The animal rights group Animal Rising published on Thursday images of an operation by its members in the Sandringham estate (United Kingdom), which belongs to King Charles III. The aim of the activists was to raise awareness about raising animals for food. They stole three of the lambs from the property on Wednesday night, the collective said on Twitter.

The activists surrendered

Three women presented themselves at Slough police station, Norfolk police reported. They were arrested "on suspicion of theft". The video posted online by Animal Rising shows three activists chasing lambs in a meadow and seizing several animals. The clip also shows them explaining the reasons for their action by holding the sheep in their arms.



One of the activists spoke of a "rescue" operation that offered the animals "a life in freedom". She said that "otherwise they would have been taken to the slaughterhouse soon and people would have eaten them." Animal Rising has also indicated its willingness to set up other operations of the same type throughout the summer hoping to convince the British to change their way of feeding.


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