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Thursday 11th March 2010- BARC is now on Twitter! http://twitter.com/bristolarc

Monday 8th March 2010 - Demo Against Welsh Badger Cull

Activists from BARC travelled to Cardiff for a protest outside the Welsh Assembly buildings against the badger cull due to start in west Wales in May. 200 people from various groups throughout Wales and England were present to voice their concerns against the cull. Read more...

Monday 8th March 2010 - Sponsor Dan
Sponsor Dan to Raise Money for Sea Shepherd Conservation Society . For more info and to pledge some money, visit: http://sponsordan.wordpress.com/

Friday 5th March 2010 - Noah's Ark Zoo Farm Proposal for Elephant Enclosure. Object online here.

Thursday 4th March 2010 - Raise Funds for Brook Farm Animal Sanctuary
Please sponsor one of our supporters to run 10k on Sunday 9th May 2010 in aid of Brook Farm Animal Sanctuary. All proceeds will go directly to the sanctuary.  For more information, visit www.brook-farm.org.uk . Thanks to Ethical Wares for donating running shoes for the event! Download the sponsorship form here.

Saturday 27th February 2010 - Noah's Ark Zoo Farm Demo and Press Response and Free Vegan Food Stall in Broadmead
Today 6 activists from Bristol Animal Rights Collective ( BARC ) and Bath Animal Action ( BAA ) held another protest outside Noah's Ark Zoo Farm. Once again we were treated to a warm response from passing motorists who beeped in support,which was nice. Once again the owner Anthony Bush came out to talk to us...about his religion amongst other things,which wasn't so nice. We stopped at least one car going in simply by handing them a leaflet and talking to them. The numbers of visitors to this crummy and failing backwater zoo were pathetic and it was fun to watch the buzzards and talk to each other for ages on end without being interrupted by having to leaflet anyone going in the zoo. Its enjoyable and exiting to play our part in closing down this animal abusing institution. We were joined by a photographer from the Bristol Evening Post who have been covering all the farcical goings on at this 'zoo farm' and a interview with one of our group members was aired on the radio earlier in the day. Here's the link to that story ... Join us again next week - same time , same place, please get in touch if you want to come along. Meanwhile, the rest of the group hit Broadmead shoppers to show them what a varied range of vegan food is on offer, and to push the message that being vegan saves lives. The next BARC vegan outreach stall will be on Saturday 3rd April. Please let us know if you would like to help out!

Thursday 25th February 2010 - Demo Against Oxford University Animal Testing
On Thursday 25th February, activists from BARC travelled to Oxford for the weekly SPEAK demonstration against the university's new multi-million pound animal lab. Read more...

Friday 19th February 2010
Hillarious interview found on Youtube of Martin Lacey, from from Great British Circus. View it here.

Saturday 13th February 2010 - Demos Against Noah's Ark Zoo Farm Continue (and will do most Saturdays)
Noah's Ark Zoo Farm decided to celebrate Valentine's Day with a themed day at the zoo, so we thought it would be rude of us not to be there too. It was clearly not a popular event, visitor numbers were down on last Saturday, which wasn't many to begin with. Despite newspaper reports claiming 300 people were there last Saturday we know the true figure was a lot lower (we saw about 50 cars go in), perhaps they included the staff and the animals when they did the head count. Read more...

Saturday 6th February 2010 - Demonstation Against Noah's Ark Zoo Farm.

To mark the opening of the new season at Noah's Ark Zoo Farm, activists from Bristol Animal Rights Collective (BARC) launched their new campaign against the zoo. A successful demonstration was held outside the zoo to remind the public of the findings of the recent undercover investigation. Read more...

Thursday 4th February 2010 - New Noah's Ark Zoo Farm Leaflet.
Download here.

