12 Animal Activists Indicted for Stalking
From Times Wire Reports
A dozen animal rights activists have been indicted for stalking an insurance company executive, calling him a “puppy killer” and threatening to burn his home, prosecutors said.
The 12 defendants allegedly harassed the Boston businessman for five months because they thought his employer helped sell insurance to Huntingdon Life Sciences, a British drug testing company.
The defendants were linked to Stop Huntingdon Animal Cruelty.
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