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UPDATE 1-Novartis attacks signal new animal rights activism

Thu Aug 6, 2009 11:30am EDT

* Novartis CEO a target for escalating attacks

* Animal rights group says it behind arson attack

* " We will attack your private life " - group says

* British testing laboratory Huntington in spotlight again (Adds claim of

responsibility for arson attack)

By Emma son

ZURICH, Aug 6 (Reuters) - Animal rights activists claimed responsibility on

Thursday for burning down the holiday home of Novartis (

<http://www.reuters.com/finance/stocks/overview?symbol=NOVN.VX> NOVN.VX)

Chief Executive Vasella as Swiss police said a second grave of his

family had been desecrated.

Vandals sprayed a Vasella family gravestone with the slogan " Drop HLS Now " ,

police said, a reference to the British animal-testing laboratory Huntingdon

Life Sciences (HLS) that has been a major target for protests by animal

rights activists.

They also stuck two wooden crosses in the ground, the spokesman said. He

declined to confirm Swiss media reports the crosses carried the names of the

Novartis CEO and his wife.

Vasella's Austrian holiday home caught fire on Monday and the Austrian

interior ministry said they had receved a claim of responsibility from a

group called Militant Forces Against Huntingdon Life Science and its

authenticity was under review.

In a statement posted on a direct action website, the group said they had

petrol bombed Vasella's hunting lodge. " Understand this: this will continue

until you sever all ties with Huntingdon Life Sciences. We will attack your

private life wherever possible, " the statement said.

The cemetery attacked last week was the same where Vasella's parents' grave

was desecrated and an urn containing the ashes of his mother stolen.

Police also found the letters 'SHAC' -- the acronym for the Stop Huntingdon

Animal Cruelty group that campaigns to close down the centre -- sprayed in

paint. Swiss police are examining the evidence but have no suspects so far,

the spokesman said.

SHAC denied involvement in the attacks but said some like-minded person

might have been behind them and vowed to continue its campaign against firms

it said were Huntingdon customers like Novartis, AstraZeneca (

<http://www.reuters.com/finance/stocks/overview?symbol=AZN.L> AZN.L),

Bristol-Myers Squibb (

<http://www.reuters.com/finance/stocks/overview?symbol=BMY.N> BMY.N) and

GlaxoKline Plc (

<http://www.reuters.com/finance/stocks/overview?symbol=GSK.L> GSK.L).

REVIVAL OF MILITANT ACTIVISM?

The Swiss drug maker said it no longer uses Huntingdon but suspects SHAC or

those linked to it are behind the attacks.

" We see this as an escalation. There have been more and more of these types

of incident and attacks, " a Novartis spokesman said. " From the tactics as

well as the signs that were left, the feeling is it is probably related to

SHAC. "

Other recent incidents include graffiti sprayed in Vasella's street saying

" Vasella is a killer. We are watching you. " Employees' cars have being

damaged and there was a fire at a Novartis sports facility in France in May,

the spokesman said.

The attacks on Novartis may mark a revival of animal rights activism in

Europe, which reached a peak in Britain before the introduction of new

police powers five years ago.

Much of the action was focused on HLS, a contracting firm in eastern England

which uses animals to test the safety of drugs, food additives and

chemicals. In 2001, its chief operating officer was attacked by protesters

wielding baseball bats.

Many pharmaceuticals manufacturers have also been targeted over the years

and sporadic action has spread to the United States and other parts of

Europe, leading to fears investment in drug research and development could

be jeopardised.

A spokeswoman for Switzerland's other big drugmaker Roche Holding AG (

<http://www.reuters.com/finance/stocks/overview?symbol=ROG.VX> ROG.VX) said

it had not been attacked in recent years, but Europe's biggest biotech

company, Actelion (

<http://www.reuters.com/finance/stocks/overview?symbol=ATLN.VX> ATLN.VX),

said the property of several of its workers had been vandalised.

" It has long been a concern of ours that animal extremists would broaden

their scope beyond the UK to what they might see as softer targets, " said

Ley, a spokesman for the Association of the British Pharmaceuticals

Industry.

According to the British Union for the Abolition of Vivisection, some 12

million animals are used annually in experiments in Europe.

The drugs industry says it is exploring alternatives but that animals remain

a vital part of the research and development of new medicines and vaccines.

