kjonaas's lawyer, Robert Stahl, vowed to appeal the convictions and a spokeswoman for SHAC said the sentences would not deter the group from protesting against Huntingdon. Three other SHAC defendants will be sentenced in coming days. http://xtramsn.co.nz/news/0,,11965-6295276,00.html Truly man is the king of beasts, for his brutality exceeds theirs. We live by the death of others: we are burial places! I have from an early age abjured the use of meat, and the time will come when men such as I will look on the murder of animals as they now look on the murder of men. ~ Leonardo da Vinci (Renaissance painter, architect, engineer, mathematician and philosopher, 1452 - 1519) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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