Lobby groups 'hijacked by animal rights fanatics'

[Guest guest]

from Farmer's Weekly:

http://www.fwi.co.uk/Articles/2008/07/25/111363/lobby-groups-hijacked-by-animal-\

rights-fanatics.html

 

Lobby groups 'hijacked by animal rights fanatics'

25/07/2008 14:01:00

FWi

Organisations like the RSPCA and RSPB have been hijacked by former animal rights

campaigners who have swapped their balaclavas for smart suits and abandoned

their beards to convince people of their respectability, according to Simon

Hart, chief executive of the Countryside Alliance.

 

 

Speaking in a debate on the future of animal rights at today’s Game Fair, Mr

Hart said:

 

“Animal rights as a movement has become less fashionable. We’re seeing less of

the really vile, semi-terrorist activity of the Animal Liberation Front but more

of the legitimate welfare organisations – the so-called reputable ones like the

RSPCA and RSPB.

 

“The animal rights agenda is being played out by people who have shaved off

their beards and bought a smart suit and are saying the same thing as before but

in another coded language. They are the original architects of the lunatics in

balaclavas but they are delivering the message in a sinister and subtle manner.

It’s very dangerous.”

 

Solicitor Jamie Foster, who runs the CA’s legal helpline, agreed that animal

rights activists were getting smarter and working hard to “look

uncontroversial”. He queried the charity status of the RSPCA when it has £100m

worth of capital and about £50m worth of income.

 

RSPCA inspectors have no right to enter anyone’s home without a police officer,

he warned, and they are only prosecuting extensively because the publicity fuels

more public donations.

 

Another panellist, author and TV personality Clarissa Dickson-Wright, claimed

that she had been number three on the ALF’s death list. She said her media

career was destroyed by activists appealing to the BBC governors not to use her

after her hugely successful Two Fat Ladies cookery series.

 

“The BBC was hijacked by activists, “ she said. “All the Countryfile presenters

were told that if they went to the Great Countryside March in London they would

never work for the BBC again. That’s worthy of Hitler’s Germany.”

 

On the government’s decision not to cull TB infected badgers, she said: “I have

the answer on the badger cull. Badgers are delicious.”

 

Simon Hart described the Government’s move not to cull as “principles abandoned

because of political expediency”.

He reminded the audience that politicians were terrified of a public backlash on

animal health issues and therefore were unable to have a meaningful debate and

do the right thing. He called for better use of the media to get across simple,

positive messages about the countryside and to convince the public that the

government meddles too much.

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

, this kinds of articles makes little sense in countries where all men

wear beards, no one wears a suit, and all bike riders wear balaclavas in the

winter to keep warm. Seriously, some commentary after or before these

articles would be helpful. This article is totally confusing, is it a report

on eating TB infected badgers, ALF death threats to cooking show hosts, or

balaclavaless agents inside the RSPCA? Cheers,

Jigs

 

[Moderator's Note: Actually, I intended to reject this article as not only did

it not conform to the AAPN rules, it would also be difficult to understand for

anyone who has not been keeping up with UK animal politics. Early in the

morning, I pressed the wrong button! Sorry. But I think it may have been of

interest to some.

The accusations of animal rights people infiltrating RSPCA have been going on

for 20 years - and a jolly good thing too (except that it can provoke a backlash

of animal exploiters also infiltrating).

John.]

 

 

 

 

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Lobby groups 'hijacked by animal rights fanatics'

 

from Farmer's Weekly:

http://www.fwi.co.uk/Articles/2008/07/25/111363/lobby-groups-hijacked-by-ani

mal-rights-fanatics.html

 

Lobby groups 'hijacked by animal rights fanatics'

25/07/2008 14:01:00

FWi

Organisations like the RSPCA and RSPB have been hijacked by former animal

rights campaigners who have swapped their balaclavas for smart suits and

abandoned their beards to convince people of their respectability, according

to Simon Hart, chief executive of the Countryside Alliance.

 

 

Speaking in a debate on the future of animal rights at today‚s Game Fair, Mr

Hart said:

 

„Animal rights as a movement has become less fashionable. We‚re seeing less

of the really vile, semi-terrorist activity of the Animal Liberation Front

but more of the legitimate welfare organisations ˆ the so-called reputable

ones like the RSPCA and RSPB.

 

„The animal rights agenda is being played out by people who have shaved off

their beards and bought a smart suit and are saying the same thing as before

but in another coded language. They are the original architects of the

lunatics in balaclavas but they are delivering the message in a sinister and

subtle manner. It‚s very dangerous.‰

 

Solicitor Jamie Foster, who runs the CA‚s legal helpline, agreed that animal

rights activists were getting smarter and working hard to „look

uncontroversial‰. He queried the charity status of the RSPCA when it has

£100m worth of capital and about £50m worth of income.

 

RSPCA inspectors have no right to enter anyone‚s home without a police

officer, he warned, and they are only prosecuting extensively because the

publicity fuels more public donations.

 

Another panellist, author and TV personality Clarissa Dickson-Wright,

claimed that she had been number three on the ALF‚s death list. She said her

media career was destroyed by activists appealing to the BBC governors not

to use her after her hugely successful Two Fat Ladies cookery series.

 

„The BBC was hijacked by activists, „ she said. „All the Countryfile

presenters were told that if they went to the Great Countryside March in

London they would never work for the BBC again. That‚s worthy of Hitler‚s

Germany.‰

 

On the government‚s decision not to cull TB infected badgers, she said: „I

have the answer on the badger cull. Badgers are delicious.‰

 

Simon Hart described the Government‚s move not to cull as „principles

abandoned because of political expediency‰.

He reminded the audience that politicians were terrified of a public

backlash on animal health issues and therefore were unable to have a

meaningful debate and do the right thing. He called for better use of the

media to get across simple, positive messages about the countryside and to

convince the public that the government meddles too much.