Vegetarian zealots vow to cripple UK MILK supplies – risk a price hike during cost-of-living crisis

UK milk deliveries could come under threat from a group of vegan campaigners who are threatening to disrupt supplies.

Up to 500 activists can participate in the plan to blockade dairy stores for two weeks while demanding a shift to plant-based alternatives.

Protest group Animal Rebellion – an offshoot of Extinction Rebellion – has vowed to carry out the protest in an effort to promote its vegan agenda.

The group warns: ‘People are willing to do anything non-violent – and that includes prison.’

Yesterday, an executive at one of the country’s largest milk suppliers warned there could be shortages if the advocacy group protested, The Sun reported.

Arla Foods UK’s Ash Amirahmadi said: ‘Anything that adds to the cost of doing business will ultimately add to the cost for the customer.

The group poured milk out in cartons at Harrods, and one woman (pictured) can be heard saying, ‘why are you doing this? It’s disgusting’

Activists have targeted one of the most iconic department stores in the world by conducting their rally in Harrods in Knightsbridge

‘We are working with the police and government to ensure it continues to be available.’

The average price of a jug of milk has risen to 59p amid the cost of living crisis.

Conservative MP Alicia Kearns said: ‘These vegan militias face the full force of the law.’

Last month, Animal Rebelllion activists spilled milk on the floor of Harrods department store in Knightsbridge and forcibly removed it by security forces.

Vegetarians on social media later condemned the group’s actions, saying they ‘made us look like idiots’ and it was ‘more detrimental than helpful’.

One account started the conversation saying: ‘Am I the only vegan who is more seriously disturbed than impressed by the Harrods milk protest?

‘There are certainly ways other than directly wasting an animal product, I feel it just makes us look like hypocrites.

‘Maybe I’m missing something here but the whole thing makes me feel bad and I feel it’s more detrimental than helpful to our cause.’

Other accounts were quick to voice their agreement, with one saying they ‘didn’t understand’ and that it made ‘vegetarians look like idiots’.

Another account said: ‘The mere idea of ​​that protest makes me angry.

‘The best is hypocrisy.’

Animal Rebellion members pour milk in the dining room. Pictured is the store’s roastery, which received a makeover in 2018

Twitter users were also quick to point out that the protesters – who also organized sit-ins at other supermarkets and cleared shelves of milk and dairy products – were just creating ‘a mess for the people who… clean up’ and make it ‘dangerous for customers with disabilities. ‘.

One twitter user said: ‘You’re not hurting the dairy industry here, you’ve given them a big new order.

‘You hurt store workers (who could be punished for the cost of new orders), you hurt poor customers and the food was unsafe, you jeopardized the lives of others. disabled customers.

‘What happened to you?’

Another said: ‘Why are clowns always causing trouble for the working classes, never you guys being yourself?

Other vegans on reddit said the protest was ’embarrassing’ with some saying it made them feel ‘physically ill’

“You just created a horrible mess that the cleaners will take ages to clean up for some ridiculous messages that no one cares about except for a few people, mostly people like friend.”

American actor Travis Wester also joined the online backlash, telling Animal Rebellion, “next time you want to signal with absolutely delicious food, I recommend it to feed the hungry.” .

In video of the July 27 protest, the group is seen going to the Food Hall’s dairy section in Harrods before pouring milk from cans onto the floor one by one.

Members of the group resisted their removal, with some needed to remove activists from the store.

A woman in the back can be heard saying, ‘why are you doing this? It’s disgusting’.

Animal Rebellion also occupies ‘The Cheese Room’ at a Waitrose store and other dairy aisles in London and Bristol.

Twitter users were heavily criticized for the protesters’ actions, saying the cleanups were “low-wage workers”

Beau King Houston, one of the protesters at Harrods, said: ‘We’re taking this action in Harrods to show that we won’t stand by as devastating, unsustainable industries wreak havoc on lives. globally.

‘Harrods are a symbol of the broken system we live in.

‘A system that ignores people’s needs and well-being, favoring politicians and their friends in business, but they can also be part of the transition to a better future than.’