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Article: FBI: Biotech Industry Not Facing Serious Problem' Of Extremists.
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- BIOWORLD Today
- Article date:
- November 3, 2009
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BioWorld International Correspondent
The biotechnology industry is in denial about the threat presented by animal rights activists, and until the issue is confronted it will not go away - or so says Philip Celestini, special agent in charge of FBI operations against animal and ecological extremists.
The FBI has identified animal rights extremism as the No. 1 domestic terrorism threat, calling it "a very serious problem" caused by "people who have dedicated their lives to the cessation of all animal research," Celestini said.
To date, most activists have focused on attempts to close down Huntingdon Life Sciences plc by targeting not only the ...