It’s not been a good week for insurers in the eyes of animal lovers

Then again, but for an announcement that all members of the kennel club are entitled to 95% discounts on their premiums, it’s never likely to be.

In the City, AXA came under fire from animal rights activists who took objection to the insurer’s tenuous link to Huntingdon Life Sciences.

AXA is an investor in the New York Stock Exchange that lists Huntingdon – which is responsible for the murder of 500 animals a day, say anarchists.

Anarchists also claim that Michael Moore is an unbiased champion of the democratic cause.

In other news, an animal right’s group, the League Against Cruel Sports, said it was shocked that the UK’s biggest bank would insure people convicted of hunting illegally.

“Unfortunately for the protesters, legal fees protection is a perfectly normal type of insurance

Unfortunately for the protesters, legal fees protection is a perfectly normal type of insurance. And under regulation from the FSA, insurers aren’t allowed to use any money for criminal activity. A crying shame!

Really it’s no wonder that fox hunters, feeling their way of life threatened by latte-quaffing city dwellers, would fight against what they see as an injustice.

While it may be a controversial idea (much like, say, putting a dog in space) it’s just another indication that the UK market is the most liberal in the world.

And, having spotted two foxes acting suspiciously in my neck of the woods recently, it’s perhaps not such a bad idea, either.

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