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NJ Animal Rights Activists Given 4-6 Year Terms

HeadlineSep 13, 2006

In New Jersey, three animal rights activists have been sentenced to terms that will send them to jail for between four to six years. The activists took part in campaign to stop a British scientific firm called Huntingdon Life Sciences from conducting lab tests on animals. They were convicted of targeting Huntingdon workers and shareholders, as well as companies that provide services to Huntingdon, by posting personal information about employees and their families on its Web sites. The activists were also ordered to pay restitution of one million dollars.

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