Animal Rebellion plots major disruption to UK dairy supply
Date of alert:
Saturday, 16 July 2022
Crime Ref:
Force:
National
Animal Rebellion is plotting major disruption to the UK dairy sector this September as the vegan activists step up their campaign against the livestock industry.
The group is seeking to mobilise 500 people to shut down the supply of milk and dairy products to UK supermarkets, as part of ongoing efforts to promote plant-based food and eradicate animal farming.
Daniel Kidby, co-founder of Animal Rebellion, said: “For a one- to two-week period there will be no milk on the supermarket shelves. This has never been done before in the UK or around the world, that we know of.”
Animal Rebellion suggests activists should mimic tactics used by farmers in the past to protest against low milk prices, by blocking distribution centres and filling supermarket trollies with milk to prevent customers from buying it.
An Animal Rebellion briefing document including details of the September action – referred to as “phase two” – says: “We know that some people do not want to or can’t climb things to get at height, so a key part of the action design will be providing two streams of more agile options and more ‘bums on the ground’ options, so that everyone has a place in contributing to the overall goal.”
The group says a combination of a plant-based society and mass rewilding is the best solution to the climate crisis.
