"Extremists" scupper another UK animal lab | New Scientist

"Crucial" medical research may be under threat in the UK, scientists have warned, after blaming the halt in building of an �18 million animal experimentation laboratory in Oxford on action by animal rights "extremists".

Oxford University revealed on Monday that by "mutual consent" it had agreed with the construction firm Montpellier Plc to end their contract to build the biomedical research facility.

Montpellier pulled out following an intimidation campaign by animal rights "extremists", which targeted shareholders. A company that supplied concrete to the site is also reported to have come under attack.