Greg Avery | |
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| Occupation | Animal Activist |
Greg Avery was a Britishanimal rights activist, convicted for offenses relating to his activism.[1][2] He was involved withStop Huntingdon Animal Cruelty (SHAC), an international campaign to force the closure ofHuntingdon Life Sciences (HLS), ananimal testing company based in the UK and US. Avery had several prison sentences and served time for assaulting a policeman.[1]
Avery was born and raised nearBuxton in Derbyshire, one of six brothers.[3] He joined theanimal rights movement at the age of 15, and has devoted himself to it full-time ever since.[3]
On 1 May 2007, after a series of raids involving 700 police officers in England, Amsterdam, and Belgium, 32 people linked to SHAC were arrested, including Avery and Dellemagne, who were charged with conspiracy to blackmail in connection with the SHAC campaign.[4][5][6]
He was also served with an indefiniteASBO, restricting his future contact with companies targeted in the campaign.[7]
