The Animal People

Stop Huntingdon Animal Cruelty (SHAC) was a very active, 15-year campaign, which took place mainly in the USA and England. Its primary objective was to shutter the experimental facilities operated by the Huntingdon Life Sciences (HLS) organization. It also took place in some other European countries, but this is not discussed in this document. It targets SHAC USA and its six activists, who have been jailed on various controversial charges, with the goal of shutting down SHAC USA. The establishment of Bush's Animal Enterprise Terrorism Act is also imminent, according to which any activist can now be intimidated by the label "terrorist". Esteemed individuals such as Will Potter and Steven Best elaborate on this in the documentary.

The documentary is impartial, providing ample space for opposing viewpoints. It's noteworthy that renowned actor Joaquin Phoenix and actress Jorja Fox were involved in its production. The SHAC campaign did not win. She did not win in the sense that she did not achieve her goal - the abolition of the HLS. However, it did attain numerous successes, including the exposure of over a hundred companies supplying animals for HLS experiments and contracting with HLS. Some subsequently, after pressure from activists, even permanently cut off business relations with HLS.

Ex-SHAC activists continue today in other groups, for example Kevin Kjonaas leads the non-profit Beagle Freedom Project, and Jake Conroy and Josh Harper in particular remain very active. Positive to see that they did not give up.