Friday 29th January 2010 - Astra Zeneca Demo
Activists braved snow and wind to let Astra Zenaca workers at the Avonmouth site know that we won't let them forget about the animals inside Huntingdon life Sciences (HLS), the largest animal laboratory in Europe. We sent them home for the weekend with a clear reminder of exactly what their company is involved in at Huntingdon. They were made to think about their companion animals at home, and how they would feel if they were the subject of experiments at HLS. We also reminded them of the financial trouble that Astra Zenaca is in, the thousands of lay-offs and the fact that they are being sued by 14,000 people in the US over the side effects of their antipsychotic drug Seroquel. We won't go away Astra Zenaca, until you pull out of HLS and stop subjecting innocent animals to painful and pointless experiments.

Friday 18th December 2009 - Casamia takes foie gras off the menu!
Following demonstrations and public pressure, Casamia in Wesbury on Trym have signed a statement to say they will no longer sell foie gras.

Saturday 12th December 2009 - 1000 cats and dogs Abandoned in Bristol.Can you help out? Read the Evening Post article here.

Thursday 10th December 2009 - Candle Lit Vigil for International Animal Rights Day
A few of us took candles into town this afternoon and this evening to mark international animal rights day. Shoppers and workers stopped on their way home, to sign the petition for animal rights. Photos to follow shortly!

Sunday 6th December 2009 - Juniper Takes Foie Gras off the Menu!
In the lead up to planned demonstrations outside Juniper, in Cotham, the restaurant has pledged not to sell foie gras. Our attention has now turned to Casamia, who continue to sell foie gras.

Saturday 21st November 2009 - Free Vegan Food Stall
Following the success of the recent free vegan food fair, BARC hit the streets of Broadmead again, this time to do an open air food stall. Read more...

Saturday 7th November 2009 - Demo Against Primate Experiments
Animal rights campaigners were outside Oxford University again on Saturday to protest against the university’s horrific on-campus vivisection laboratory. Read more...
Saturday 31st October 2009- Free Vegan Food Fair a Success!
Hundreds of people interupted their early Christmas shopping to pop into BARC's first free vegan food fair this afternoon. The response was great, with many people saying that they hoped to become vegan. Read more here.

Monday 19th October- : Breaking News! Demo Against Noah’s Arc Zoo Farm Tomorrow (Tuesday) and Saturday. See Inside Out West Tonight at 7.30pm!
Noah’s Arc Zoo Farm have been exposed.  Not only have they been supplying animals to the Great British Circus, they have been killing rabbits and disposing of dead animals (including tigers) illegally. Please join this important demonstration (where Press are likely to be present) on Tuesday. Meeting outside the X7 bus stop at Bristol Bus Station at 11am, or make your own way to Noah’s Arc to arrive by 12 midday. Please bring enough money for your bus fare.View the BBC TV programme, Inside Out West online here.

31 August 2009 - Hotel du Vin Bristol takes Foie Gras off the menu
After just 5 days of protests, the Hotel du Vin has agreed to take the disgusting "delicacy" foie gras off of thier menu. Another win for Bristol Animal Rights, getting Bristol ever closer to being a Foie Gras-free city. Read more...

8 August 2009 - Free Vegan Cake Stall - Broadmead

18 July 2009 - Stall at St. Werburghs Community Centre Fair
BARC held a stall at St. Werburghs Community Centre Fair this Saturday. It was a well organised event, and we were pleased to have some potential new campaigners and vegan converts, and lots of information about animal rights and veganism was distributed.

11 July 2009 - Free Food Stall, Broadmead
The rain held off for an extremely lively food stall in Broadmead. The food was so popular, that it ran out sooner than expected, especially the delicious fairy cakes donated by a local company, Polly's Cakes. Thanks also to Yaoh and Redwood Wholefoods, for their kind donations.

17 May 2009 - Muller
A big cheer for one of our activists today as she single-handedly shut down a Muller promotional event in the centre on Sunday - with only a few (hundred) leaflets!

Want to Home a Hen?
10,000 hens need rehoming from battery farm in Norfolk which is closing-down. If you would like a hen or two or know someone who would please contact barc@hotmail.co.uk. Any not rehomed by 28 June will be slaughtered. Please pass this message on. Thank you.

All hens have been rehomed now - thankyou for your support!

