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No New Animal Lab Has Released Map of Campaign Pressure Points Around the Country

from No New Animal Lab Pressure Points: No New Animal Lab Campaign Directory is a new dynamic map that contains information about University of Washington and Skanska leadership and locations across the United States. Now if you want to write a letter or plan a protest* you can reference this map for specific information. Please follow this LINK or click the map image above. Below is also a text…

Shut it Down: No New Animal Lab Campaign Video

from No New Animal Lab We have a lot of exciting plans over the coming months. Something that we’ve consistently taken inspiration from when organizing this campaign is the role that good media can play in mobilizing support, influencing creative action, and sustaining a sense of urgency. Stop Huntingdon Animal Cruelty (SHAC) knew this well, publishing videos such as…

The No New Animal Lab Tour Has Begun

from No New Animal Lab Today is the launch of the nationwide No New Animal Lab Tour! We’ve officially hit the road, and Skanska USA—the construction company attempting to build an underground animal laboratory at the University of Washington—is about to have a summer that they’ll never forget. In the last nine months, activists across the country and around the world have been escalating pressure…

Portland Animal Activists’ Chalking Charges Have Been Dropped

by Will Potter / Green is the New Red The criminal charges against four animal rights activists who chalked slogans on the public street have been dropped, and they’re now free to continue with their protests against a new animal testing lab. At their arraignment this week, the activists with the No New Animal Lab campaign were told the district attorney will not be filing charges. Perhaps the…

No New Animal Lab Activists Face Charges for Excavator Lock-Down

from No New Animal Lab The two activists who locked themselves to an excavator on the construction site for the lab received notification that they will be arraigned next week on charges of Criminal Trespass in the 2nd Degree, a misdemeanor under Washington State law. Although the State initially tried to intimidate them with threats of charging them with Criminal Sabotage — a Class B felony —…

Breaking: Activist Locked to Construction Equipment at University of Washington to Stop Underground Lab

from No New Animal Lab Seattle, WA—Early this morning, an activist climbed to the top of an excavator and stopped construction on the site of the proposed Animal Research and Care Facility at the University of Washington. He is currently locked to the hydrolic lift at the top of the piece of heavy equipment, from which he has hung a banner reading, “YOU WILL NOT BUILD THIS LAB.” Today’s action is…