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Site Demo Report – Thursday 1 May The amount of support from passing motorists was huge as SPEAK supporters gathered for the regular Thursday demonstration - luckily it’s a clear case of ‘you can’t fool all the people all of the time’ which is exactly what Oxford University and its friends in high places have tried their best to do over since the building of their new animal torture lab came to light four years ago. (posted Thursday 1st May 2008) Read More... World Day for Laboratory Animals 24 April 2008 The formidable forces that have conspired to present the animal research debate to an unsuspecting public as ‘scientists versus terrorists’ have very nearly succeeded in their mission. This is despite the fact that the vast majority of protest against animal experiments is lawful and peaceful. However, animal researchers know full well that as long as the debate is seen in the public eye as a purely ethical one, they can rest assured that their work and their livelihood will continue to enjoy unwavering government support and public funding. (posted Sunday 27th April 2008) Read More... Marking World Day for Laboratory Animals
Demo Report – Wednesday 23 April
World Day for Laboratory Animals Demo – Saturday 19th April, 2008
Stall Report – Saturday 12 April SPEAK supporters held another of their regular information stalls in Oxford today to highlight the dodgy science and animal abuse that Oxford University represents. The campaigners had an interesting conversation with a doctor who approached the stall. (posted Monday 14th April 2008) Read More... Demo Report – Saturday 5 and Tuesday 8 April As the date of the SPEAK world day for lab animals demo approaches, SPEAK supporters have been busy handing out information and flyers in the busy city centre of Oxford. The response from passersby has been fantastic with lots of interest and support from people from all walks of life (posted Saturday 12th April 2008) Read More... Site Demo Report – Thursday 3 April SPEAK supporters distributed the new BOYCOTT OXFORD leaflets to those walking past Oxford University’s new animal torture lab during this week’s regular demo. This new leaflet marks the start of a new phase in the SPEAK Campaign against the brutal animal experiments carried out by Oxford University. (posted Saturday 12th April 2008) Read More... |
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On the day that is the World Day for Lab Animals SPEAK supporters gathered inside the designated protest area on South Parks Road to
make a number of things clear to Oxford University and the Government: That as long as there are sick and twisted individuals torturing
animals to death in the name of science, medicine or consumer products, that there will people like us fighting them every step of
the way. 
It has been reported in the local press that Oxford University and Thames Valley Police are both contributing towards the £120,000 a year cost of community support officers dedicated to patrolling university premises. This is an alarming development because if Oxford University is indeed paying their wages, then Thames Valley Police really are nothing more than a private police force working for, and in the pockets of the university - hardly impartial upholders of the law. 
On Saturday 19th April, 2008, around 700 dedicated SPEAK Campaign
supporters came to a very cold Oxford to commemorate World Day for
Laboratory Animals, a United Nations recognized day of remembrance
for the millions of innocent, sentient beings who are tortured killed
in laboratories throughout the world.