EVENTS ORGANISED:

• 94 Demonstrations
• 119 Leafleting Events
• 14 Information Tables

INFORMATION DISTRIBUTED:

• 21 Information Packs sent out to members of the public
• 20,500 leaflets distributed

FUR NEWS:

• ‘Swopshop’ boutique contacts us to confirm they have a fur-free policy
• Owner of ‘Lara Boutique’ stores (Ireland & U.K.) contacts us to confirm fur-free policy
• Irish Government confirms ban on fur farming by 2012

LEGISLATIVE SUCCESSES FOR ANIMALS IN IRELAND:

• Hare coursing banned in Northern Ireland
• Stag hunting banned in the Republic of Ireland

NEW CAMPAIGNS STARTED:

• Show Jumping – protest outside the annual Dublin Horse Show
• Greyhound Racing – first protest organised
• Campaign to close the Charles River animal laboratories in Mayo

GLOBAL EVENTS WE PARTICIPATED IN:

• CAPS’ Zoo Awareness Weekend
• Global Boycott Procter & Gamble Day
• SHAC’s “Operation Liberation” Week of Action – we protested the Charles River Labs in
  Mayo
• IDA’s Global Day of Action to Highlight the Cat & Dog Meat Trade in Korea – Dublin’s
  Korean Embassy was protested
• For IDA’s “World Vegan Week” we hosted a free vegan cake giveaway stall in Dublin City
• The Anti-Fur Coalition’s “Fur Free Friday” – Dublin’s fur shops protested
• Joined ‘Donegal Veg’ for their vigil as part of the “World Day for the Abolition of Meat”
• SAEAB’s “Week of Action Against University Vivisection” – leaflet drop in UCD, protest at
  Trinity College
• World Weekend for the Abolition of Meat – 250 Vegan Recipe Packs handed in to
  restaurants, cafes and pubs in Dublin

OTHER CAMPAIGNING NEWS:

• Fur Farm Expose Tour – protests at every fur farm in the country, as well as leafleting events
  and information tables in the largest cities near the farms
• We had an information stall at Dublin’s ‘Independents’ Day Fair’ and hosted a screening of
  our ‘Fur Farm Expose’ dvd
• Organised a foie gras week of action outside the Pearl Brasserie – we protested the restaurant
  every night for one week
• Supported the group “Puppy Farm Awareness Campaign Ireland” in a day of action to
  highlight the issue, leafleting and collecting petitions
• We have done numerous radio interviews – including a debate with pro-hunting group
  “RISE” press officer, Liam Cahill
• Teamed up with the group “Donegal Veg” for various events throughout the year
• New group “Students Against Vivisection” started in Trinity College – meetings held with
  professors
• School talk given on veganism and animal rights
• Trinity College student gives us report on an Animal Holding Area/Breeding Unit facility
  there
• New group, “NARA-Belfast”, launched
• After a leaflet-drop in Ballina, asking for information on the Charles River laboratories, we
  were given detailed insider info, which we were then able to make public
• Teamed up with “NARA-Belfast” for their ongoing ‘Save Lennox’ campaign
• We received a total of 384 emails in the past year from members of the public asking
  questions, seeking advice, reporting animal cruelty and wanting to join our campaigns