NOAV and The Law

NOAV is not a silent or dispassionate group, we believe in dramatic, unpredictable, sometimes loud, effective animal rights demos. However we strongly advocate remaining within the law.

Rather than write a legalistic disclaimer we want to be open and honest about our position. We want all activists acting under the NOAV banner to act within the law and we want it to be clear that this is our genuine position rather than one taken simply to avoid liability.

NOAV believes in establishing a strong working relationship with the police, although we will only provide specific information about the campaign or our plans when required to do so by law. When police forces are reasonable with us we will be reasonable as well.

That said the police must also keep to the law. NOAV opposes the repression of the animal rights movement by the police making unlawful arrests. We encourage any activist that is subjected to unlawful police action to pursue claims through the civil courts.