A Stop Huntingdon Animal Cruelty (SHAC) egy nemzetközi állatvédő szervezet, mely kampányt indított az állatkísérleteket végző Huntingdon Life Sciences (HLS) laboratorium ellen. A szervezet most egy névtelen felhívást kapott az Animal Liberation - Tactical Internet Response Network (AL-TIRN)-től, melyben egy, az elektronikus médiában való polgári engedetlenségi fellépést kezdeményeznek a HLS ellen február 27-én.
A közlemény szerint a HLS kapui előtt már tiltakozók ezrei demonstrálnak. Az AL-Trin most arra kér mindenkit, aki a HLS kegyetlenkedéseit ellenzi, hogy vegyen részt hasonló akcióban; ezúttal az interneten. Az akció lényege, hogy a HLS ellen tiltakozók ezrei szerte a világon részt vesznek a "virtuális ülősztrájkban" a HLS honlapján, gyakorlatilag lebénítva annak szerverét.
A közlemény szerint "a HLS elleni kampányt azért szélesítik ki, hogy ezáltal leblokkolják a vállalat információs vonalát." Az internetes tiltakozásnak ezt a formáját a múltban már bevetették más állat-ellenes - szőrmegyártó, állatokon kísérletező - vállalatok honlapjainak lerobbantásánál is, és a metódus akkor vált híressé, amikor a világ minden sarkából a neten szörfölők elözönlötték a mexikói elnök, Zedillo weboldalát a zapatisták védelmében.
A HLS (a világ egyik legnagyobb és leghirhedtebb állatkísérleteket végző központja) elleni kampány szívós munka eredményeként jött létre, miután titkos adatgyűjtési akciók során bebizonyítékot nyertek az állatokon elkövetett borzalmas kegyetlenségek, és a felszínes, már-már csalásnak bizonyuló eredmények ál-tudományos volta.
Az adatgyűjtés eredményeként napvilágra kerültek a következő tények: a dolgozók szánszándékkal bántalmaztak, arcul ütöttek vizslákat, élve felboncoltak egy majmot, egy egyébként egészséges páviánba egy disznó szívét ültették, ezzel megölve őt, munka közben kábítószert és alkoholt fogyasztottak, meghamisították a tudományos kísérletek, eljárások jegyzőkönyvét és az állatokkal való bánásmód kötelező előírásainak betartásáról szóló adatokat.
A Stop Huntingdon Animal Cruelty tagjai meggyőzték a részvénytulajdonosok és vásárlók nagy részét, hogy vonják meg támogatásukat a cégtől. Ennek következtében soha nem látott alacsony szintre csökkent a munkamorál, megingott a vásárlók bizalma a HLS-ben és a rendkívül alacsony részvényárfolyamok egy hónappal ezelőtt majdnem a HLS elzálogosításához vezettek.
A SHAC egyik szóvivője szerint "minden 500, a HLS által legyilkolt állatra az aktivisták 500 új, ellenük bevethető ötlettel felelnek, hogy beszüntessék ezt a szégyenletes iparágat." E 7 nap alatt több, mint 1500 angol aktivista ostromolta meg az HLS legjelentősebb ügyfeleit, komolyan veszélyeztetve a cégek közötti kapcsolatfenntartást. Az amerikai aktivistak pedig a HLS főrészvényesének és pénzügyi tanácsadójának a Stephen Inc.-nek telefonvonalait és e-mail rendszerét bénították meg több irodában, az USA egész területén.
A SHAC szóvivője hozzáteszi: "ott leszünk az irodáikban, a bejáratoknál, a telefonvonalakon, vagy a számítógépükben. A gonosztevőknek nem lesz nyugtuk." A hivatalos közlemény utolsó mondataiban arról biztosítanak minket, hogy a dátum közeledtével pontos információkat adnak, mit kell tenniük a demonstrálóknak.

Bárki, bárhonnan csatlakozhat! Nem kell számítógépes szakértőnek lenned!
