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Police ready for activists' march Animal activists in city protest
(about 6 hours later)
Several hundred people are due to march through Peterborough in protest at the work of Huntingdon Life Sciences (HLS). Several hundred people have marched through Peterborough in protest at the work of Huntingdon Life Sciences (HLS).
The Stop Huntingdon Animal Cruelty (SHAC) group and supporters are taking part in the action.The Stop Huntingdon Animal Cruelty (SHAC) group and supporters are taking part in the action.
Cambridgeshire Police said the force had been working with SHAC, city centre businesses and HLS to minimise the impact of the protest on the public. Police said earlier that they had been working with SHAC, city centre businesses and HLS to minimise the impact of the protest on the public.
The action will begin at Stanley Recreation Park followed by a march around the city centre. The action began at Stanley Recreation Park and developed into a march around the city centre.
Protesters will then return to the Stanley Recreation Park before travelling in convoy to the HLS site in Woolley, with the event finishing this evening.
Supt Tom MacKinnon said: "Cambridgeshire Constabulary fully supports people's right to protest, however, we will have a visible presence during the protest as a safety precaution and to ensure we minimise disruption for the public.
"As with supporting the right to protest we also fully support the right for lawful employment and will ensure that employees of HLS and any other associated elements can continue to exercise this right without any unlawful impediment."