Bakkafrost joins @MowiScotlandLtd & @scotseafarms in the SLAPP attack #SLAPP
— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) November 26, 2023
Shame on Norway's $almafia for abusing the Scottish courts to stop the exposure of welfare abuse inside salmon cages in Scotland @Folketrygdfond @NFdep @fiskeridir @SjomatNorge https://t.co/tjU4AdUWNO
Lawyers representing Faroese/Norwegian-owned giant Bakkafrost - the third largest salmon farming company in the world - has piled into the $almafia's shameless SLAPP attack joining Norwegian giants Mowi and Norskott Havbruk (Scottish Sea Farms):
Fish Farming Expert reported (25 November 2023):
So people who have not been incited or commissioned by you can send you their footage which you can then publish? SLAPP doesn’t mention what they will permit you to receive and distribute? Might be a win win for a veteran like you, you get all this publicity and no wet feet
— Kathleen (@lovingourlochs) November 26, 2023
From video footage captured during 2023, it is not difficult to see why Bakkafrost (whose largest shareholder is the Norwegian Government as represented by Folketrygdfondet) does not want the public finding out what's really going on inside their disease-ridden cages littered across Scotland:
Earlier this month, activists wearing portable TVs screened video footage shot at Bakkafrost's salmon farms inside supermarkets as part of the 'End Salmon Farming' digivan tour:
A digivan beamed gruesome video footage of 'zombie' salmon shot inside Bakkafrost's Portree salmon farm in front of Edinburgh Castle, Holyrood Palace and the Scottish Parliament:
A compilation of video footage shot at salmon farms across Scotland during 2023 - including Mowi, Scottish Sea Farms, Loch Duart, Wester Ross and Bakkafrost - is available online here:
Video footage of jellyfish attacking salmon farms - including at Bakkafrost, Mowi and Scottish Sea Farms - during 2023 is available online here:
The Coalition of SLAPPs in Europe reported in May 2023:
Tune into the UK Anti-SLAPP conference in London (28-29 November 2023) for an update:
Excited to speak at the UK Anti-SLAPP conference https://t.co/5PqFBAFxKI
— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) November 10, 2023
Fighting back against SLAPPs is ever more important - we cannot allow the $almafia to privatise public waters! @CrownEstateScot @MowiScotlandLtd @scotseafarms @IndexCensorship @CASECoalition #SLAPP #Mowi
Excited to be speaking at the UK Anti-SLAPP conference in London later this month - register via https://t.co/5PqFBAFxKI #SLAPP @MowiScotlandLtd @scotseafarms @LeroySeafood @AbdnConsidine @shepwedd @IndexCensorship https://t.co/69Kzf9t9TF
— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) November 17, 2023
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Fighting Back Vs the $almafia's $LAPPs (in the spirit of David slaying Goliath)!
Anti-SLAPP conference in London - fighting back vs the $almafia!
‘End Salmon Farming’ Tour Kicks Off Despite Legal Threats by Norwegian $almafia!
Mail On Sunday: "Salmon activist who's been banned from going within 50ft of dozens of fish farms"
The Times: "Kayak vigilante goes undercover to expose salmon farming ‘horror’"
EXPOSED: Welfare Abuse at RSPCA Assured Wester Ross Salmon Farm
Videos & Photos: Welfare Abuse at Wester Ross Fisheries (Mowi) in Loch Broom
Private Eye on Mowi's SLAPP in the face of public access/interest!
Oban Times: "Fish farming giant denies it wants to gag activist"
"Mowi Scotland denies it wants to ‘gag’ activist" (Fish Farmer)
SLAPPed by Norwegian Giant Mowi!
"Mowi court battle with notorious salmon farming opponent gets underway in Scotland" (Intrafish)
The Oban Times: "Mowi takes anti-salmon farming campaigner to court"
Pyrrhic Victory or Legal Loss - Mowi's 'asymmetric war' is doomed to failure!
Censored: Trade Press Ignore 'Droit de Response' (Right of Reply) - until politely asked to do so!
"The People Are Disgusted With Mowi's Legal Action Against Don Staniford - Stop Buying Mowi Salmon!"
Mowi Actively Courts Trade Press Backlash Vs 'Irrational' & 'Fanatical' Activist!
STV News: "Salmon farm firm takes legal action against animal welfare campaigner"
Press statement on lawsuit vs Mowi
Mowi press release: "Court order sought to protect health and safety"
Bullies don't always win - as the Biblical battle between David & Goliath so famously illustrates. Fighting back against SLAPPs is the cornerstone of democracy & public accountability. Norway's $almafia cannot be allowed to privatise the public commons & threaten free speech! pic.twitter.com/WtTuivkYvZ
— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) November 13, 2023