This Saturday, February 28, 2009 held a demonstration before the antispéciste Agricultural Show, at the Like the past years. Although the action was aired late 25 militants, even more, attended the meeting for three hours and have occupied the entrance of the Agriculture Fair to protest the killing of undercover daily animals (3 million killed every day in France not counting fish that can not conn Aît not exam counts cts) and rural and misleading image conveyed by the show.
Despite the crowd around the queues, an increased presence of security guards and police stationed at every street corner, it is easily that the event lasted over three hours. Just installed a visibility circle was immediately formed when people passed, stopped, looked, took pictures of the band of ten meters in length bearing the message "ANTISPECISTES against the domination of humans over other animal species" and many carried signs by masked militants of animal heads. People are often curious and fond of spontaneous demonstrations and the message has clearly antispéciste intrigued and interested in more than one. The antispécisme challenges the notion of "natural" order which attempts to justify discrimination and, in particular the right to exploit and kill animals just for fun eating.
So, like other years, the cries of "meat is murder! "" Farming slavery! Slaughterhouse cruelty! "The message has resonated antispéciste for over three hours - less boisterous presence, but very visual and as long as ever this year. Leaflets were distributed to inform the public. In front of the banner on the side of the entrance, some activists were able to climb the stairs surrounding trees waving signs visible to all queues, and especially by visitors who left the show. Face embarrassed, annoyed, shocked or amused could not ignore and had to find a path between the masks, leaflets and slogans "Why not visit a slaughterhouse? "" The face of your meat, "" Torture Room "," Animal Husbandry = slavery "among others.
As usual, some naive remarks ("Murder? But you can not eat Cuz meat! "), Some with devastating humor - and of course totally unexpected (" Where is the visit to the slaughterhouse? "), Or an implacable logic (" But you feel fine fur! "Well yes if you wear fur because they eat meat and if you eat meat is because we wear fur, it makes sense!), other defensive or downright hostile mostly from breeders ("You know nothing! We know the animals better than you!").
It still seems that the idea of abolition of meat slowly make its way into the public mind when comparing the reactions of visitors over the years - audience usually reluctant to consider the challenge to the exploitation of humans to animals, especially food animals. A visitor of the show even came spontaneously join activists and lobby with them.
During this event, two militants entered inside the room with signs to be seen, which did not fail to react the audience.
Some pictures of the event:
Outside the lounge:
Inside:
