International groups coordinate attacks which take place in the UK. Social media has been a catalyst for much of this campaigning.
HELENA HORTON: ‘According to the Countryside Alliance, death threats, stoked by social media and encouraged by international groups of activists, have caused butchers and farmers to “live in fear.” Marlow Butchers, in, Ashford, Kent, was targeted earlier this month by activists who daubed red paint on the doors and windows of the shop…
Wayne Marlow, who runs the business with his father and brother, told Kent Online: “On the internet it has been very threatening. “It has got ridiculous – activists from as far away as Australia are getting involved. “The internet is the worst thing as not only are they threatening to physically destroy our business, but they are also tying to ruin our reputation online, too, by leaving negative reviews and comments”…
Tim Bonner, Chief Executive of the Countryside Alliance,… said that “international groups coordinate attacks which take place in the UK… Social media has been a catalyst for much of this campaigning, both in terms of bringing together international groups and if they find the right independent business it does bring a lot of pressure on family businesses and farmers”…
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