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Animal rights campaigners guilty

Updated on 23 December 2008

By Simon Israel

Four animal rights extremists face up to 14 years behind bars after being found guilty of blackmail.

Their relentless intimidation included hoax bombs, threatening graffiti and telephone calls. There were even claims that company managers were paedophiles.

The blackmail only stopped when the companies agreed to stop working with Huntingdon Life Sciences.

Simon Festing

Jon Snow is joined by Dr Simon Festing, director of the lobby group Understanding Animal Research.

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