Greg Avery

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Template:Short description Template:EngvarB Template:Use dmy dates Script error: No such module "infobox".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".Script error: No such module "Check for clobbered parameters".Template:Wikidata image Greg Avery is a British animal rights activist and former criminal.[1][2] He has been involved with Stop Huntingdon Animal Cruelty (SHAC), an international campaign to force the closure of Huntingdon Life Sciences (HLS), an animal testing company based in the UK and US. Avery has several prison sentences and served time for assaulting a policeman.[1]

Early life

Avery was born and raised near Buxton in Derbyshire, one of six brothers.[3] He joined the animal rights movement at the age of 15, and has devoted himself to it full-time ever since.[3]

Arrests and convictions

On 1 May 2007, after a series of raids involving 700 police officers in England, Amsterdam, and Belgium, 32 people linked to SHAC were arrested, including Avery and Dellemagne, who were charged with conspiracy to blackmail in connection with the SHAC campaign.[4][5][6]

He was also served with an indefinite ASBO, restricting his future contact with companies targeted in the campaign.[7]

See also

Notes

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