{"id":14928,"date":"2024-08-30T14:13:31","date_gmt":"2024-08-30T13:13:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/life360\/?p=14928"},"modified":"2024-08-30T14:17:02","modified_gmt":"2024-08-30T13:17:02","slug":"the-erosion-of-protest-rights-in-the-uk-how-activists-are-fighting-back","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/life360\/the-erosion-of-protest-rights-in-the-uk-how-activists-are-fighting-back\/","title":{"rendered":"The erosion of protest rights in the UK: how activists are fighting back"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

With new laws threatening peaceful activism, how is this affecting the UK\u2019s longest-running animal rights protest?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Through the steady hum of traffic on a busy road, an occasional passerby will sound their horn, not in frustration but instead solidarity. Each beep is a gesture of support for those gathered at the gates of MBR Acres, a beagle breeding facility that supplies dogs for scientific research across the UK. These demonstrators are part of Camp Beagle, the longest-running animal rights protest in UK history. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Camp Beagle marked its third anniversary this July. However, the camp now faces its greatest threat yet. New anti-protest laws have criminalised many core aspects of peaceful demonstration, putting the future of the camp at serious risk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Victoria Asplin, 54, is a permanent resident of the roadside campsite. Her decision to stay was solidified after a powerful experience, \u201cI went down the side of the facility, and I heard the sound of the dogs inside the buildings. It cemented it for me. It’s a noise that I will never, ever forget. So I’ve said I’m not leaving here, I’m not walking away until every cage is empty. That\u2019s what I promised them,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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