Animal rights group 'behind bomb attack' on Lincolnshire farm

ANIMAL rights activists have claimed responsibility for a fire bomb attack on a Lincolnshire rabbit farm.

Highgate Farm, which breeds rabbits for vivisection, was targeted last Thursday when activists threw a petrol bomb at the home of Geoff Douglas.

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   WE DID IT: Animal rights activists have claimed responsibility for an attack on Highgate Farm.

Luckily, it did not take hold and left minimal damage. But a second device hit a Mercedes van parked nearby which gutted the interior. It happened in the early hours of the morning while Mr Douglas and his wife slept.

It was the latest in a string of attacks on the farm in Normanby-by-Spital, near Market Rasen.

Yesterday, an e-mail was sent to the Echo, which contained details of the attack and threats to Mr Douglas and his property.

It came via animal rights magazine Bites Back, based in Palm Beach, Florida, in the US. It said: "Activists had made sure that the posh conservatory off the main building was unoccupied and with the loud alarm system that was triggered by our arrival it meant that there was no chance of any harm being done to the Douglas family even though their large house and large gardens have been paid for out of the blood money of the thousands of rabbits and ferrets they have sent off to torture labs.

"The remaining one delivery van used to drive animals to their deaths was put out of action. We will continue to watch you and you will never know when we will strike next. Rest assured, while you profit from this disgusting genocide, we will be there to make you experience just a tiny amount of the fear that you help to cause to those innocent, beautiful creatures.

"We will target you in your comfortable home, remember when you look out each evening, it could be tonight we'll return.

"It is time to retire from the animal abuse industry and give up the animals for rehoming, we will not be patient anymore. We will get more serious, we promise to make it our goal to stop you once and for all, don't make the mistake of under-estimating us, we will not back down. Until the next visit."

The message was signed "Provisional RSPCA", but it is thought the name is false.

Lincolnshire Police spokesman James Newall said: "We are aware of this internet posting and it is informing our on-going inquiry. We are still appealing for witnesses. Anyone who may have information, we would urge to come forward."

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Freedom For Farmed Rabbits

In Australia thousands of rabbits are factory farmed, kept in dirty windowless sheds, similar to battery hens. The sheds confine rabbits to small overcrowded metal cages. They are kept in these cages until they are killed at around 1.5kg (usually10-12 weeks of age). Their bodies are sold to restaurants, butchers and select supermarkets. Although it is not known exactly how many producers are in business at one time, as of 2007 there are 43 rabbit farms Australia-wide (except in Queensland). The average farm imprisons 300 breeding does per farm. With the growing popularity of rabbit meat, the amount of farms and rabbits killed is set to rise. Global rabbit meat consumption in 2004 was 1.1 million tonnes. Approximately half this amount comes from farms. Raising rabbits for meat is frequently promoted as an easy and lucrative money-maker, and often attracts people to the industry with little or no experience. There is very little government inspection on rabbit farms: these places can go unlicensed and unregulated for years.


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