Protest at Charles River Laboratories - for SHAC's 'Operation Liberation' Week of Action

mayo | animal rights | event notice Tuesday September 15, 2009 23:42 by Laura Broxson - National Animal Rights Association naracampaigns at gmail dot com PO Box 11019, Dublin 2

Hi,

On Tuesday 22nd September, we will be going to Mayo for the day to protest Charles River Laboratories.

This is part of SHAC's (www.shac.net) 'Operation Liberation' - a special week of action against vivisection breeders.

Here's the plan for the day:

MEET AT: 8am sharp, Tues. 22nd September, outside the Hugh Lane Art Gallery (Parnell Square, Dublin 1) for pick-up.

Our first protest will be outside the Charles River Lab. in Carrentrila, Ballina, Co. Mayo. We should be set up there by about 11.30am/12noon.

After an hour or two there, we'll be heading to the second Charles River Lab., in Glenamoy, Co. Mayo (it's beside the Rossport Solidarity Camp) - which is about an hour's drive from Ballina (set up by around 3pm).

We'll spend the same amount of time there, before heading back to Ballina for a short break, followed by a leaflet drop (we'll be distributing special "whistle-blower" leaflets in the area).

Heading home then - we should be back in Dublin by about 10pm/11pm.

Incase plans change on the day, especially for those who are meeting us there, please take down our contact number: 086 8729 444.

Remember to bring some vegan snacks and sandwiches with you, as we probably won't be able to find anything substantial locally on the day!

Again, if you can offer transport, please get in touch - and if you want to come, but haven't booked your place yet, please do so now, as spaces in cars are running out!

Thanks,

Laura Broxson

National Animal Rights Association
http://www.naracampaigns.org

THE INFO:

"Charles River Labs. are a contract testing business, which means they will test anything, on any animal, for a price. They conduct painful, live experiments on animals for the Pharmaceutical, Animal Health, Medical Device, Biotechnology and Food Industries in Ireland.

Thousands of animals are experimented on in these labs every year. Their torturous lives are full of pain, fear, suffering and misery. And any animal that manages to survive an experiment, is killed shortly afterwards.

They breed animals on site, both for their own use and to sell to universities and other commercial laboratories, and we have been informed by sympathisers that the species used include mice, rats, dogs, cats and horses. Over the years we have also received claims of animal bodies and toxic waste being dumped in the nearby lake, as well as reports of dogs being heard barking and howling for hours on end in breeding sheds.

Disturbingly though, a lot of the locals casually just refer to these premises as 'rat factories'.

Please join us on Tuesday 22nd September, for the first-ever protests outside these sadistic, animal torture facilities"