In Memory of Fallen AR Martyr Jill Phipps

Feb-1-2010 By zahnyx

In Memory of Fallen AR Martyr Jill Phipps

Jill Phipps

On Wednesday 1st, February 1995, 31 year old protester Jill Phipps was crushed to death under the wheels of an export truck carrying baby veal calves into Coventry Airport. Despite the fact that nearly 100 officers were on duty that day, 10 of the 33 protesters present had broken through police lines and attempted to bring the lorry to a halt by sitting on the road and attempting to chain themselves to it.

Jill Phipps died fighting for animal liberation. Her fight lives on

Jill and the thers mistakenly assumed that police officers and the lorry driver would respect human lives a little more than those of the animals being sent to their deaths, sadly they were wrong. The police on duty allowed the export lorry to continue making progress, despite the clear safety problems, and the vehicle was only halted once Jill had been crushed beneath the wheels. The Crown Prosecution Service decided there was not enough evidence to charge Stephen Yates with Causing death by dangerous driving.

Jill Phipps

Jill Phipps brother Zab commented, “Jill was crushed and died on the way to hospital. Our mother, Nancy, was with her. The driver has not been charged, not even with driving without due care and attention”.

A protester at the scene commented “Jill died after police waved on the lorry carrying the calves despite the fact that protesters were still occupying the road the lorry was to go down. Despite their public claims to the contrary, Warwickshire police were so keen to protect the business of this filthy firm that they had made little effort to ensure the way was clear”. Assuming the road to be clear after the police had signalled him to move on, the truck driver moved off at speed, knocking Jill down and crushing her under his wheels.

When the earth has been ravaged and the animals are dying, a tribe of people from all races, creeds and colors will put their faith in deeds, not words, to make the land green again. They shall be known as the WARRIORS OF THE RAINBOW. Projectors of the Environment. Jill was one of those people.

Donate to Jill’s memorial Fund

www.jillphipps.org.uk/jillsFund.htm

The Jill Phipps Fund was formed to help finance Jill’s Day 2005 but it is also as an ongoing way of raising money for campaigning and sanctuaries. Any amount of money you can donate would be very much appreciated, so please consider making a donation in Jill’s name and help keep up all the great work that Jill’ s fund does to remember her life and honour her beliefs.

Greed kills the forest, the flowers, the trees. Greed kills the reptiles, the birds and the bees. Greed kills the animals, tortured and lain. Greed kills the Earth with foul acid and rain. Greed kills the ocean, the river, the stream. It was greed that killed Jill. It can't kill her dream!