25th April 2009 - World Day for Lab Animals
41 protesters joined BARC on the coach to World Day for Animals in Laboratories, a lively march in London. More info about the march can be found here.

23 April 2009 - Cruise
The fashion chain Cruise today gave a statement saying that they will no longer sell any fur in any of their stores, whether it is their own products or other brands which they stock. Read more...

19 April 2009 - Stray dog rescued
Yesterday Bristol Animal Rights Collective found a gorgeous golden retriever, which someone had mindlessly abandoned.  She is lively, young, and gentle, and would suit a family, or anyone with time to walk her twice a day and a back garden. We took her to Holly Hedge, a local animal sanctuary, who are looking for a home for her. If you could give her a loving home, please contact Holly Hedge. Holly Hedge need money and foster homes for a wide range of rescued animals. Please follow this link to find a donation form.
(update - this dog has been rehomed)

11 April 2009 - Demo Against Bristol Zoo
Bristol Animal Rights Collective (BARC) picketed and leafleted outside Bristol Zoo today as part of zoo awareness weekend. Read more...

14 March 2009 - Fur Demo and Food Stall continue...
Cruise was once again met with no less then 10 activists demoing with plaquards and leaflets right outside it's door. But when we were ejected by security gaurds, we made use of our megaphone at the two entrances on either side of Cabot Circus leading to Cruise. Meanwhile, while the fur demo was happening, BARC also did a vegan food sample stall. Read more and view the video footage...

7 March 2009 - Fur Demo's continue...
Saturday saw another demo at the cruise in Cabot Circus. The security were being quite friendly but the copper who turned up lost the plot! Watch the video footage here.

7 February 2009 - Vegan Outreach Stall in Broadmead Despite a week of blizzards and ice, Broadmead was surprisingly busy for the BARC free food stall on 7th February. We had a positive response from shoppers, who were happy to stop and taste a range of free vegan food samples including donations from Alpro Soya, Bute Island Foods and Clives Pies. Other food included carrot cake, ginger snaps, choc orange muffins, "cheese" straws, sausage rolls, vegan quiche, chocolate truffles and chocolate cake. We also gave away some very welcome soya hot chocolate to warm people up. As usual, people expressed surprise that cake can be made without eggs, and about the range of food vegans can eat. We gave away quite a few leaflets and recipes.

10 January 2009 – Vegan Food Sample Stall
The average meat eater eats thousands of animals in their lifetime. By giving up fish, meat, eggs and dairy, the average person saves 12.5 animals a month. Being vegan is the fundamental step to saving animals lives. This was the motivation behind the Bristol Animal Rights Collective (BARC) food sample stall on Saturday 10th January. Read more...

28 December 2008 - Chicken Run
Bristol Animal Rights Collective (BARC) successfully liberated 50 egg-laying chickens legally from a "free range" farm just outside Bristol on Sunday 28th December 2008.
Read more...

20 December 2008 - Fur Demo
Cruise, a company that has approximately 20 shops across the UK, continues to sell rabbit fur. There is a Cruise in Cabot Circus. Bristol activists held a lively demonstration against Cruise, and gave out hundreds of leaflets to passers by. For more information about the horrific fur trade, see www.caft.org.uk.

19 December 2008 - Bistro No. 5 takes foie gras off the menu
Well done to Bath Animal Action for continuing a short, but lively campaign against Bistro No. 5 in Bath who sell the bloated liver of force-fed geese, otherwise known as foie gras. Foie gras is outlawed in this country as it is seen as so cruel. However, it is still imported into this country to satisfy people's dinner plates. On Friday 19th December, Bistro No. 5 agreed to take foie gras off the menu. Another example of how public pressure can really make a difference in fighting animal cruelty. If you are free to attend anti foie gras demonstrations on Friday evenings, please contact us.

For more information about foie gras, visit
http://www.viva.org.uk/campaigns/foiegras/index.html

If you notice any restaurants in Bath or Bristol selling foie gras, please complain to them, and also let us know.