Dairy distribution across the UK is set to see ‘disruptive action’ throughout September as Animal Rebellion’s vegan protestors went to four production sites yesterday.
The UK’s largest dairy distribution centre in Ayelsbury run by Arla Foods was met with protestors on 4 September, along with three Müller sites in Droitwich, Severnside, Bridgewater.
In looking to cause disruption to UK milk supply, according to the group, its actions included drilling through truck tyres to immobilise them and disabling the inlet and outlet hoses at Müller Droitwich by filling them with expanding foam.
Other demonstrators held banners across a road to stop distribution passing, with others pictured on top of lorries holding their signs.
According to Animal Rebellion, the disruption is ‘intended to seriously disable the ability of the facilities to process and distribute milk.’
In a statement last week, the group said: “We apologise for any stress this may cause during a cost-of-living crisis, but the government are sleepwalking every single one of us into poverty, misery, and climate and ecological collapse. We cannot sit by and let this happen.”
This morning, Animal Rebellion said its 15 supporters at Arla’s site yesterday, were ‘significantly disrupting the site’s processing and distribution capacities.’
However, according to Metro, Arla said their production was running as normal.
A spokesperson for the dairy producer told the newspaper: “We currently have protestors at our Aylesbury site and are working closely with local police to resolve the situation.
“The safety and security of our colleagues at the site is our number one priority and production is currently running as normal.”
The news follows earlier disruption by Animal Rebellion who staged sit-down protests at the dairy isles of some of the UK’s leading supermarkets as it looks to “pressure government action” in a bid to transform the UK’s current food system to be sustainable and plant-based.
