http://www.economist.com/world/britain/displaystory.cfm?story_id=7226037
"The public mood turns against animal activists. CAMPAIGNERS for animal rights are losing their long war against scientific experimentation on animals. Public sympathy for the cause is leaching away as the well-publicised antics of a violent few taint the image of the pacific many. New legislation has restricted even peaceful protest; the police have got tougher on bad behaviour; and figures released by the Home Office this week show that animal experiments have reached their highest level in 14 years. Is it the end of an era?" [Sub required]
