The science journal Nature reports today that the ‘rash of vandalism, intimidation and arson across continental Europe in 2008 is evidence of a worrying new wave of animal-rights extremism being exported from Britain’.
The UK crackdown on animal rights extremism – many extremists have already been prosecuted or are in jail awaiting trial – has led to a string of serious incidents on continental Europe, where the laws against such activity are worryingly lax.
