An Edinburgh Waitrose was targeted by animal activists on Saturday as they staged a protest in one of the supermarket's dairy aisles.
Shoppers at the Comely Bank store watched on as the group began to empty a number of cartons of milk onto the floor as they made arguments for a plant-based diet.
Creating puddles of milk all over the aisle, the group of three protestors continued to carry on the disruption after security staff had approached them, with one holding a sign reading 'plant-based future.'
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After pouring out the cartons, the group had sat on the ground in the milk and were seen refusing to leave the store. Staged by the group Animal Rebellion, similar actions were also taken at other supermarkets around the UK, including London and Manchester.
Speaking about the protest, Hannah, 21, said they had targeted the Edinburgh Waitrose to try and draw attention to the benefits of a plant-based future.
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Taking action on Saturday, she said:"We urgently need the government to support farmers in the transition to a plant-based future. In a plant-based food system farmers and countryside, alike, would thrive. Instead of desolate fields we could see beautiful woodlands stewarded by independent, well-supported farmers.
"This is a the critical solution to the climate and ecological emergencies that are ravaging the Global South and seeing 40 degree temperatures in the UK."
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