Defend Direct Action
23rd April, Bellingham USA.
According to online sources, a Chick-fill-a in Bellingham set to open on April 30th was spray painted on the night of the 22nd of April with ‘Carnists suckle cloaca’ and a vegan anarchist symbol.
26th April, Sao Paulo, Brazil.
via: veganx_pobre.
“Hello ! From the territory dominated by the state of brasil ! We share an anonymous direct action , where we expropriated from the $istem 9 kilos of dog food and 70 units of cat food, the action was in the state of sao paulo , all the items were donated to a anarcho punk vegan collective that rescue animals from the streets , we would like to dedicate this action to the anarcho vegans activist from “caso susaron” chile , we claim for the freedom of them and all the anarchist prisoners .”
WHAT: Regional WDAIL demo protesting against companies complicit in animal testing.
WHERE: Emmeline Pankhurst statue, St Peters Sq, Manchester UK.
WHEN: 22nd April, 12pm – 3pm.
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Manchester Animal Rights Network has announced a regional demo for World day against animals in labs. read their own words below:
“World Day For Animals In Laboratories – NORTH
Come along to the lawful protest in Manchester on Wednesday 22nd of April. Manchester city centre is littered with companies complicit in animal testing.
We’re marking WDAIL by holding a walking protest tour of some of the companies keeping MBR Acres open.
Meet 12pm at the Emmeline Pankhurst statue in St Peters Square. Ends 3pm.”
WHAT: National protest against animal testing.
WHEN: 25th April, 11am-3pm
WHERE: Trafalgar Square, London UK.
WDAIL has been a historical day of action and protest against animals in laboratories for decades. With a renewed anger towards vivisection, WDAIL 2026 promises to be unmissable. Join fellow activists from around the UK to make it clear that animals in laboratories should be a thing of the past and that people will fight tooth and nail until vivisection is squashed to the ground.
The demo will visit the Department of science, innovation, Technology where experiments take place on Animals, they will also be going to Parliament and the Home office.
Bring placards, rage against the torture and solidarity with the animals locked up and the activists around you.
If you can’t make it to the London demo, organisers are calling for autonomous action against your local lab:
“If you can`t attend the march we hope you can demonstrate outside your local labs, or shops with links to vivisection. Tag #wdail2026 in your social media posts so we get to see you in action. Let’s make it the biggest range of demonstrations against animal testing held in one day!”
more info: www.wdail.uk
12th April, Southern Sweden.
received anonymously via email:
“On the night of 12th April a butcher-shop in southern Sweden were spraypainted to cause damage.
For the animals!
/ALF”
April, Lancashire UK
received anonymously via email:
“Large mammal trap baited with a dead bird found while having a nosey around a farm. Most likely intended to trap a fox.
Go out and look, these things are easy to find and easy to flatten and fold. Leave no cage unbroken and let the wild be wild.”
14th April, France.
received anonymously via email:
“24 laying hens were liberated in France from a free-range farm.
It was a quick action filled with rage, love and hope. Places of speciesism are vulnerable and accessible and we will not stop until every cage is empty.
The 24 feathery persons are now safe, loved and free.
Long fight to all who fight alongside animals and good luck for every future actions.
Together, we change worlds and dismantle speciesism, night by night <3″
2nd April, Midlands, UK.
received anonymously via email:
“Larsen trap found and swiftly crushed. These nasty traps target crows, magpies and other corvids but not on our watch!
Our hearts are warmed by the news that Marius Mason will be released from prison next month. This made us jump even higher. Love and solidarity to you Marius from across the pond.”
13th April, North America.
received anonymously via email:
“A Puppy breeder sign was noticed over the week. Activist went back under the cover of night and covered their contact info as to disrupt the sales of individuals exploited for money.
Shame on breeders.”
Marius has been serving a 22 year long sentence accused of arson at a University GMO research facility, logging infrastructure and a mink farmer’s boats. He was locked up in 2008 after his arrest, and later sentenced in 2009. He has been an incredibly resilient activist behind bars, where he transitioned, set up Jan 22: Day of Solidarity with Trans Prisoners, fought for his own legal name change as well as for his ability to be moved to a male prison and has kept supporting workers rights, animal rights and environmental campaigns.
Last week it was announced that in May Marius will be released to a half way house in Detroit. We don’t know what the conditions will be, but this is huge news and cause for celebration.
For now, if you can afford it, please support Marius by sending some money to his fund: https://supportmariusmason.org/support/
We will keep you updated with any news on his release, but please if you can, donate so he has a smooth transition to the outside world.
Solidarity always, across all struggles, smashing down the walls that keep us apart.