What is Animal Rights Extremism : Animal Rights Extremism is acts of, or threats of, violence against property or persons used to coerce institutions or individuals into ending animal research.
This includes, but is not limited to, physical violence, death threats directed at individuals and their family, arson, incendiary devices real or hoax , vandalizing individuals homes and vehicles, and a plethora of other methods including two separate cases of grave robbing.
AR extremism is carried out by a small minority of animal rights activists who believe that they are justified in going above and beyond the law for the sake of the animals see AR beliefs. It is worth being clear that most activists do not commit or condone these activities, and we encourage all individuals from both sides of the debate to clearly and openly condemn them.
Furthermore, by refusing the condemn violent actions, some AR groups e. AR extremism has the effect of overshadowing the important debate on the need for animals in research, scaring many scientists into silence; this means that the debate becomes one-sided, monopolized by animal rights activists.
It is at this point that public opinion can turn against medical research, and activists can make headway into pushing governments and research institutions into scaling back or banning animal research to a point where medical developments of the future are severely challenged.
If we look at the diagram below we see how animal rights extremism can, and must, be tackled from many angles. Speaking of Research aims to help this process by encouraging scientists to speak up about their work and try to inform public opinion by providing them with the straight facts about research. Some organizations and institutions have encouraged researchers to keep a low profile and downplay any links they may have with animal research.
These same organizations tend to also highlight the role of police forces and governments in tackling extremism. While SR agrees that police and government have a vital role to play, we also believe that bringing the public onside to the cause gives both the scientists the encouragement to talk about their work — reinforcing the importance of biomedical research into the public conciousness, and can give the governments a mandate to deal with extremism quickly.
Furthermore, public support for research can help dissuade many would-be AR activists and extremists away from the unpopular AR cause. We believe it is crucial that scientists, regardless of whether they are an AR target, speak up positively about their research and the research of others. However, by doing so we inadvertently scare other scientists away from talking publicly about their work.
This climate of fear works in the favor of extremists who rely on scare-tactics to further their goals of cutting down animal research by making scientists believe there is a high risk attached to carrying it out. See below for practical steps to take if you are targeted. It is important to be aware that there is a community of scientists and organizations prepared to support you and help you to mobilize the resources you need to confront the harassment and mitigate its effect on your research and your home life.
The first step is to let people know of your situation. Contact your university administration, officers in the leading scientific organizations to which you belong, and other individuals that have been affected; many members of the SR Committee — as well as many other scientists around the world — have been targeted, and are usually willing to assist anyone needing advice or support.
Consult with you officers at your funding agencies so that they are aware of the situation and are aware that your research is being targeted. Contact H. More from this blog Blog Post. Examining Extremism: Lashkar-e-Taiba. October 28, Blog Post. By Jake Harrington , Jared Thompson. September 23, September 8, Examining Extremism: The Militia Movement. August 12, Examining Extremism: U.
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Between April and June , it says, 24 companies severed ties with UK-based commercial or college research facilities. ABPI members reported 27 incidents of damage to property, two to public property and 20 to company property. This compares to combined tally of 30 incidents in the second quarter of At the end of July the Home Office announced a new strategy for dealing with animal rights extremists.
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