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Animal Rebellion protesters pour out milk at Harrods and Waitrose to demand ‘plant-based future’

Fortnum and Mason in Piccadilly also targeted by vegan activists

Emily Atkinson
Sunday 16 October 2022 02:10 BST
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Animal Rebellion pour out milk in a Waitrose in Edinburgh
Animal Rebellion pour out milk in a Waitrose in Edinburgh (PA)

Climate protestors have poured milk over shop floors, displays and products throughout the UK, including Harrods and some Waitrose branches.

Animal Rebellion coorindated the action in stores also including Whole Foods and Marks and Spencer in London, Manchester, Norwich and Edinburgh just before midday on Saturday.

Videos of activists pouring milk have been shared widely on social media, with a clip of protestors drenching display cabinets in Harrods’ food hall in Knightsbridge stirring up particular online attention.

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