Michael Fabricant has welcomed proposals to toughen up the Serious
Organised Crime and Police Bill to include provisions against animal
rights extremists. "Animal rights extremists have been terrorising my
constituents in and around Yoxall and Newchurch for 5 years now. Their
reign of terror has ranged from waking people up in the dead of night
and damaging vehicles to terrorising old ladies and digging up graves.
It is hard to believe that this could be allowed to continue in – what
would seem to be – peaceful English villages. My concern now is to
ensure that the law is drafted carefully enough not to allow any
loopholes and that the overstretched Staffordshire Police are given the
resources to enforce this new legislation."