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“It is crucial that we as a movement foster and contribute to an atmosphere that is supportive and nurturing of underground direct action of all types.” — From “Veganism Is Not Enough,” a signed article (later “anonymized”) published in the online “Library of Awareness”
“I have been inside all of the foie gras farms in the United States, as well as many in France.” — In a letter to The Portland Tribune
“It's hard to say where this is going, but we're not giving in. Right now, I think it's inevitable that somebody's going to get hurt.” — Discussing anti-fur protests in the Syracuse Post-Standard
“More power to SHAC if they can get someone’s attention.” — People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals president & co-founder Ingrid Newkirk, in The Boston Herald, August 25, 2002
“Today’s terrorist is tomorrow’s freedom fighter.” — SHAC leader Kevin Kjonaas, at the Animal Rights 2002 convention
“We’ve all got to wake up to the fact that animal research remains absolutely essential to the discovery of medicines as well as the assessment of safety and efficacy of new treatments.” — UK Health Minister Lord Hunt, Press Association Newswire, 1-20-01
“Oracle, one of the biggest shareholders in HLS, has recently sold out, joining a long long line of investors, including Merrill Lynch, Barclays, HSBC, Credit Suisse First Boston, Phillips & Drew and WestLB which have yielded to pressure from SHAC.” — Brand Strategy magazine, January 9, 2002
“A tiny group of activists succeeding where Karl Marx, the Baader-Meinhof gang and the Red Brigades failed.” — Characterization of SHAC by the UK’s Financial Times
“Thugs posing as protesters.” — UK Home Office minister Mike O’Brien, describing SHAC in the Press Association Newswire, February 23, 2001
“It’s animal terrorism. We cannot allow businesses to be destroyed by criminal behavior.” — UK trade minister Alan Duncan, Press Association Newswire, 1-19-01
“Last year, 11 cars were firebombed… Everything that comes through the door I open at arms length, using a long-bladed letter opener. No one should have to fear his or her mail.” — Huntingdon Life Sciences regulatory affairs officer Jim Baxter, writing in the journal Chemistry and Industry, February 5, 2001
“The employees… are not good people, and do not deserve to enjoy the Holiday season. Let’s make this one so stressful, they won’t be able to balance their hot cider between shaking hands.” — From a SHAC e-mail message dated December 15, 2002
“You have been targeted for a terrorist attack. If you bail out now, you, your business, and your family will be spared.” — SHAC e-mail sent to a Chicago insurance executive, described in the Chicago Daily Herald, June 16, 2002
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