The Pharmaceutical Journal
Vol 276 No 7386 p124
4 February 2006

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Animal rights extremists less active compared with 2004

Damage to company, personal and public property by animal rights extremists nearly halved last year compared with 2004, according to recent figures from the Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry. Only 85 cases of damage were reported for 2005 compared with 177 in 2004. The number of abusive or threatening messages received by companies and their suppliers fell by two thirds, from 108 in 2004 to 36 in 2005.

Despite the reduced number of incidents, there were more aggressive attacks.