Kísérd figyelemmel a híreket! Hamarosan jönnek az újabb részletek!

A pontos információk minden pillanatban megérkezhetnek! Figyeld a főoldalt, ahova azonnal kirakom, ahogy megkapom a pontos utasításokat!
A HLS-ben folyó kegyetlenkedésekről láthatsz képeket, és videókat a FOTÓK oldalon. A fent említett vádpontok mindegyikére bizonyítékul szolgálnak a képek és a videók! Le van filmezbe, ahogy verik az állatokat, élve felboncolják a kismajmot, isznak és kiabálnak, őrjöngenek az ápolók, orvosok...
Minden további információt megtalálsz a Stop Huntingdon Animal Cruelty, és a The Bank of New York KILLS honlapján!

The Daily Telegraph, 25 July 1997: HLS faces closure.
The Times, 26 July 1997: HLS shares suspended; companies withhold contracts.
East Anglian Daily Times, 22 August 1997: Protest against HLS at Occold.
QBD, 11 December, 1997: HLS misuse of Harassment Act fails.
The Times, 11 December 1997: HLS's attempt to use Harassment Act backfires.
The Washington Post, 3 January 1998: Interview with PETA undercover investigator.
ECN, 17 February 1998: Anti-HLS (Occold) demonstration planned 28/02/1998.
New York Times, 24 March 1998: The reaction from PETA's exposure of HLS.
News Review, 21 June 1998: Decline in HLS share value.
Uncaged, 30 July 1998: HLS 'looking a little peaky'.
Uncaged, 20 August 1998: HLS's financial problems after exposure.
Ethical Consumer, Aug/Sept 1998: Animal Testing (including HLS).
Our Dogs, 4 September 1998: HLS attempt to regain public confidence.
Uncaged, 29 September 1998: HLS's EMG rescue bid.
UKbusinesspark, 30 November 1998: HLS's financial crisis.
ThisisLondon, 10 August 1999: HLS launches 'last-ditch' attempt to avoid bankruptcy.
The Guardian, 31 October 1999: HLS experimentation using cocaine substitute.
The Independent, 23 January 2000: HLS lose investment (MSIE needed).
BBC News, 23 January 2000: New Labour Party 'embarrassed' by HLS investment.
BBC News, 24 January 2000: Labour anger over animal tests.
The Financial Times, 24 January 2000: HLS to expand into India to boost pesticides exports.
Associated News, 24 January 2000: Condemnation of vivisection ('the ultimate wickedness') and New Labour's investment in HLS.
The Guardian, 27 January 2000: USDAW dispose of its HLS shares (4th item).
The Guardian, 5 February 2000 Bomb threats against HLS shareholders. Phillips & Drew and L&G sell off HLS shares.
The Financial Times, 14 February 2000: HLS share price plummets.
Cambridge News, 14 February 2000: Anti-HLS demo brings Cambridge to a halt.
The Financial Times, 15 February 2000: HLS asks for special treatment concerning directors and shareholders.
ThisisLondon, 15 February 2000: HLS City financiers in 'panic'.
Question Time, 17 February 2000: HLS and animal abuse discussed.
The Financial Times, 23 February 2000: Ex-Prime Minister asks for protection for HLS and vivisection sponsors.
The Times, 24 February 2000: Financiers targeted by activists.
The Independent, 5 March 2000: Mass selling of HLS shares by Phillips & Drew (3 million loss).
The Observer, 6 March 2000: Phillips & Drew dump HLS stake (See IoS heading).
Cambridge News, 20 March 2000: Protestors target HLS and other labs.
Times Online, 29 March 2000: HLS investors encouraged to sell shares.
The Financial Times, 31 March 2000: Report of HLS's troubles.
March 2000: Publication of 'Dog Days in Huntingdon': 145-page Report by ex-staff detailing HLS's troubles. Price - Ł250/$495(!).
The Guardian, 11 April 2000: Protests against HLS shareholders.
