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| British Animal-Rights 'Hit List' Targets Children -- Is America Next? |
| 2004-09-23 |
| September 23rd, 2004 The London Sunday Times reports that a "secret hitlist" containing the names of more than 150 people is being quietly circulated among animal rights leaders in the United Kingdom. The five-page "cracker list" gives the addresses and phone numbers of targeted individuals, and directs activists to a website that outlines techniques for violent attacks. "Whatever you do," the document advises, "just do it and show them no mercy." Incredibly, the list includes the names of 21 children. One person whose name appears on the list spoke to the Sunday Times on the condition of anonymity, saying: I've had at least eight demonstrations outside my home, often involving up to 30 people. My car has been attacked twice with paint stripper being poured on the bonnet [hood], tires slashed and graffiti sprayed all over the bodywork. The windows have been smashed on the house and slogans sprayed on the walls. We've had letters mentioning the school my kids attend, letters sent to about 20 neighbors stating I am a convicted pedophile, three bomb hoaxes for which I have had to call the bomb squad, countless threatening phone calls and hundreds and hundreds of false credit applications. At a recent training camp held near London, animal-rights militants were taught how to deliver fatal blows in hand-to-hand combat. And animal-rights leaders vowed to wage a British campaign of terror featuring at least 10 attacks every day. Because of threats like these, the famed Oxford University had to stop construction on a new biomedical research laboratory, and has applied to Britain's High Court for protection. "We have allowed a virus to establish itself," writes Daily Telegraph columnist W.F. Deedes. "We are talking about blackmail ... ministers had better get going against the animal rights thugs." UK Animal Liberation Front leader Robin Webb told the Scottish Sunday Herald last weekend that violent attacks are likely to escalate, and warned that children were fair game: There are about 2,000 people prepared at any one time to take action for us ... The children [of targeted scientists and executives] are enjoying a lifestyle built on the blood and abuse of innocent animals. Why should they be allowed to close the door on that and sit down and watch TV and enjoy themselves when animals are suffering and dying because of the actions of the family breadwinner? They are a justifiable target for protest. Americans would be wrong to assume this is just a British problem. As we told the Wall Street Journal last month, "the highest-profile cheerleader for Britain's animal-rights thugs is California physician Jerry Vlasak, a longtime spokesman for the Washington-based Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM), which the better-known People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) describes as a 'related' organization." At last year's "Animal Rights 2003" convention in Los Angeles, Vlasak -- described in the convention program as a representative of PCRM -- endorsed the murder of medical researchers whose search for cancer and AIDS cures requires the use of animals. "I don't think you'd have to kill -- assassinate -- too many," Vlasak said. "I think for five lives, 10 lives, 15 human lives, we could save a million, two million, 10 million non-human lives." Meanwhile, the U.S. component of the violent SHAC movement (which is supported by Vlasak) is currently facing a federal terrorism indictment, as are seven of its leaders. Yet that group is planning a high-profile gathering one month from now. Planned speakers include high-seas animal rights pirate Paul Watson and University of Texas El Paso professor (and terrorism apologist) Steven Best. |
| Posted by:Mark Espinola |
| #10 As someone who does medical research, this is a very serious issue for biomedical researchers and physicians, and it's already cost us in this country, in lost dollars and hours in heightened security and in scaring off a few prominent researchers from their work. These terrorists need to be thumped, and hard. |
| Posted by: Steve White 2004-09-23 10:38:29 PM |
| #9 I remember when some PETA loons tried to harrass some hunters going to their deer blinds in Michigan by being loud and trying to scare off deer. I do believe a granola almost got shot that day. |
| Posted by: Jarhead 2004-09-23 10:32:45 PM |
| #8 PLEASE! try it on my street. I have a new firearm I want to try out. By killing 5 or 6 of these Terrorist PETA turds we might save 6 or 7 real human lives. Oh it's in the U.K. The unarmed police will show up and draw a chalk outline in the street and block off all movement for days while they study the crime scene and never solve the case even if they are handed a video tape of the murder with accompanying notarized conffesions. In the U.K. animials ARE more important than humans. Well at least according to the BBC. |
| Posted by: Sock Puppet of Doom 2004-09-23 10:30:36 PM |
| #7 "Is America Next?" Possibly, but if they try this shit here, it had better be in one of the leftist moonbat enclaves if they want to go on breathing. Unlike in Britain, we are allowed to defend ourselves. And have the means to do it. |
| Posted by: Barbara Skolaut 2004-09-23 9:45:56 PM |
| #6 AC - could I get a copy of that list? Ya know . . just in case. |
| Posted by: spiffo 2004-09-23 8:58:18 PM |
| #5 The PETA pimps and their terrorist allies need to understand that there are similar lists of animal rights nazis (a term I don't use lightly). These will come into play the very minute one drop of blood is spilled in the United States in this insane and evil campaign of theirs. The power-drunk media whores in PETA play Sinn Fein to ALF's provos and their transparent lies about opposing violence will not make them immune to reprisal. |
| Posted by: Atomic Conspiracy 2004-09-23 8:45:25 PM |
| #4 WTF? Don't they know that people are animals too? Members of the Hominidae family. Would they behave like this towards our cousins the chimps? We should sic Mucky on them. |
| Posted by: SteveS 2004-09-23 7:56:04 PM |
| #3 Sue their butts and take their assets, worked on the Aryan Nation nutters. |
| Posted by: Shipman 2004-09-23 7:35:25 PM |
| #2 I think Mr. Webb needs to be sanctioned. You want to protest someone peacably - fine by me; but you do not ever suggest f*cking w/someone's child. Especially over this crap. |
| Posted by: Jarhead 2004-09-23 7:06:00 PM |
| #1 Bastards are as dangerous as al-Q, and probably would be willing to work with them. Any way we can get these guys classified as terrorist organizations and their leaders locked up? |
| Posted by: The Doctor 2004-09-23 6:49:00 PM |