THE ORGANISERS OF A DEMONSTRATION WHICH MARCHED ON

THE ORGANISERS OF A DEMONSTRATION WHICH MARCHED ON AN ANIMAL
EXPERIMENTATION FARM IN BRIGHTON AGREED TO ABIDE BY THE TERMS OF A

HIGH COURT INJUNCTION ON TUESDAY STOPPING THEM FROM OBSTRUCTING THE

BUSINESS.

BUT THE INJUNCTION DOES ALLOW THEM TO HOLD PEACEFUL
DEMONSTRATIONS NEAR THE FARM.

THE BRITISH UNION FOR THE ABOLITION OF VIVISECTION AGREED TO
THE INJUNCTION IN RELATION TO SHAMROCK FARM.

THEY ALSO AGREED TO PAY #5,500 TOWARDS THE COST OF THE ACTION.

DURING A JUNE 4, 1983 DEMONSTRATION A LARGE CROWD GATHERED FOR
A MEETING, PLACARDS WERE PUT ON THE FARM GATE AND AN EFFIGY OF
SHAMROCK FARM’S MANAGING DIRECTOR, RICHARD HACKET, WAS BURNT, THE

COURT HEARD.

THE DEMONSTRATION ALSO RECEIVED MEDIA PUBLICITY IN WHICH
SHAMROCK FARM WAS CRITICISED FOR OPERATING A BUSINESS WHICH ‘INVOLVES

MISERY AND SUFFERING’.

SHAMROCK FARM IMPORTS, BREEDS AND SELLS ANIMALS FOR
EXPERIMENTAL PURPOSES.

THE UNION, OF CHARING CROSS ROAD, LONDON, HAD ISSUED A
LEAFLET ENTITLED ‘MONKEY BUSINESS – SHAMROCK FARMS SUSSEX PRIMATE
PRISON’.

THE UNION HAD ARGUED THAT IT WAS A PEACEFUL DEMONSTRATION TO
DRAW PUBLIC ATTENTION TO WHAT WAS HAPPENING AT SHAMROCK FARM.

THEY CLAIMED THAT NO-ONE CONNECTED WITH SHAMROCK FARM WAS
STOPPED FROM GOING ABOUT THEIR BUSINESS.

ENDS