Tuesday, 22 June 2010

Bristol Animal Rights Demo


I traveled to Cardiff to film a demonstration by Bristol Animal Rights Collective at the headquarters of Thomson Ecology, - the group believed to have been contracted to carry out sett surveys for the WAG.

This was certainly a different breed of cull opponent than I had experienced previously. The group comprised mainly of young people, bar a few exceptions. Many of the 25 or so protesters were dressed as anarchists, in true 1970s punk style.
Their leader chanted on a megaphone, more or less non stop while I was there, which made little difference to the occupants of the office. Who responded only by closing a window to drown out the noise.
Throughout my investigations I have seen the gamete of anti-cull campaigners. But this lot seemed a little more involved on the idealistic front rather than a personal interest. It seemed to me that many of the group's passion was protesting rather than wildlife.

2 comments:

  1. The whole idea of the cull is driven by terror laws, but I think the cull is the only way forward

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  2. Its driven by terror laws and its undemocratic, DOWN WITH THE CULL!!!!

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