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- ↑ Helen Mackreath, Varsity Tuesday 20 April 2010 Animal rights activists invade Downing Site as mark of protest accessed on 22 April 2010
- ↑ Animal Rights Cambridge Who We Are Archived 30 April 2010 at the Wayback Machine accessed on 22 April 2010
- ↑ Cambridge Evening News Foie Gras Protesters Attack Top Restaurant Archived 22 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine accessed on 22 April 2010
- ↑ Cambridge Evening News Animal Rights Activists Disrupt University Site [ permanent dead link ] accessed on 22 April 2010
