The vegan protest group Animal Rebellion claims to have emptied supermarket shelves of milk across north London after blocking a key dairy site.
Activists claim to have immobilised up to 50 trucks at a depot belonging to dairy producer Arla in Hatfield, Hertfordshire, on Thursday and say they are now seeing and hearing reports of empty milk shelves across different supermarkets.
Animal Rebellion, which campaigns for a plant-based future, released a photograph showing no cartons of milk at a Sainsbury's in Hornsey, north London. It also released another image of a depleted milk shelf at a Tesco in Harlesden, north-west London, although the supermarket giant denied that it faced any issues.
The activists have announced a pause to their protests following the Queen's death. A spokesperson for Arla told MailOnline: "We're extremely disappointed that protesters have caused criminal damage to some of our vehicles at our Hatfield site.
"All protesters have been removed from site by local police, however due to the damage caused some deliveries will be slightly delayed. The site is now fully operational, and we are working as quickly and safely as we can to continue delivering nutritious dairy around the country."
Animal Rebellion wants farmers to switch switch from meat and dairy production to a plant-based food system. It says this would free up land for rewilding to help curb the climate crisis and protect nature.
Dan Kidby, co-founder of the group, said: "We paused our non-violent campaign out of respect for the British people following the news of Queen Elizabeth's death, but the disruption we caused is still being felt across the dairy supply chain. We fully stand by our actions and are demanding Government action to transition to a plant-based food system which is the key solution to the climate crisis."
A Sainsbury's spokesperson told MailOnline: "A small number of stores may be running low on some lines of milk but alternatives are available and stores continue to receive deliveries."
Animal Rebellion has recently caused disruption to Müller, Freshways and Arla, causing £80,000 worth of damage as activists drilled truck tyres, occupied silos and climbed on top of company milk trucks. Hertfordshire Police called the actions "completely unacceptable".
On Wednesday, nine campaigners blocked the junction at Parliament Street as milk was poured over the road and the Elizabeth Tower was sprayed with white paint using modified fire extinguishers. Other protesters glued themselves to the pavement outside the parliamentary estate.
Vegan activists sat down in the road and chanted slogans. The climate and animal campaign group said it had "targeted Liz Truss ahead of her first PMQs, in a bid to force her into negotiation" over its demands.
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