{"id":8761,"date":"2019-03-21T08:20:19","date_gmt":"2019-03-21T16:20:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/animalliberationpressoffice.org\/NAALPO\/?p=8761"},"modified":"2019-03-26T08:24:21","modified_gmt":"2019-03-26T16:24:21","slug":"real-life-danny-the-champion-of-the-world-liberates-5000-pheasants-from-game-farm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/animalliberationpressoffice.org\/NAALPO\/2019\/03\/21\/real-life-danny-the-champion-of-the-world-liberates-5000-pheasants-from-game-farm\/","title":{"rendered":"Real-life Danny the Champion of the World liberates 5,000 pheasants from game farm"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The London Economic<br \/>\nby Jack Peat<\/p>\n<p>This is the moment animal activists claim they released nearly 5,000 pheasants from a game farm.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/animalliberationpressoffice.org\/NAALPO\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/PHEASANTS_01-700x400.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-8762\" src=\"https:\/\/animalliberationpressoffice.org\/NAALPO\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/PHEASANTS_01-700x400-300x171.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"171\" srcset=\"https:\/\/animalliberationpressoffice.org\/NAALPO\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/PHEASANTS_01-700x400-300x171.jpg 300w, https:\/\/animalliberationpressoffice.org\/NAALPO\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/PHEASANTS_01-700x400.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>Members of Animal Liberation Front crept into the farm they claim was breeding birds to be shot, and herded the pheasants out into the open.<\/p>\n<p>A video shows countless birds flapping to freedom towards nearby woods, and the controversial activists claim they \u201cliberated\u201d around 4,800 pheasants in total.<\/p>\n<p>Police are investigating the incident at the farm in Chilmark, Wiltshire, which comes after a similar break in at a game bird estate in Bodmin, Cornwall, both on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>A spokesperson for ALF said: \u201cIt was an incredible sensation to be around all these birds, who were making their first flights without bashing into a net.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe hope they find peace in the surrounding woods.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>ALF is an international group which admits members commits crimes in the name of animal rights.<\/p>\n<p>They claim members removed fence panels on eight pens at the game farm in Chilmark, Wiltshire on Monday, before herding the birds out, and closing the enclosures back up.<\/p>\n<p>The anarchist group claim the pheasants were being held for the sole purpose of breeding game birds for shooting.<\/p>\n<p>Wiltshire Police said there is an ongoing investigation into \u201can incident in which a large number of pheasants was released\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>ALF claim between 800 and 1,200 game birds were released on the same day from Colquite Estate in Bodmin.<\/p>\n<div class=\"embed-container\">\n<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n<p><script async=\"1\" defer=\"1\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\" src=\"https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/is_IS\/sdk.js#xfbml=1&amp;version=v3.2\"><\/script><\/p>\n<div class=\"fb-video\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/TheLondonEconomic\/videos\/320144098560378\/?t=0\" data-width=\"750\">\n<blockquote cite=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/TheLondonEconomic\/videos\/320144098560378\/\" class=\"fb-xfbml-parse-ignore\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/TheLondonEconomic\/videos\/320144098560378\/\">Animal activists liberate 5,000 pheasants from a game farm<\/a><\/p>\n<p>It&#039;s a real-life Danny the Champion of the World:This is the moment animal activists claim they released nearly 5,000 pheasants from a game farm. Members of Animal Liberation Front crept into the farm they claim was breeding birds to be shot, and herded the pheasants out into the open. A video shows countless birds flapping to freedom towards nearby woods, and the controversial activists claim they &quot;liberated&quot; around 4,800 pheasants in total.Police are investigating the incident at the farm in Chilmark, Wiltshire, which comes after a similar break in at a game bird estate in Bodmin, Cornwall, both on Monday.A spokesperson for ALF said: \u201cIt was an incredible sensation to be around all these birds, who were making their first flights without bashing into a net.\u201cWe hope they find peace in the surrounding woods.&quot;Full story: https:\/\/www.thelondoneconomic.com\/news\/environment\/real-life-danny-the-champion-of-the-world-liberates-5000-pheasants-from-game-farm\/21\/03\/<\/p>\n<p>Posted by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/TheLondonEconomic\/\">The London Economic<\/a> on Fimmtudagur, 21. mars 2019<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mrf-adv mad mrf-preInsertedMad sRoba mrf-madLoaded\"><\/div>\n<p>Activists claim they cut down the sides of the pens and netted roofs to release hundreds of birds \u201cin a matter of minutes\u201d in the middle of the night.<\/p>\n<p>A worker at Colquite Estate, who will not be named, confirmed the attack took place, but did not want to comment further.<\/p>\n<p>Devon and Cornwall Police said the incident was being investigated but no arrests have been made.<\/p>\n<p>The attacks come after farmers in Dorset were warned by police over \u201ctrespassers\u201d who were caught filming at game suppliers and butchers earlier this year.<\/p>\n<p>Pheasant shooting traditionally occurs between October and February in the UK.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The London Economic by Jack Peat This is the moment animal activists claim they released nearly 5,000 pheasants from a game farm. 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