Around 30 perotesters Welcomed Delegates to a meat conference in wellington. The activists Chanted and screamed at delegates to the conference of meat industry executives from all over the world. Police guarded all the entrances and maintained a no go line which if crossed would result in the arrest of activists. The delegates were agitated and angered by the protesters and the cacophony of noise from drums, whistles, air horns and chanting. Public were informed as to why the protest was taking place and our opposition to the ongoing slaughter of animals.

After the mornings protest Meat on Tory a deli selling high priced meats was stormed by activists, Meat on Tory sell foi grasse and veal to up market wellingtonians. THe store was occupied for a few minutes until police arrived. One of the staff members repeatedly assaulted an activists attempting to remove her from the building.

This is the first of several protests during the confernce with public invited to the main protest on saturday (tomorrow) at 11am outside Te Papa.