On Saturday (23.06.07) Auckland Animal Action did a protest against Obzee - a shop selling fur on Wellesley Street in the Auckland CBD. The shop closed up and the woman from the store left. We were just packing up when the woman from the store came back with two security guards, so instantly we started the protest back up again - not wanting it to look like we were leaving because of security.

The security guards told us to leave, and we explained that we had a right to be there and protest. They threatened to call the police, and of course we told them that they were welcome to but we had a right to be there and the police wouldn't be able to do anything.

About 2 minutes later the police arrived - a young male and female officer, who had a severe attitude problem. They instantly walked up to the person with the camera and started hassling her. Of course the person with the camera ignored them. The police continued to follow her around, ignoring the person on the megaphone and everyone else.

Eventually the activist with the megaphone wandered up to hear what the police were saying. They told us we were annoying the shop next door and had to shut up. We explained that we had a right to protest blah blah blah. The police then started warning people against chanting. Some ignored their warning - knowing that we are allowed to chant on a megaphone. The Police arrested one activist and told them they were going to be charged with disorderly behaviour - despite her explaining that we have been through this before, and asking if they really wanted to look silly when they lose again?