Pro-life animal rights group Stop Huntingdon Animal Cruelty is being accused of taking part in a break in of a UC Santa Cruz faculty member, whose research using animals "sheds light on the causes of breast cancer and neurological diseases," and attacking a man at the residence. According to Santa Cruz Sentinel:

Santa Cruz police reported that six people wearing bandanas tried to break into a Westside home ["Westside rules!" -- SFist] just before 1 p.m., and that one of the family members, not the faculty member, was attacked before the intruders fled. The male victim had made sure his wife and children were safe in the back of the house before he confronted the attackers. He suffered minor injuries after being hit with an unknown object. None of the other four people in the house were injured.

The goes on to say that:

A friend of the students who were inside the Riverside home told the Sentinel the incident was related to animal rights and SHAC

We tried contacting Stop Huntingdon Animal Cruelty (SHAC7) for comment -- who, it should be noted, are very attractive for a group of pro-lifers -- but so far have yet to hear back from them.

The name of the faculty member has not been made public. Also, be safe out there, slug researchers. We know you're fighting the good fight.

Update: SHAC7 claims they didn't do it. To read more, go here.

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