Two Animal Rebellion activists from Norwich have been found guilty over a protest that brought a dairy to a standstill.
Gabriella Ditton, 29, and Gemma Barnes, 33, were among nine people to appear before Wycombe Magistrates Court over a pro-vegan demo at the Arla Foods dairy at Aylesbury in Buckinghamshire.
Groups of Animal Rebellion supporters with banners calling for a switch to “plant-based food system" stopped and climbed onto company trucks outside the factory in September 2022.
Thames Valley Police said 23 people had been arrested.
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Ditton, of Silver Road, and Barnes, of St Leonards Road, who had both denied the charges, were found guilty of obstructing or disrupting lawful activity.
Barnes, who is said to have occupied a vehicle as part of the protest, was fined £180 and ordered to pay £372.
Ditton was given a 12 month conditional discharge but told to pay a victim surcharge.
The protest was among a series of demos outside four food production sites, including another Arla factory at Hatfield in Hertfordshire and Muller facilities in Droitwich and Bridgwater.
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