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A jury took just 51 minutes to unanimously declare five Animal Rising campaigners who ran onto the tracks of the 2023 Grand National not guilty of public nuisance  at Liverpool Crown Court today (13/11/25). This was the third of a series of five Grand National trials; after this third consecutive failure to convict, the CPS will now review whether the remaining trials will go to court with the next one currently due to start on 1/12/25. Not Guilty: Robert Gordon, Daniel Kidby

Four Animal Rising campaigners accused of public nuisance had their trial end with a hung jury last week (21/10/25) at Liverpool Crown Court. The charges were for their actions at the 2023 Grand National, which delayed the race and caused a media frenzy. [1] Today, (28/10/25) a retrial was scheduled for 30/11/26. In September, a group of six Grand National protestors were found not guilty of the same charge. [2] Last month (24/9/25), a group of six were found not guilty of th

Five Animal Rising campaigners have been sentenced at Bristol Magistrates Court today (23/10/25) after being found guilty of aggravated trespass. Each of them was given a 9-month conditional discharge, ordered to pay £200 compensation to Müller, and a £26 victim surcharge. Additional court costs between them came to £634. They initially had their cases dismissed after a different trial group facing the same charges was dismissed due to lack of evidence, but a successful appea

Nine campaigners charged with conspiracy to commit criminal damage entered not guilty pleas at Wolverhampton Crown Court today...

Six Animal Rising campaigners have unanimously been found not guilty of public nuisance at Liverpool Crown Court today (24/9/25) after...

Nine Animal Rising campaigners entered pleas at Liverpool Crown Court today(15/09/29), charged with conspiracy to commit public nuisance...

Today (04/09/25), East Lindsey District Council refused planning permission for a puppy farm in Lincolnshire on animal welfare grounds,...

Six Animal Rising campaigners have been sentenced at Bristol Magistrates Court today (27/6/25) after being found guilty of aggravated...

Three defendants have been found not guilty of public nuisance in Worcester Crown Court, a significant outcome in the sixth trial that...

Daniel Juniper, 30, of Bristol, was found guilty of public nuisance today (13/05/25) at Worcester Crown Court after taking part in Animal...

Nine Animal Rising campaigners have been handed community service orders at Liverpool Crown Court after pleading guilty to public...

An Animal Rising campaigner was sentenced at Worcester Crown Court today for actions taken during the group’s 2022 blockades of Müller...

Image: Six of the campaigners that attended Staines Magistrates Court on 4/4/25 On 4/4/25, eight Animal Rising campaigners attended to...

Four Animal Rising campaigners were today found guilty of public nuisance at Worcester Crown Court. This concludes the fourth of six...

Yesterday, campaigners who took part in an Animal Rising Campaign targeting dairy giant Müller were sentenced to 260 hours community...

Two Animal Rising supporters were sentenced yesterday (18/02/25) after taking part in Animal Rising’s “Stop the Supply” campaign in...

Four Animal Rising supporters were handed community orders and fines at Worcester Crown Court today, after being found guilty of...

A Manchester campaigner who took action against dairy giant Müller in 2022 was today handed an 18-month community order and fined in...

A jury has been unable to reach a verdict after three days’ deliberation at a trial where Animal Rising campaigners stood accused of...

Yesterday [18/01/25], supporters of Animal Rising held signs and handed out leaflets at Marks & Spencer and Sainsbury's supermarkets...