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FORTRESS SHAREHOLDER & HLS CUSTOMER PROTESTS

Saturday, 17th July

A large group of dedicated campaigners attending the national Animal Rights Conference in DC visited the rich and heartless businessmen behind Fortress' riches - Fortress is the #1 reason that Huntingdon Life Sciences is still in the business of maiming and killing animals. Goldman Sachs owns over 2 million shares in Fortress, making them just as responsible for HLS' bailout loans as Wes Edens, Peter Briger, and the rest of Fortress' scummy moneymen.

Just as disgusting for their part in HLS' existence, but responsible in a wholly different way, activists also visited the home of a Novartis exec, to show them the score and lead them to the path of ISSUING THE STATEMENT.

Demo #1 - Mark Patterson, VP: Goldman Sachs

A letter was sent out weeks before the Goldman Sachs protests started, informing them of their dealings with HLS and asking nicely that they drop their Fortress shares. Multiple phone calls followed up on this letter and emails cc'ing head honcho (richer than everyone combined) Lloyd Blankfein were sent out, asking for a meeting date within 2 weeks. There was, no surprise, no response from GS.

20-30 activists, 3 bullhorns, and 2 air horns roared through the neighborhood, making their message of compassion IMPOSSIBLE to miss, as they protested the killing of 500 animals every day by Andrew Baker’s vile company Huntingdon Life Sciences. The dozens of activists faced an impressive phalanx of police vehicles that lined the streets - somehow cops outnumbered protesters, even with such an enormous turnout on the protest line, though the cops kept their distance and merely observed (though photographed and videotaped
everything), didn't harrass, and didn't arrest.

As always at every demonstration, activists were peaceful but boisterous, and neighbors were supportive and expressed their admiration that activists would be there to stick up for the exploited animals imprisoned in Huntingdon Life Sciences. For those animals, every day is hellish and lonely and full of terror and suffering. That knowledge makes it easier to keep up the fight and go out on such hot and humid days.

Demo #2 - Tom Giles, Executive Director of Government Relations: Novartis

Activists headed down the street a few blocks (isn't it amazing how many animal abusers and puppy killers live in the same area?) to the home of Tom Giles, executive director of Government Relations for Novartis, the company that stubbornly has YET to issue the statement denouncing HLS and promising not to do business with them any more.

Voices, bullhorns, and air horns bellowed in outrage over Giles and Novartis' contracts with Huntingdon Life Sciences for extremely cruel and disgusting animal tests. Novartis' money funds HLS and the activists told Giles and all his neighbors what the score was.

Giles will surely be a regular stop for activists who are incensed with those who fund animal cruelty and the more they come back to his home the louder they get. Welcome to the campaign, Giles!

Demo #3 - Peter Bass, Attorney: Goldman Sachs

A short walk brought activists to another Goldman Sachs employee's house. A loud aggressive protest ensued, as activists were fueled by the knowledge that Peter Bass and Goldman Sachs ultimately, really, had the power to let the animal killers at HLS sink or swim on their own. Instead they choose to throw them a lifeline by funding HLS by investing in Fortress. It does make one wonder how the management of the Goldman Sachs can justify the investing in anyone that would put large sums of money into a puppy killing hellhole that has been delisted from the London Stock Exchange, the New York Stock Exchange twice (and voluntarily delisted themselves just recently), the OTCBB and even the Pink Sheets.

GS will find out the hard way, as their millions of $$ in Fortress investments loses money day after day as the stock plummets. Nobody wants to do business with puppy killers, Bass!






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	home >> news FORTRESS SHAREHOLDER & HLS CUSTOMER PROTESTS Saturday, 17th July A large group of dedicated campaigners attending the national Animal Rights Conference in DC visited the rich and heartless businessmen behind Fortress' riches - Fortress is the #1 reason that Huntingdon Life Sciences is still in the business of maiming and killing animals. Goldman Sachs owns over 2 million shares in Fortress, making them just as responsible for HLS' bailout loans as Wes Edens, Peter Briger, and the rest of Fortress' scummy moneymen. Just as disgusting for their part in HLS' existence, but responsible in a wholly different way, activists also visited the home of a Novartis exec, to show them the score and lead them to the path of ISSUING THE STATEMENT. Demo #1 - Mark Patterson, VP: Goldman Sachs A letter was sent out weeks before the Goldman Sachs protests started, informing them of their dealings with HLS and asking nicely that they drop their Fortress shares. Multiple phone calls followed up on this letter and emails cc'ing head honcho (richer than everyone combined) Lloyd Blankfein were sent out, asking for a meeting date within 2 weeks. There was, no surprise, no response from GS. 20-30 activists, 3 bullhorns, and 2 air horns roared through the neighborhood, making their message of compassion IMPOSSIBLE to miss, as they protested the killing of 500 animals every day by Andrew Baker’s vile company Huntingdon Life Sciences. The dozens of activists faced an impressive phalanx of police vehicles that lined the streets - somehow cops outnumbered protesters, even with such an enormous turnout on the protest line, though the cops kept their distance and merely observed (though photographed and videotaped everything), didn't harrass, and didn't arrest. As always at every demonstration, activists were peaceful but boisterous, and neighbors were supportive and expressed their admiration that activists would be there to stick up for the exploited animals imprisoned in Huntingdon Life Sciences. For those animals, every day is hellish and lonely and full of terror and suffering. That knowledge makes it easier to keep up the fight and go out on such hot and humid days. Demo #2 - Tom Giles, Executive Director of Government Relations: Novartis Activists headed down the street a few blocks (isn't it amazing how many animal abusers and puppy killers live in the same area?) to the home of Tom Giles, executive director of Government Relations for Novartis, the company that stubbornly has YET to issue the statement denouncing HLS and promising not to do business with them any more. Voices, bullhorns, and air horns bellowed in outrage over Giles and Novartis' contracts with Huntingdon Life Sciences for extremely cruel and disgusting animal tests. Novartis' money funds HLS and the activists told Giles and all his neighbors what the score was. Giles will surely be a regular stop for activists who are incensed with those who fund animal cruelty and the more they come back to his home the louder they get. Welcome to the campaign, Giles! Demo #3 - Peter Bass, Attorney: Goldman Sachs A short walk brought activists to another Goldman Sachs employee's house. A loud aggressive protest ensued, as activists were fueled by the knowledge that Peter Bass and Goldman Sachs ultimately, really, had the power to let the animal killers at HLS sink or swim on their own. Instead they choose to throw them a lifeline by funding HLS by investing in Fortress. It does make one wonder how the management of the Goldman Sachs can justify the investing in anyone that would put large sums of money into a puppy killing hellhole that has been delisted from the London Stock Exchange, the New York Stock Exchange twice (and voluntarily delisted themselves just recently), the OTCBB and even the Pink Sheets. GS will find out the hard way, as their millions of $$ in Fortress investments loses money day after day as the stock plummets. Nobody wants to do business with puppy killers, Bass!
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