It’s not white: Vegan zealots vow to paralyse UK’s MILK supplies – risking price surges during the cost of living crisis in a bid to force people to use ‘plant based alternatives’
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It’s not white: Vegan zealots vow to paralyse UK’s MILK supplies – risking price surges during the cost of living crisis in a bid to force people to use ‘plant based alternatives’
Date of alert:
Friday, 2 September 2022
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Britain's milk deliveries could be under threat from a group of vegan campaigners who are threatening to disrupt supplies.
Up to 500 activists could take part in plans to block dairy depots over two weeks while demanding a switch to plant-based alternatives.
Protest group Animal Rebellion - an offshoot of Extinction Rebellion - has vowed to carry out the protest in an effort to promote its vegan agenda.
The group warned: 'People are prepared to do whatever it non-violently takes — and that includes prison.'
Yesterday, a director one of the country's biggest milk suppliers warned there could be shortages if the campaign group stages its protest, The Sun reports.
Ash Amirahmadi of Arla Foods UK said: 'Anything that adds to the cost of business will end up adding to costs for customers.
