ok.. moving the argument on slightly, many AR protesters i hear constantly repeating that animals don't need to be used in experimentation.
while i would happily support a ban on animals in cosmetic testing (as i personally feel that getting the right tint of hair colour is not worth cruelly abusing animals) - i am speciesist in that i believe *IF* animal testing is the only way to cure some diseases, then they must continue. If this is the case then anyone who tries to prevent further progress in the treatment of such diseases, is, in my view, a cunt.
However, *IF* there are alternatives then, by all means, protest, use NVDA. Firebombing oxford uni property is not a legitimate (IMO) protest at Huntingdon Life Sciences, and anyone endangering human lives (and specifically innocent) human lives in this way deserves a good kicking. If there are alternatives to animal testing in medical research however, why aren't they being used??