Images shared by Animal Rising on Twitter on Thursday show three women stealing three lambs from a field to give them “a life of freedom,” according to one of them, who claims it was at the Sandringham -to be estate.
By Le Figaro with AFP
Published 05/25/2023 at 21:34, updated 05/25/2023 at 22:00
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A lamb (illustrative photo). Charly TRIBALLEAU / AFP
Activists from the Animal Rising group have found three lambs from King Charles III’s Sandringham estate. stolen in Norfolk to denounce animal husbandry for food.
Images shared by Animal Rising on Twitter on Thursday show three women stealing three lambs from a field to give them “a life of freedom,” according to one of them, who claims it was at the Sandringham -to be estate. “Otherwise they would soon have been taken to the slaughterhouse and people would have eaten them,” adds this activist.
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“Emergency surgery
In a press release, Animal Rising states that the “rescue” operation was carried out on Wednesday evening “around 8pm” (9pm in France) and that the three activists then turned themselves in to the police. Norfolk Police confirmed in a statement that three women “voluntarily” went to Slough Police Station, near Windsor, and were arrested “on suspicion of theft”.
This action marks the start of a series of other animal rescue campaigns that Animal Rising plans to run over the summer to raise awareness among Britons about switching diets, the group said.
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Three activists from environmental group Just Stop Oil were also arrested in London on Thursday after throwing orange paint at a flower decoration at the Chelsea Flower Show, the group said. Just Stop Oil, which is calling on the British government to stop exploiting hydrocarbons in the country, has been stepping up its shock actions for months, so much so that the Conservative government has passed legislation to strengthen police powers to help fight these operations. Several of their activists were therefore on the verge of Charles III’s coronation. Arrested in London on May 6th.
The Sandringham estate, which encompasses thousands of acres of woodland, crops and gardens, has belonged to the royal family for five generations and was ruled by Charles III. inherited after the death of his mother, Queen Elizabeth II.