Welcome to the home page for the Animal Cruelty Investigation Group and the Animal Welfare Information Service P.O. Box 8, HALESWORTH, Suffolk. IP19 0JL PLEASE NOTE THAT NOTHING ON THIS WEB SITE SHOULD BE TAKEN AS ENCOURAGEMENT FOR ILLEGAL ACTIONS AGAINST ANIMAL ABUSERS. THERE ARE IMAGES, VIDEO CLIPS AND DESCRIPTIONS HERE OF SHOCKING ABUSE INFLICTED ON ANIMALS BUT THERE SHOULD BE NO ILLEGAL REPRISALS AGAINST THE ABUSERS - TO DO SO IS TO DESCEND TO THEIR LEVEL. THE ACIG AND AWIS ONLY EVER ENCOURAGE LAWFUL ACTION TO IMPROVE ANIMAL WELFARE AND END CRUELTY. FURTHERMORE EVERY EFFORT IS MADE TO ENSURE THE ACCURACY OF THE CONTENT OF THIS SITE. THE LOYALTY AND ATTITUDES OF INDIVIDUALS CAN CHANGE OVER THE YEARS. IF YOU SEE ANYTHING ON THIS SITE THAT NEEDS TO BE UPDATED/CORRECTED PLEASE SEND AN E-MAIL TO mike@acigawis.co.uk ALONG WITH EVIDENCE TO SUPPORT THE CHANGES YOU REQUEST AND THEY WILL BE CONSIDERED AND ACTED UPON IF CORRECT. THANK YOU.
MISSION STATEMENT
The Animal Cruelty Investigation Group
(ACIG) was set up in June 1989 with the aim of
acquiring the hard evidence of the cruel abuse of our fellow
creatures in order to curtail such abuse. The ACIG exists to raise funds for investigation work and then to
promote the results of that work. ACIG investigators strive to expose all
forms of cruelty to animals. They aim to gather, by any lawful means,
the still images, video film, and documentary records that will
expose the truth to the public.
Web site Editor WE URGENTLY NEED YOUR HELP AND SUPPORT PLEASE!You can contact us by post to the PO Box address above or by e-mail to : mike@acigawis.co.uk We are pleased to enrol new supporters in return for ANY donation. We are very grateful for any donations. If you would like to join our mailing list please send us an email PLEASE SEND US YOUR SPARE FOREIGN CURRENCY. WE CAN SELL NOTES AND COINS, NEW AND OLD, TO RAISE FUNDS FOR OUR WORK. IF YOU HAVE A LARGE AMOUNT OF COINS PLEASE SEND US AN E-MAIL AND WE CAN ARRANGE COLLECTION (IN THE UK). THANK YOU. You can join our e-mail circular contact list simply by sending us an e-mail. IN MEMORIAM Tragically, some people working for animals have suffered appallingly at the hands of the abusers. Several have paid the ultimate price. They will never be forgotten. The memory of their sacrifice should inspire us all to do much more for the cause that we know to be just. ALL who give their lives for animals are remembered but we do particularly recall the following whose lives were taken by our opponents:-
James Piper, RSPCA Inspector : Died in 1838 after sustaining
severe injuries tackling cockfighters at Hanworth, Middlesex. William Sweet, LACS member : Murdered 6/1/1976 after altercation
with man shooting birds. Assailant was jailed for life but has long
been released. Michael Hill, Hunt Saboteur : Killed 9/2/1991 protesting against hare hunting at the Cheshire Beagles. Thomas Worby, Hunt Saboteur : Killed 3/4/1993 protesting against fox hunting at the Cambridgeshire Foxhounds. Jill Phipps, Animal Rights Activist : Killed 1/2/1995 protesting against live exports of farm animals, Coventry Airport. Paola Quartini, animal activist for LIPU (Italian League for Bird Protection - UK) from Genoa, Italy and Elvio Fichera, a volunteer for the Association of Abandoned Animals : Both were murdered 12/5/2010 whilst trying, with police, to serve a warrant on Renzo Castagnola for cruelty to animals. Renzo Castagnola shot them dead, then injured his wife, then killed himself. |