Members of the Long Island Animal Defense League joined forces with New Jersey Anarchists Against HLS for a couple of demos at the houses of HLS auditors late in the morning, early in the afternoon in New Jersey on a mild Sunday, August 26th. After converging at a local square, the
activists took to the Saddle River home of HLS auditor Larry Merril. While Larry hid behind the curtains of his extravagant suburban residence, interstate activists named and shamed this cruelty causing fool. Larry better stop his foolish ways, as so many other auditing firms much more powerful than his already have by severing their ties with HLS. As the group was ready to head to the next target, a couple of Saddle River's finest rolled onto the scene. Well aware of the injunction, they tried to move the demonstrators a few feet further from the house. Instead of a few feet, the crew drove to Wayne for a meet & greet with Larry's partner Leslie Solomon. Better known as Les, this individual more often is found hiding in his log cabin home. Some of the neighbors have been brainwashed by Les, claiming that its acceptable for the atrocities to go on at HLS because “they are animals” and “that its more important to help those in Iraq”. The police arrived and promptly demanded to find out who was in charge. Autonomy led the group to say everyone is involved, so the authorities exclaimed that no one was to continue chanting. When asked what the decibel threshold was, the officer said, “When it becomes not nice”. The activists took to a roving demo up and down the block, while the lakefront community was visually reminded of their puppy killing neighbor.

Chanting and long drives make committed activists hungry, as a vegan potluck at a Long Island park proved to be the perfect respite. The crew
regrouped and took to the waterfront area home of NYSE ARCA Vice President Richard Dapcic. After a speak out about Richard's continuance of trading LSR stock and the pain & suffering he is responsible for, a round of chants from his sidewalk ensued. At this point, Richard's hired arm neighbor attempted to fire a baseball in the crowd. Fortunately, the bro must have been cut from Massapequa High School's Junior Varsity team as it bounced far away onto the street. Undeterred, the demonstrators went on about horrors inside HLS. This must have really infuriated the
neighbors because a couple of them became delusional. One of them smacked down a sign showing a beagle puppy with the word, “Why?”. Another came from behind and approached an activist who was filming the demonstration. In both cases, the aggression was an example of assault upon the activists. Despite the unnecessary physical exchange, the demo continued. At this juncture the chant of, “Polluting the land, polluting the water. Profiting off the animal's slaughter.” changed to “wasting the water” and as neighbors tried to soak the activists from across the street with a garden hose. “All your money, all your lies” became “All your money, hose wielding guys”. Fortunately, the stream of water didn't reach the group, while they certainly reached out to the entire neighborhood about Richard's culpability. Several police cars arrived as the point was made that they won't rest until he drops HLS. Finally, Richard appeared from his car claiming he has “no idea” what this is about. Deny all you want, Richard, but you cannot hide the suffering that you inflict on the voiceless!

And, as always, we'll be back...