Hillgrove Farm - The Facts

An ex Hillgrove worker said:

"It began to really upset me when I used to look at kittens only days old and think about the misery they would soon endure. I couldn't take anymore so I left. It makes me cry when I think of the kittens still inside Hillgrove."

'...the heads of cats were placed in holding frames and one eye completely removed. The hole at the back of the eye was enlarged with a dental drill until a cerebral artery could be reached. An electrode was then applied so that blood clotted and further blood flow prevented. Six hours later the cats were killed and their heads were cut off and examined.'

'Kittens from 4 days old were given 5-8 injections of LSD, although the researchers admitted in their report that the "Behavioural effects of LSD in animals have received monumental attention and literally thousands of studies have dealt with this issue." So what do they do? They performed another one anyway! The kittens showed unco-ordination, headshakes, tremors, limb flicking, abortive grooming, vomiting, hair standing on end, dilated pupils and salivation.'

'.....Researchers blinded two tabby kittens by sewing up their conjunctivae and eyelids. The kittens were then placed in a special holder and a horseradish peroxidase was injected into their brains. The kittens were then killed.'

Since the Save the Hillgrove Cats campaign first started interest in the campaign has steadily increased. Thousands of people now attend the demos which are held regularly outside Hillgrove Farm. Media interest has been intense and more and more people now know about the horrors of Hillgrove. Campaigning has included producing leaflets, fact-sheets, petitioning, letter writing and demos.

Pressure has been put on to the Home Office in Swindon (who give Hillgrove their licence to operate) and Oxford Councillors and local MPs.

You can help the Hillgrove cats in the following ways:

• Write to Save The Hillgrove Cats, Box CB, 111 Magdalen Road, Oxford, OX4 1RQ, and you will receive regular free news updates. (Donations always welcome)
• Write to your local MP asking him/her to investigate Hillgrove's evil trade further.
• Write to the local MPs to raise the matter in Parliament and with the Home Office. They are Shaun Woodward (Witney), Dr E Harris (Oxford West & Abingdon), M Wills (Swindon North), all c/o House of Commons, Westminster, London SW1A 0AA
• Write to West Oxfordshire District Council asking them to withdraw all support for Hillgrove at Council Offices, Wood Green, Witney OX8 6NB
• Write to the following newspapers. It is important to keep Hillgrove in the public eye locally
  • The Oxford Mail/Times, Osney Mead, OXFORD, OX2 0EJ
  • Witney Gazette, 47 Market Square, Witney, OX8 6AJ
  • The Standard, 74 Dyer Street, Cirencester, GL7 2PW

With your support we can bring about the closure of Hillgrove Farm