The vast majority of animals used in medical experiments are mice.

(Additional reporting by Arnold in Zurich, andra Zawadil in Vienna

and Ben Hirschler in London; editing by Stonestreet and Cowell)

These people don't understand that humans are also animals.

I say, what about the chickens? They never support their plight. We simply

breed them, kill them, cook them and eat them.

Zavie

Zavie (age 71)

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WOW!!!! I'm no fan of big pharma but this is totally ridiculous, not to mention

criminal!

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> UPDATE 1-Novartis attacks signal new animal rights activism

>

> Thu Aug 6, 2009 11:30am EDT

>

> * Novartis CEO a target for escalating attacks

> * Animal rights group says it behind arson attack

> * " We will attack your private life " - group says

> * British testing laboratory Huntington in spotlight again (Adds claim of

> responsibility for arson attack)

> By Emma son

> ZURICH, Aug 6 (Reuters) - Animal rights activists claimed responsibility on

> Thursday for burning down the holiday home of Novartis (

> <http://www.reuters.com/finance/stocks/overview?symbol=NOVN.VX> NOVN.VX)

> Chief Executive Vasella as Swiss police said a second grave of his

> family had been desecrated.

> Vandals sprayed a Vasella family gravestone with the slogan " Drop HLS Now " ,

> police said, a reference to the British animal-testing laboratory Huntingdon

> Life Sciences (HLS) that has been a major target for protests by animal

> rights activists.

> They also stuck two wooden crosses in the ground, the spokesman said. He

> declined to confirm Swiss media reports the crosses carried the names of the

> Novartis CEO and his wife.

> Vasella's Austrian holiday home caught fire on Monday and the Austrian

> interior ministry said they had receved a claim of responsibility from a

> group called Militant Forces Against Huntingdon Life Science and its

> authenticity was under review.

> In a statement posted on a direct action website, the group said they had

> petrol bombed Vasella's hunting lodge. " Understand this: this will continue

> until you sever all ties with Huntingdon Life Sciences. We will attack your

> private life wherever possible, " the statement said.

> The cemetery attacked last week was the same where Vasella's parents' grave

> was desecrated and an urn containing the ashes of his mother stolen.

> Police also found the letters 'SHAC' -- the acronym for the Stop Huntingdon

> Animal Cruelty group that campaigns to close down the centre -- sprayed in

> paint. Swiss police are examining the evidence but have no suspects so far,

> the spokesman said.

> SHAC denied involvement in the attacks but said some like-minded person

> might have been behind them and vowed to continue its campaign against firms

> it said were Huntingdon customers like Novartis, AstraZeneca (

> <http://www.reuters.com/finance/stocks/overview?symbol=AZN.L> AZN.L),

> Bristol-Myers Squibb (

> <http://www.reuters.com/finance/stocks/overview?symbol=BMY.N> BMY.N) and

> GlaxoKline Plc (

> <http://www.reuters.com/finance/stocks/overview?symbol=GSK.L> GSK.L).

> REVIVAL OF MILITANT ACTIVISM?

> The Swiss drug maker said it no longer uses Huntingdon but suspects SHAC or

> those linked to it are behind the attacks.

> " We see this as an escalation. There have been more and more of these types

> of incident and attacks, " a Novartis spokesman said. " From the tactics as

> well as the signs that were left, the feeling is it is probably related to

> SHAC. "

> Other recent incidents include graffiti sprayed in Vasella's street saying

> " Vasella is a killer. We are watching you. " Employees' cars have being

> damaged and there was a fire at a Novartis sports facility in France in May,

> the spokesman said.

> The attacks on Novartis may mark a revival of animal rights activism in

> Europe, which reached a peak in Britain before the introduction of new

> police powers five years ago.

> Much of the action was focused on HLS, a contracting firm in eastern England

> which uses animals to test the safety of drugs, food additives and

> chemicals. In 2001, its chief operating officer was attacked by protesters

> wielding baseball bats.

> Many pharmaceuticals manufacturers have also been targeted over the years

> and sporadic action has spread to the United States and other parts of

> Europe, leading to fears investment in drug research and development could

> be jeopardised.

