Animal Rebellion

Animal Rebellion is an animal and climate justice movement with the stated aim of compelling government action towards a plant-based food system. Their justification for the introduction of such a system is the impact of animal agriculture on climate change, species extinction and ecosystem breakdown. It has around 100 organisers and was founded in London in June 2019 by 12 people, including Daniel Kidby of Animal Think Tank and Dr Alex Lockwood of the University of Sunderland.[1][2]

Animal Rebellion
Motto"Rebel for all life"
FormationJune 2019 (2019-06)
Founded atLondon
PurposeClimate change mitigation, plant-based food system,
HeadquartersLondon
AffiliationsExtinction Rebellion
Volunteers
100 organisers
Websiteanimalrebellion.org

Animal Rebellion use civil disobedience methods that sometimes get them arrested. These include graffiti, trespassing onto livestock premises, and street blockades. The movement states on it website that it is nonviolent and focuses its actions on systems, not individuals.[3] Animal Rebellion often marches in protests together with Extinction Rebellion.

Protests

From 7 October 2019 to 19 October, Animal Rebellion organised a wave of civil disobedience in London and Berlin, in parallel to Extinction rebellion protests. Animal Rebellion protested in front of the UK Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) and the German Ministry of Food and Agriculture,[4] at Smithfield meat market,[5][6] the largest UK meat market, and Billingsgate Fish Market,[7] and at an abattoir in Farnborough, Hampshire, leading to several dozen arrests for obstruction of traffic and "obstruction or disruption of a person engaged in lawful activity".[7][8] They reported that the abattoir protest was to highlight the role the farming industry plays in the climate crisis, as well as animal welfare issues and the conditions for abattoir workers.[9]

In 2020, Animal Rebellion staged protests in the UK, Czechia and Ireland in September.[10][11][12][13][14][15] In London, they dyed the Trafalgar Square fountain red, resulting in two arrests.[16] In October, Animal Rebellion protested in Berlin (Germany) and Auckland (New Zealand).[17][18]

References
  1. Partos, Hannah (2019-09-15). "How Sunday lunch at nan's led to a vegan's battle against the climate crisis". The Observer. ISSN 0029-7712. Retrieved 2019-10-20.
  2. "Alex Lockwood". University of Sunderland. Retrieved 2019-10-20.
  3. "Strategy – Animal Rebellion". Retrieved 2020-10-09.
  4. "Klimaaktivisten blockieren Potsdamer Platz und Großen Stern". www.rbb24.de (in German). Retrieved 2019-10-20.
  5. Francis, Sam (2019-10-08). "Climate activists blockade Smithfield meat market". BBC. Retrieved 2019-10-18.
  6. Taylor, Matthew (2019-08-16). "Animal Rebellion activists to blockade UK's biggest meat market". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2019-10-18.
  7. "Arrests after fish market protests". BBC News. 2019-10-12. Retrieved 2020-07-11.
  8. "Three charged over Animal Rebellion abattoir demo". BBC. 2019-10-17. Retrieved 2019-10-18.
  9. "Charges dropped over Animal Rebellion protest". 2019-10-18. Retrieved 2019-10-20.
  10. Chiorando, Maria. "U.K Government Told: 'Stop Ignoring Link Between Animal Farming And Climate Crisis'". Vegan News, Plant Based Living, Food, Health & more. Retrieved 2020-09-02.
  11. "V úterý začíná rebelie Spolu za život hnutí Animal Rebellion. Uskuteční se hladovky i občanské neposlušnosti | 31. 8. 2020". Britské listy (in Czech). 2020-08-31. Retrieved 2020-09-02.
  12. "Animal activists stage protest at pig processing site". Farmers Weekly. 2020-09-07. Retrieved 2020-09-10.
  13. "Extinction Rebellion: More than 300 arrested at London climate protests". BBC News. 2020-09-03. Retrieved 2020-09-10.
  14. "'Animal Rebellion' stage a 'rooftop protest' at the Department of Agriculture". Irish Times. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
  15. Crosson, Kayle (14 September 2020). "Affiliated Extinction Rebellion group call for a radical change to agriculture". Green News Ireland. GreenNews.ie. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
  16. "Trafalgar Square fountains: Two arrested over red dye protest". BBC News. 2020-07-11. Retrieved 2020-10-09.
  17. "Klimaaktivisten blockieren Potsdamer Platz und Großen Stern". www.rbb24.de (in German). Retrieved 2020-10-09.
  18. "Vegan activists protest outside Fonterra headquarters". Newshub. Retrieved 2020-10-09.
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