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Published online 31 January 2005 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news050131-3
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Britain clamps down on animal activists' tactics
UK government proposes legislation to curb 'economic' campaigning.
Animal rights activists who disrupt UK medical research could face up to five years in jail, if a legal amendment proposed by the British government becomes law.
The new law would make it a criminal offence to cause "economic damage" to businesses connected with animal research, either by intimidating individuals or by interfering with commercial activities.
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