The Guardian, 12 April 2000: Protests against unethical investments.
MoneyExtra, 14 April 2000: Ethical investing (Ref. to HLS).
The Guardian, 17 April 2000: Comment: anti-HLS protests are 'essential'.
The Daily Telegraph, 22 April 2000: Police harass ant-HLS protestor on 'laughable' charges.
ThisisLondon, 23 April 2000: 13 arrested after anti-HLS protest.
The Guardian, 5 May 2000: Biotech companies ask for secrecy.
ThisisLondon, 5 May 2000: Anti-HLS protest at City bank.
Yahoo Finance, 10 May, 2000: HLS losses continue.
Huntingdon and St Ives News, 16 May 2000: HLS staff cars immobilized (first item).
Times Online, 17 May 2000: HLS staff vehicles immobilized.
Cambridge News, 18 May 2000: Report on anti-HLS campaign.
Cambridge News, 18 May 2000: HLS staff vehicles immobilized.
The Guardian, 10 June 2000: Bank of Scotland will not renew HLS's overdraft.
Press-Share: News items, 10 and 14 June, 2000.
The Times (Financial), 13 June 2000: HLS value continues to slide.
The Financial Times, 13 June 2000: Transatlantic anti-HLS Campaign develops.
The Independent, 22 June 2000: Success of anti-HLS campaign.
Independence Avenue, 22 June 2000: The siege of Huntingdon.
The Guardian, 4 July 2000: Experiments due to increase/HLS and New Labour's Treachery.
Cambridge News, 24 July 2000: Police fear anti-HLS protests.
The Guardian, 1 August 2000: Protest at EGM of HLS customer.
The Guardian, 15 August 2000: British Govt. to give special protection to HLS staff/investors and similar.
ThisisLondon, 15 August 2000: HLS forced to sell and leaseback to cope with debts.
Peterborough Evening Telegraph, 15 August 2000: HLS chiefs welcome Govt's plans to protect them.
The Guardian, 16 August 2000: HLS forced to take U.S aid from HLS-backed financiers.
The Daily Telegraph, 16 August 2000: HLS forced to obtain aid from foreign (HLS-affiliated) financiers.
The Times, 16 August 2000: HLS to refinance itself from U.S.
Yahoo News, 16 August 2000: Details of HLS investors advised on Internet.
Peterborough Evening Telegraph, 18 August 2000: Police prepare for anti-HLS protest.
The Guardian, 18 August 2000: HLS attempts to present positive image.
Independence Avenue, 19 August 2000: The cost of protecting HLS.
The Sunday Times, 20 August 2000: '[HLS] Bosses run for cover'.
The Independent, 22 August 2000: Consumer boycott of HLS customer.
The Hunts Post, 25 August 2000: Anti-HLS protest, 19 August 2000.
The Guardian, 29 August 2000: HLS staff vehicles immobilized.
The Daily Telegraph, 29 August 2000: HLS staff vehicles immobilized (First article).
The Times, 29 August 2000: HLS staff vehicles immobilized.
Peterborough Evening Telegraph, 29 August 2000: HLS staff vehicles immobilized.
The Financial Times, 30 August 2000: Militant campaign against HLS may deter foreign vivisectors coming to Britain.
The Independent, 30 August 2000: Police condemn anti-HLS direct action.
The Times, 30 August 2000: Govt. making 'urgent preparations' to restrict animal rights campaigning.
The Independent, 31 August 2000: Govt. considers restricting animal rights campaigning.
The Daily Telegraph, 31 August 2000: Govt. considering laws to protect vivisectors, e.g., HLS, against direct action.
The Guardian, 31 August 2000: Govt. considering laws to protect vivisectors after meeting with reps.
The Times, 31 August 2000: Ex-prime minister asks for new laws to protect HLS.
The Hunts Post, 1 September 2000: Police and HLS employee condemn anti-HLS direct action.
The Times, 2 September 2000: Essay concerning animal rights (Ref. to HLS).
