Animal rights activists have blocked one of Melbourne's busiest intersections, chaining themselves to vans and disrupting 11 tram routes during peak hour.The activists are protesting around the country to mark one year since the release of a documentary about the Australian agriculture industryThe protests have blocked tram routes and caused problems for peak-hour commuters
About 20 protesters used vans to block the intersection of Flinders and Swanston streets, outside Flinders Street Railway Station.The demonstration marks the one-year anniversary of the release of the documentary Dominion, which looks into Australian livestock farm practices."Police are aware of a protest in Melbourne's CBD this morning," a spokesperson said.
"It is understood protesters have blocked the intersection of Flinders and Swanston streets using vehicles, which a small number have chained themselves to."Victoria Police respects people's right to protest peacefully but will not tolerate any anti-social behaviour or violence."
KaushalyaFem Good job Au Police !
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I'm not vegan, not even vegetarian. I dont know much context or what it was like at the site of the protest or what others were affected. But, do we have the right of destroying other kind of lives? Do aliens have the right to decide how we should live or be eaten?
What about all the insects and small furry critters that get fucked up to make vegan food.
All the male responders doubling down on their meat consumption and love of flesh is seriously Freudian (and it looks scared). Congratulations, you're parroting famous intellectual heavy weights like Jordon Peterson and Alex Jones.
Should be offering vegan cooking classes instead.
Rich kids who think they have the right to tell you what to do. I'm sure mum and dads money allows them to have days off VeganProtest
There's no law in Victoria.
No, , animal activists block busy Melbourne intersection. Vegan is a diet. Plenty of animal activists eat meat just as plenty of vegans aren’t animal activists.
If all living organisms are. Alive. Why do vegans see kill fruit and vegetables as okay? Like all extremists it's all about you, whether it be meat, guns, racism or any kind of supremacy. Grow up!!!!!
Looney fascists. Eating meat is part of my culture. My ancestors valued the opportunity, occasions and family rituals, where meat had been central to these moments. Disrespectful! They have the right to protest against my culture!? and that of my family and friends!?
These crazy wasters are publishing a map which details the location of hundreds of farms and abattoirs which are owned by hard working Australians. The government needs to check out all these people and if they are claiming Centrelink payments they should be cut off.
What a joke 🤬🤬🤬
Meat eaters should now protest against the killing of plants and vegetables. 🤣🤣F wits
Seems like a counterproductive activity if the goal is to get people onside and have meaningful changes to the meat industry, though a good activity if the goal is to get that feeling of moral superiority by doing something visible for the cause.
Tonight's meal, 100% vegan Melbourne
Just keep the trams running?
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Best advertising to go eat beef & lamb in decades
How to win friends & influence people, NOT. We have enough to worry about trying to get to work, without these morons. Animal cruelty I'm against, I am also against selfishness & trying to bible bash people with your beliefs. It's a free country we have the right to choose.
Go you good things.
Another cult.
Vegans are deluded if they think heir lifestyle choices don't cause animal deaths. The water taken from the Murray that caused a million fish deaths wasn't irrigating pastures and the stuff killing bees and insects isn't being sprayed on pastures.
Much as I'm impressed with the vegan lifestyle this type of stuff makes you look like militant jack offs forcing your believes down everyone's throats. This type of action never works.
Perhaps police should use eggs and lamb chops in an effort to disperse vegan protesters, rather than capsicum spray😜😜
So a peaceful protest is ok regardless of the how it detrimentally affects people. What a selfish bunch of f*kers.
How did I miss this memo? Have I been left out of the vegan group chat? Have I been taken off the mailing list?
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They would be better off setting up a dozen stalls in Federation Square and giving away heaps of vegan food. This would show people all the vego options and maybe convince more people to reduce meat intake.
Looks like the climate protests have morphed into something else now...
Show these wasters that they can't do this and record a criminal conviction againsts they.
Why are they not called extremists? This is something extreme to do.
Yow vegans, I have no issues with you wanting to eat grass, I personally like meat. How about, you enjoy what you like and let me enjoy what I like.
They should change the laws so that you can't block tram lines for protesting during peak hour. I will eat a steak tonight for all the commuters that got messed around by these pricks.
The hypocrisy of the vegan idiot is truly astounding. If you don't want to eat living things, stop eating plants please. plantslivesmatter
Shoot them and move on
Everyone talking about it so id say they got what they eanted
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So vegans think it’s fine to make everyone late for work !very self centred I hope police fine the lot of them,they are just troublemakers .
This is crazy. I believe in freedom of speech, but monitoring rude behavior?! Not a chance. I would’ve started calling tow trucks.
Extra large steak for dinner tonight. And I might try to force my beliefs on some vegans by throwing prime cuts of beef and lamb at them, and blockading grocers shops.
But bacon
I usually skip dinner but tonight I'll have a steak just because of this
Many thanks to my courageous vegan friends, risking everything to protect helpless animals from the cruelty and exploitation of brainless graziers and their ABC mates.
Going out of my way to buy some delicious animals later tonight. A job well done leftists.
Am considering retaliatory action - organising an omnivore protest at the corner of Johnston and Brunswick St Fitzroy.
On the first day of the major Bustitution as well... FMD Gonna have a steak for dinner in their honor tonight...
Good on them. A voice for the animals!
This is getting beyond a joke! Seriously! These 'activists' are now taking things and matters way too far. There should be a limit on what they are legally able to do!