He said: “The top four dairy companies are responsible for the majority of methane emissions. The milk is not fit for human consumption. When they take calves from their mothers, when the mothers are forcibly impregnated…” When a staff member tried to intervene, the woman said it was a non-violent protest. A second protester said: “We tried other democratic means, they don’t work.” The video of the incident was posted on Twitter where it has more than six million views. Reacting to the stunt, Edinburgh Labor councilor Scott Arthur wrote: “There is a serious debate about the environmental impact of the food we eat, but this is not it. Well done to the staff who stayed behind to clean up this mess.” It comes as part of the coordinated Animal Rebellion action up and down the UK, targeting stores including Waitrose, Whole Foods and Marks and Spencer in London, Manchester, Norwich and Edinburgh around midday on Saturday. Footage shows several protesters throwing milk, taken from the shelves, onto the windows in the food hall of Harrods in Knightsbridge. Another group was filmed emptying bottles of milk onto the floor and onto a table full of cheeses at Fortnum and Mason in Piccadilly. Animal Rebellion protesters spilled milk on the floor of an Edinburgh Waitrose Animal Rebellion said it calls for a plant-based future and emphasizes the need to support farmers in transitioning to a sustainable plant-based food system. Lou Hadden, a charity worker from Herefordshire who took part in the action at Fortnum and Mason, said: “This is not how I imagined spending my weekend. Unfortunately, this upheaval is necessary for those in power to listen to academics at Oxford, Harvard and the IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change). “The world’s best climate and earth scientists are calling for a transition to a plant-based food system. We need bold and decisive policy right now, not the horror show we’re seeing right now.” Skylar Sharples, an international development graduate from Bristol and one of the protesters at Harrods, said: “Animal Rebellion supporters are returning to acting because Liz Truss and Ranil Jayawardena [Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs] they again decide to ignore the calls to start building a better future. “A plant-based future would see a beautiful world for us all, with nature and life. Steps to properly support farmers in this transition must start now.” Additional report from PA.
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