Natasha Simpkins and husband Sven Van Hasselt were sentenced at Winchester Crown Court. Both decided to plead guilty to a charge of conspiracy to commit blackmail against the notorious vivisection laboratory, Huntingdon Life Sciences – now rebranded as Envigo.

Sven received a sentence of five years and was sent to HMP Winchester (address below). Natasha received a suspended sentence of two years and is the first animal rights activist convicted of this offence not to go to prison. Related imageThe Facebook page of their support group says she:”will have conditions and if she breaks them, she will have to go inside. This was a very unexpected result and we are happy to know that tonight she will not be in a prison cell.”

Successful appeal to Support Sven in studying permaculture in prison!

Fundraising campaign by Free Sven  to make the most of his time in prison and learn much-needed skills in ecological regeneration and food production!
The campaign has  already raised the minimum target figure!  39  Backers   £1,230.00    Donated already £1,220.00  100% Funded

Sven is an animal liberation prisoner who was recently sentenced to 5 years in prison for his role in a campaign to close down Europe’s largest animal testing laboratory.

He is currently locked up 23 hours per day and would like to undertake a distance learning course to help pass the time and gain skills for his release. Continue reading “Sven and Natasha sentenced for Fighting Animal Torture”