On August 9, 23 activists affiliated with Stop Huntingdon Animal Cruelty were arrested at protests in New Jersey and San Antonio.
In New Jersey, 14 people were arrested outside the offices of Huntingdon Life Sciences after violating a court order forbidding activists from trespassing on HLS property.
In San Antonio, nine activists were arresated while protesting outside of the home of Marsh Insurance employee Marion Harlos.
This author has suggested before that SHAC-style activists might be in violation of anti-stalking statutes, and according to SHAC all nine arrested activists were charged with 3rd degree stalking and had bail set at $25,000 apiece.
Sources:
Press Release. Stop Huntingdon Animal Cruelty, August 9, 2002.
Press Release. Stop Huntingdon Animal Cruelty, August 9, 2002.