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Minister acts on violent animal rights groupsFriday 20 February 2009 Home affairs minister Guusje ter Horst is looking into ways of protecting drug companies from violent animal rights groups, report various newspapers on Friday. One of her proposals is to invite animal rights organisations to sign a covenant in which they reject the use of violence, the papers say. But this has been dismissed as political posturing by Christian Democrat MP Haersma Buma. The groups that carry out violent attacks are not going to come and sign an agreement with the government, he said in a radio interview on Friday. ‘We need to tackle the radical underground groups,’ he said. Research by NOS tv reveals that a large section of the pharmaceutical industry is permanently threatened by animal rights activists. The financial institutions involved with medical research are also the target for violence, the media say. In the past five years, the Dutch animal rights organisation Dierenbevrijdingsfront (similar to Britain’s radical Animal Liberation Front) has claimed over 40 incidents including night-time visits to the homes of pharmaceutical company staff, damaging cars belonging to workers and arson. A spokesman for the pharmaceutical industry Nefarma told the media that some employees live in permanent fear as a result. The animal rights party Partij voor de Dieren won two of the 150 seats in the Dutch parliament in the last elections. © DutchNews.nl
Oh, very interesting point Melanie. Do you happen to know what happens after to those "freed" animals? Who is offering them a home? Who is feeding them? Or is that not anymore the scope of the Animal orgs? However, we humans are sort of animals ourselves.. When we are in pain we want medicine to stop that.. I wonder how many animal rights activist would endure their pain or the pain of the dear ones without trying to offer some ..medicine? By Marina | February 21, 2009 11:12 PM FREEING animals? To let them die miserably in the nature? That's what happens, you know - does that make you feel like a righteous person? By A. Lyttiger | February 22, 2009 11:36 PM I'm never for violence but I think people should be aware of what industry does to animals. Check out this video: http://meat.org By Moses | February 23, 2009 3:04 AM In wishing animals to live and die 'in the nature' rather than being caged and having chemicals poured into their eyes for the cosmetics market is indeed righteous. Why would you have a problem with that A. Lyttiger? By Deep Throat | February 23, 2009 12:21 PM Animal research is vital to medical progress, and will continue to be for at least the next couple of decades, take a look at this website for a few examples (it's only the tip of the iceberg though) http://www.animalresearch.info/en/home Deep Throat should check his/her facts, the testing of cosmetics will soon be banned (next month I believe) throughout the EU. New laws and better police action are all very well, and of course vital to arresting violent extremists and putting them behind bars, but don't offer the whole solution. The Dutch should learn from the scientists and students of Oxford who in 2006 stood up to the extremists and showed them that their tactisc of harassment, intimidation, lies and arson had backfired http://www.pro-test.org.uk/index.php Public and vocal solidarity with those targeted by extremism is the best way to defeat the extremists. By Paul | February 24, 2009 10:59 AM I have my facts absolutely right Paul. Do you truly believe that animal testing is banned in all countries? You'd be a fool if you did. Your feeble attempts at defending animal testing show up you and your ilk for just what you are. That word is EVIL!! I'm actually quite busy at work now pulling the testicles off baboons to test there tolerance to Ibuprophen. Otherwise I would have presented a far more intelligient response. By Deep Throat | February 24, 2009 3:26 PM
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The real violence is what's done to billions of innocent animals. Destroying doors and cages to free those innocent victims is necessary "violence". There's no reasoning with these speciesist animal exploiters. Who cares if the employees live in fear....how do they think the victims feel?
I personally stick to peaceful protests, but I support those who risk their lives, breaking down doors and cages to free the victims of speciesism. They are HEROES.
However, I do not agree with targetting homes, and think it's best that they just directly liberate animals.
By Melanie | February 20, 2009 9:40 PM