> A spokeswoman for Switzerland's other big drugmaker Roche Holding AG (

> <http://www.reuters.com/finance/stocks/overview?symbol=ROG.VX> ROG.VX) said

> it had not been attacked in recent years, but Europe's biggest biotech

> company, Actelion (

> <http://www.reuters.com/finance/stocks/overview?symbol=ATLN.VX> ATLN.VX),

> said the property of several of its workers had been vandalised.

> " It has long been a concern of ours that animal extremists would broaden

> their scope beyond the UK to what they might see as softer targets, " said

> Ley, a spokesman for the Association of the British Pharmaceuticals

> Industry.

> According to the British Union for the Abolition of Vivisection, some 12

> million animals are used annually in experiments in Europe.

> The drugs industry says it is exploring alternatives but that animals remain

> a vital part of the research and development of new medicines and vaccines.

> The vast majority of animals used in medical experiments are mice.

> (Additional reporting by Arnold in Zurich, andra Zawadil in Vienna

> and Ben Hirschler in London; editing by Stonestreet and Cowell)

>

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> These people don't understand that humans are also animals.

>

>

> I say, what about the chickens? They never support their plight. We simply

> breed them, kill them, cook them and eat them.

>

> Zavie

>

> Zavie (age 71)

> 67 Shoreham Avenue

> Ottawa, Canada, K2G 3X3

> dxd AUG/99

> INF OCT/99 to FEB/00, CHF

> No meds FEB/00 to JAN/01

> Gleevec since MAR/27/01 (400 mg)

> CCR SEP/01. #102 in Zero Club

> 2.8 log reduction Sep/05

> 3.0 log reduction Jan/06

> 2.9 log reduction Feb/07

> 3.6 log reduction Apr/08

> 3.6 log reduction Sep/08

> 3.7 log reduction Jan/09

> 3.8 log reduction May/09

> e-mail: zmiller@...

> Tel: 613-726-1117

> Fax: 613-482-4801

> Cell: 613-282-0204

> ID: zaviem

> YM: zaviemiller

> Skype: Zavie

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[Guest guest]

This is just awful. Much an all as I am a animal lover, unfortunately

animals do play a role in the development of drugs, whether mice, rats or

dogs. These people are terrorists and the likes of PETA etc are all

interfering in our lives and how we run our livestock businesses. eg in

Australia, there is a big outcry over the practice of muelsing - I hate it

myself, but the poor sheep suffer immensely if they are being eaten alive by

maggots! Another issue is they have stopped tail docking in dogs - one I

wouldn't do myself, but now we see breeds with badly damaged tails as they

were never evolved sufficiently to live a life with a long tail.

We have feedlots where cattle are grain fed for the market - the smell and

build up of waste is totally disgusting let alone the filthy conditions the

cattle are living in - we have one near us and if one dies, it stays there

decomposing because it is too wet to get to it! Forget about vet treatment

and our RSPCA couldn't give a rats a*****.....just like the poor cage

chickens. I brought 6 of these poor creatures awhile ago to replace our

ageing chooks and they must have thought they had died and gone to heaven.

I've never had so many holes dug LOL!

These people are interfering behind the scenes like you wouldn't believe and

in America are pushing behind the scenes to stop dog ownership and mandatory

spaying of dogs. They also run shelters where all dogs who enter are

mandatory put down....is this true animal lovers?

This is only the tip of the iceberg!

Regards,

Rodorbal Labradors Australia

www.rodorbal.com

From: [mailto: ] On Behalf Of Zavie

Sent: Friday, 7 August 2009 3:15 AM

Subject: [ ] More on the Animal Rights people.

UPDATE 1-Novartis attacks signal new animal rights activism

Thu Aug 6, 2009 11:30am EDT

* Novartis CEO a target for escalating attacks

* Animal rights group says it behind arson attack

* " We will attack your private life " - group says

* British testing laboratory Huntington in spotlight again (Adds claim of

responsibility for arson attack)

By Emma son

ZURICH, Aug 6 (Reuters) - Animal rights activists claimed responsibility on

Thursday for burning down the holiday home of Novartis (

<http://www.reuters.com/finance/stocks/overview?symbol=NOVN.VX> NOVN.VX)

Chief Executive Vasella as Swiss police said a second grave of his

family had been desecrated.

Vandals sprayed a Vasella family gravestone with the slogan " Drop HLS Now " ,

police said, a reference to the British animal-testing laboratory Huntingdon

Life Sciences (HLS) that has been a major target for protests by animal

rights activists.

