THE HONOURABLE MR JUSTICE NICKLIN Approved Judgment
MBR Acres Ltd -v- Free the MBR Beagles
[name], Impex. How we all laugh at this patheticness (sic) and inadequacies. ”
(5) On 1 August 2022, an Impex vehicle attended the Wyton site to transport animals. The Twelfth Defendant is alleged to have Tweeted: “ We must close down Scumpex weak link to MBR Actres. Come on Activists what are you waiting for. ” The Third Defendant is alleged to have posted on his Facebook page: “ Back on the early protest shift at Impex lab animal couriers. Impex are an independent company transporting laboratory animals all over the UK and beyond including bragles (sic) from MBR Acres. We are determined we won’t back down until Impex are history.” (6) On 2 August 2022: (a) at 07.53, photographs of placards apparently from Impex’s premises – with the words “ Animal Abusers ” and “ Couriers of Cruelty ” – were posted on the Free the MBR Beagles Facebook page. The photographs were captioned: “ Come on [name], we’re waiting for you and in the meantime we’re making sure your neighbours know all about you ”;
(b)
at 13.31, further photographs were posted on the Free the MBR Beagles Facebook page showing protestors holding placards with the words “ Puppy Killers ”. The caption stated: “ As well as protesting at Impex premises this morning, some activists visited [location] and spoke with [the Managing Director’s] neighbours. Unsurprisingly he’s really not a very popular member of that community. How awkward for him. ” Ms Pressick was not able to identify the protestors; and a video was shared on another platform showing protestors at the Impex site, including a clip of the Twenty-Fifth Defendant sitting with a loudhailer on the roof of Impex’s premises. Ms Pressick concludes that this is a reposting of footage of the incident in January 2022.
(c)
(7) On 4 August 2022, further photographs of protestors holding placards – including one with “ [Managing Director] Puppy Killer ” – were posted on the Free the MBR Beagles Facebook page. The Twentieth Defendant is alleged to be one of those holding a placard with a caption “ Activists in [location] again this morning outside the Impex premises of one [Managing Director]. So what are you up to [name]? You’ve not been seen since you took dogs from MBR Acres on Tuesday. #animalrights#CouriersofCruelty ”. Ms Pressick suggests that this evidence demonstrates that “ the protestors are tracking [the Managing Director] and have posted this information publicly for anyone, including him, to see ”. (8) On 9 August 2022, further photographs were posted on the Free the MBR Beagles Facebook page with the following caption: “No sign of life at the Impex premises in [location], but some interesting and enlightening conversations with people in [location] this morning! Many of [location’s] dog walkers were aware of their neighbour’s dodgy business but some also described his apparently dodgy behaviour within the village.
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