Checkout the newspaper report below, from the biased as ever Burton Mail.
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by MARC BRYANT
POLICE made 11 arrests during a protest by 200 animal rights campaigners at a controversial guinea pig farm near Burton.
The anti-vivisection campaigners gathered outside Darley Oaks Farm in Newchurch, as animal rights groups celebrated World Laboratory Animal Day on Saturday.
Farm workers and police guarding the farm were the subject of a barrage of abuse by the crowd.
Several scuffles broke out, which led to the eight arrests. Three further arrests were made outside an employee's home in Barton under Needwood.
Darley Oaks Farm, owned by David Hall, has bred guinea pigs for use in animal experiments for more than 30 years.
Campaigners claim guinea pigs are housed in appalling conditions and over the years protestors have held regular peaceful demonstrations at the farm.
However, four years ago this escalated into violence and intimidation against the Hall family and many of its associates – with a police bill for guarding the farm running to £500,000.
In the latest incident, the Mail reported on Friday how landlord Keith Marklew was due to leave the Red Lion pub in Newborough today after being the victim of a terror campaign after allowing the Hall family to drink in his hostelry.
The Burton-based Union Pub Company, which owns the pub, went over Mr Marklew's head and wrote to the Hall family, effectively banning them from the premises.
The Mail understands that several protestors paid a visit to the pub on the way back from Saturday's rally at the farm.
A police spokesman said: "There were about 190 protestors at Darley Oaks for an organised demonstration against David Hall and partners. There were a number of incidents where disorder broke out and police needed to intervene.
"This resulted in eight arrests for public order offences and for assaulting police officers. There were three police officers assaulted.
"There were also three further arrests outside the home of a Darley Oaks employee in Barton.
"Of the 11 arrests, nine were male and two female. Two have received police cautions and the others have been released on police bail pending further inquires.
"With regard to the Red Lion, there were no arrests but two vehicles were stopped by police in Newborough village."
Protestors said on a website that the demonstration was a day to remember.
THE Mail has been asked to point out that Red Lion publican Keith Marklew had not been prevented from speaking to the media by his landlord, Wolverhampton and Dudley Breweries.
The Mail said in a leader column that Mr Marklew had been "effectively banned" from talking to the Mail, which the brewery says is not true.