Saturday 10 September 2022 02:58 PM Animal Rebellion vegans gloat that they have emptied north London supermarket ... trends now
Animal Rebellion vegan activists are gloating that they have emptied supermarket shelves of milk across north London after blocking a key dairy site on Thursday.
The activists, who have announced a pause to their protests following the Queen's death, claim they immobilised up to 50 trucks at a depot belonging to dairy producer Arla in Hatfield, Hertfordshire.
And 48 hours on, they say they are seeing and hearing reports of empty milk shelves across different Sainsbury's supermarkets.
Animal Rebellion, which campaigns for a plant-based future, released a photograph showing no cartons of milk at a Sainsbury's in Hornsey, north London.
A spokesperson for the group also told MailOnline that they have heard reports of a milk shortage at Sainsbury's in Stamford Hill and Wood Green - also in the north London area.
The Stamford Hill store was said to be half empty by midday while the Wood Green Sainsbury's was half empty by 1pm.
The activists said the shortages of fresh milk in north London were due to actions targeting Arla's depot in Hatfield.
In a statement, a spokesperson for Arla said: 'We're extremely disappointed that protesters have caused criminal damage to some of our vehicles at our Hatfield site.
Animal Rebellion vegan activists are gloating that they have emptied supermarket shelves of milk across north London after blocking a key dairy site on Thursday. Pictured: Sainbury's in Hornsey at 8.30 am this morning
The activists said the shortages of fresh milk in north London were due to actions targeting Arla's depot in Hatfield on Thursday
'All protesters have been removed from site by local police, however due to the damage caused some deliveries will be slightly delayed.
'The site is now fully operational, and we are