They also stuck two wooden crosses in the ground, the spokesman said. He

declined to confirm Swiss media reports the crosses carried the names of the

Novartis CEO and his wife.

Vasella's Austrian holiday home caught fire on Monday and the Austrian

interior ministry said they had receved a claim of responsibility from a

group called Militant Forces Against Huntingdon Life Science and its

authenticity was under review.

In a statement posted on a direct action website, the group said they had

petrol bombed Vasella's hunting lodge. " Understand this: this will continue

until you sever all ties with Huntingdon Life Sciences. We will attack your

private life wherever possible, " the statement said.

The cemetery attacked last week was the same where Vasella's parents' grave

was desecrated and an urn containing the ashes of his mother stolen.

Police also found the letters 'SHAC' -- the acronym for the Stop Huntingdon

Animal Cruelty group that campaigns to close down the centre -- sprayed in

paint. Swiss police are examining the evidence but have no suspects so far,

the spokesman said.

SHAC denied involvement in the attacks but said some like-minded person

might have been behind them and vowed to continue its campaign against firms

it said were Huntingdon customers like Novartis, AstraZeneca (

<http://www.reuters.com/finance/stocks/overview?symbol=AZN.L> AZN.L),

Bristol-Myers Squibb (

<http://www.reuters.com/finance/stocks/overview?symbol=BMY.N> BMY.N) and

GlaxoKline Plc (

<http://www.reuters.com/finance/stocks/overview?symbol=GSK.L> GSK.L).

REVIVAL OF MILITANT ACTIVISM?

The Swiss drug maker said it no longer uses Huntingdon but suspects SHAC or

those linked to it are behind the attacks.

" We see this as an escalation. There have been more and more of these types

of incident and attacks, " a Novartis spokesman said. " From the tactics as

well as the signs that were left, the feeling is it is probably related to

SHAC. "

Other recent incidents include graffiti sprayed in Vasella's street saying

" Vasella is a killer. We are watching you. " Employees' cars have being

damaged and there was a fire at a Novartis sports facility in France in May,

the spokesman said.

The attacks on Novartis may mark a revival of animal rights activism in

Europe, which reached a peak in Britain before the introduction of new

police powers five years ago.

Much of the action was focused on HLS, a contracting firm in eastern England

which uses animals to test the safety of drugs, food additives and

chemicals. In 2001, its chief operating officer was attacked by protesters

wielding baseball bats.

Many pharmaceuticals manufacturers have also been targeted over the years

and sporadic action has spread to the United States and other parts of

Europe, leading to fears investment in drug research and development could

be jeopardised.

A spokeswoman for Switzerland's other big drugmaker Roche Holding AG (

<http://www.reuters.com/finance/stocks/overview?symbol=ROG.VX> ROG.VX) said

it had not been attacked in recent years, but Europe's biggest biotech

company, Actelion (

<http://www.reuters.com/finance/stocks/overview?symbol=ATLN.VX> ATLN.VX),

said the property of several of its workers had been vandalised.

" It has long been a concern of ours that animal extremists would broaden

their scope beyond the UK to what they might see as softer targets, " said

Ley, a spokesman for the Association of the British Pharmaceuticals

Industry.

According to the British Union for the Abolition of Vivisection, some 12

million animals are used annually in experiments in Europe.

The drugs industry says it is exploring alternatives but that animals remain

a vital part of the research and development of new medicines and vaccines.

The vast majority of animals used in medical experiments are mice.

(Additional reporting by Arnold in Zurich, andra Zawadil in Vienna

and Ben Hirschler in London; editing by Stonestreet and Cowell)

These people don't understand that humans are also animals.

I say, what about the chickens? They never support their plight. We simply

breed them, kill them, cook them and eat them.

Zavie

Zavie (age 71)

67 Shoreham Avenue

Ottawa, Canada, K2G 3X3

dxd AUG/99

INF OCT/99 to FEB/00, CHF

No meds FEB/00 to JAN/01

Gleevec since MAR/27/01 (400 mg)

CCR SEP/01. #102 in Zero Club

2.8 log reduction Sep/05

3.0 log reduction Jan/06

2.9 log reduction Feb/07

3.6 log reduction Apr/08

3.6 log reduction Sep/08

3.7 log reduction Jan/09

3.8 log reduction May/09

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