The Independent, 5 September 2000: Comment -'Those who cut up animals deserve a bit of harassment'.
The Times, 7 September 2000: Royalty supports GM and vivisection (Ref. to HLS).
The Hunts Post, 8 September 2000: Cost of police protecting HLS staff and investors 'stretching resources'.
Home News Tribune (N.J), 9 September 2000: U.S activists arrested in anti-HLS protest.
New Jersey Online, 10 September 2000: Protest at home of American HLS President.
Home News Tribune (N.J), 12 September 2000: U.S activists continue anti-HLS protest.
TheIndependent, 16 September 2000: Government plans new secrecy laws to protect vivisectors.
Cambridge News, 18 September 2000: Anti-HLS protestors arrested.
Cambridge News, 27 September 2000: Imutran, associate of HLS, to go abroad after exposure.
Daily Express, 28 September 2000: Imutran quits Britain after Daily Express exposes its cruelty at HLS.
The Independent, 4 October 2000: New Labour Government to make vivisection easier.
The Hunts Post, 6 October 2000: Police officer arrested in connection with assault on HLS protestor.
The Independent, 22 October 2000: HLS admit 'marked shift' in shareholder base.
The Times, 25 October 2000: More animal abuse planned for Cambridge: police anticipate more HLS-type protests.
The Times, 8 November 2000: HLS staff targetted in protests.
Cambridge News, 9 November 2000: Police turn violent against peaceful HLS demonstrators.
The Sunday Express, 12 November 2000: Trimark dumps 160,000 HLS shares.
The Guardian, 13 November 2000: Trimark dumps HLS holding.
The Financial Times, 13 November 2000: GM and animal research not welcome in Britain (Ref. to HLS).
The Times, 15 November 2000: 'An avalanche of biotechnology firms expected to leave U.K' (Ref. to HLS).
The Financial Times, 16 November 2000: HLS incurs increased pre-tax loss of 1.9m in third quarter of this year.
The Financial Times, 18 November 2000: New Labour PM Blair defends GM and cloning research, and HLS.
The Independent, 18 November 2000: The modernization of anti-animal abuse campaigning (Ref. to HLS).
The Guardian, 1 December 2000: Plans to reform Company law will give protection to vivisection directors/shareholders (Ref. to HLS).
The Financial Times, 2 December 2000: Campaign against Royal Bank of Scotland may recommence after extension of debt facility to HLS.
The Sunday Telegraph, 3 December 2000: HLS shareholders targeted.
The Financial Times, 5 December 2000: New Labour Government retreats temporarily on new anti-animal rights laws (Ref. to HLS).
The Financial Times, 12 December 2000: HSBC severs its ties with HLS.
The Financial Times, 13 December 2000: Lord Taverne (unelected Lib-Dem politician) condemns anti-HLS campaign. (Further information regarding Taverne.)
The Financial Times, 20 December 2000: HLS share down to 2.25p. 'New low as more investors exit under-siege animal testing company'.
NYSE Press Release, 21 December 2000: NYSE to remove HLS Group PLC from list. 'The Exchange's action is being taken in view of the fact that the Company is below the NYSE's continued listing criteria relating to total market capitalization and stockholders' equity less than $50 million each and the Company's submitted business plan was not accepted.
The Financial Times, 20 December 2000: HLS share down to 2.25p. 'New low as more investors exit under-siege animal testing company'.
The Financial Times, 22 December 2000: HLS employee claims that he was victim of attack.
The Financial Times, 22 December 2000: HLS to lose its listing on the New York Stock Exchange.
The Times, 23 December 2000: HLS employee claims that he was victim of attack.
The Financial Times, 5 January 2001: Unethical businesses now suffering (Ref. to HLS).
The Independent, 9 January 2001: Anti-HLS campaign to target big business.
The Independent, 9 January 2001: Anti-HLS campaign succeeding.
The Independent, 10 January 2001: Police admit pressure from anti-HLS campaign.
