Those of us in the U.S. are all too familiar with the Green Scare tactics being used to define animal rights activists as terrorists in this country. Last year, we saw the SHAC 7 found guilty of thought-crimes. The website was shut down and the six defendants are now serving differing prison sentences. Well, the US is not alone in targeting animal rights activists as terrorists. In the largest raid on animal rights activists in Europe. 700 police officers in Britain, Belgium, and the Netherlands cracked down on animal rights activists, also working to shut down Huntingdon Life Sciences. Thirty activists (15 women and 15 men) were arrested but have not yet been charged with any crime. Stop Huntingdon Animal Cruelty (SHAC) activists throughout the world have been engaged in one of the most successful anti-vivisection campaigns for several years now. Because of their controversial tactics, such as home demos (demonstrations that take place at employee’s homes), SHAC has been labeled a terrorist organization not only by those targeting the animal rights movement, but also some within the animal rights movement, despite SHAC’s dedication to non-violence.

Source: Democracy Now!