Animal Rebellion activists carried out a coordinated protest across the United Kingdom on October 15. The activists poured milk down the supermarket aisles, claiming a transition to a plant-based food system.

On Saturday, just before noon, the activists organized the protests in the cities of London, Edinburgh, Manchester, and Norwich. They entered stores like Harrods, Waitrose, Whole Foods, Fortnum & Mason, and Spencer, and emptied milk bottles as a mark of their protest.

“Supporters of Animal Rebellion are back acting because Liz Truss and Ranil Jayawardena are again deciding to ignore calls to start building a better future. A plant-based future would see a beautiful world for us all, thriving with nature and life, the steps to properly support farmers in this transition need to begin now.” Skylar Sharples, one of the protesters at Harrods said.

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Sharing a clip of the protestors at a Waitrose in Edinburgh, Journalist Sophie Corcoran wrote, “The animal nutjobs are back this time pouring milk all over the floor in a Waitrose in Edinburgh. Acting as if there isn’t a cost of living crisis going on and families are struggling to get by whilst they pour milk all over the floor…. They should have to pay for it …”

Animal Rebellion spokesperson Robert Gordon spoke to LBC and said, “We’re just a group of really concerned individuals who have carefully picked these high-end shops because we acknowledge that when we take action, there’s an inevitable level of disruption that will be caused – and we really didn’t want to be disrupting those who are suffering most in the cost of living crisis.”

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He added, “We’re sorry for those people who did get caught in that disruption. Frankly, at this point, we don’t have a choice.”

While the protests continued across the UK, many demanded action against the activists for wasting food when there are people starving around the world. This incident occurred just a day after two climate activists threw cans of tomato soup over Vincent Van Gogh’s famous Sunflowers painting at the National Gallery in London.