The Sunday Telegraph, 14 January 2001: 'HLS faces ruin as bank cancels overdraft'.
The Times, 16 January 2001: New Labour supports HLS as shares dip to all-time low.
The Independent, 16 January 2001: New Labour minister supports HLS.
The Times, 17 January 2001: New Labour prime minister Blair supports HLS.
The Independent, 17 January 2001: New Labour Govt. tries to save HLS.
The Daily Telegraph, 17 January 2001: Vivisector calls for HLS to be saved.
The Daily Telegraph, 18 January 2001: Citibank withdraws support for HLS.
The Guardian, 18 January 2001: HLS faces collapse within 36 hours.
The Guardian, 18 January 2001: 'HLS now a pariah to big institutional investors'.
The Guardian, 18 January 2001: The battle to close HLS.
The Guardian, 18 January 2001: New Labour Govt. supports HLS animal abuse.
The Independent, 18 January 2001: New Labour Govt. plans to protect HLS and other animal abusers.
The Daily Telegraph, 18 January 2001: New Labour Govt. plans to protect HLS and other animal abusers.
The Times, 18 January 2001: New Labour Govt. plans to protect HLS and other animal abusers.
The Guardian, 19 January 2001: Bank of Scotland extends loan to HLS; New Labour Govt. fight to keep HLS open.
The Times, 19 January 2001: Bank of Scotland and HLS.
The Daily Telegraph, 19 January 2001: HLS brought to its knees.
The Daily Telegraph, 19 January 2001: 'Life's a blast at HLS'.
The Guardian, 20 January 2001: HLS in talks with American bankers.
The Times, 20 January 2001: HLS secures loan to June 2006.
The Observer: 21 January 2001: Businesses unable to cope with direct action (Ref. to HLS).
The Observer: 21 January 2001: Reporter's (unobjective and sympathetic) inside report of HLS.
The Independent: 21 January 2001: Brief background to HLS campaign.
The Independent: 21 January 2001: New Labour Govt set up deal to save HLS.
The Sunday Telegraph: 21 January 2001: New Labour Minister responsible for saving HLS.
The Independent, 22 January 2001: HLS complain about lack of defence.
The Guardian, 22 January 2001: HLS experiments may increase due to New Labout Govt help.
The Times, 23 January 2001: Anti-HLS campaign targets HLS client.
The Guardian, 23 January 2001: New Labour Govt. considers secrecy aspect of vivisection (Ref. to HLS).
The Financial Times, 26 January 2001: TD Waterhouse, UK's largest execution-only broker, stops taking orders to buy HLS shares. Decision is 'fresh blow for HLS'.
January 2001: Relaunch of website dealing with Stephens Inc., HLS's senior lender and largest shareholder.
The Financial Times, 28 January 2001: (i)HLS confirm its rescue-backer is Stephens Inc. (ii)Stephens' officials have been charged in connection with alleged irregularities with municipal bond underwriting.
The Financial Times, 30 January 2001: Pershing (a division of Credit Suisse First Boston) severs links with HLS.
The Independent, 29 January 2001: Anti-HLS campaign targets HLS's American backers.
The Independent, 1 February 2001: Anti-HLS campaigner imprisoned for letter-writing.
The Sunday Telegraph, 4 February 2001: New Labour Govt to protect vivisection staff and investors, and legislate against publicising vivisectors' details (Ref. to HLS).
The Independent, 4 February 2001: New Labour Govt to protect vivisectionists (Also, New Labour received cash support from vivisection busineses).
Sunday Business, 4 February 2001: SHAC announces stockbroker Merrill Lynch has severed links with HLS.
The Daily Telegraph 6 February 2001: Government and Opposition agree to protect vivisection staff (ref. to HLS).
The Financial Times, 6 February 2001: Barclays cuts links with HLS.
The Independent, 12 February 2001: Hundreds of campaigners hit HLS customers with lightning protests.
The Guardian, 12 February 2001: Hundreds storm vivisection laboratories (Ref. to HLS).