Extinction Rebellion are set to protest in Edinburgh on Hallowe’en to ‘end the war on wildlife’

Extinction Rebellion are set to protest in Edinburgh this weekend to ‘end the war on wildlife’.

Last week Extinction Rebellion Scotland blockaded the gates to Ineos refinery at Grangemouth

Activists will meet at Edinburgh Castle at 4pm on October 31, and proceed down the Royal Mile with banners and illuminated puppets.

Once at Parliament, there will be short speeches on wildlife and land reform, followed by a ‘die-in’, with activists dressed as persecuted animals lying down.

A minute’s silence will be held by protestors to remember animals that are killed on grouse moors and estates in Scotland.

In ‘The Hunted Haunt Holyrood’ activists will perform a “reverse fox hunt” with people dressed as foxes hunting a human.

On the event page, XR wrote: “Scotland is one of the most ecologically depleted countries in the world and our wildlife is in serious trouble.

“The Scottish government has failed to declare an Ecological Emergency or implemented policies to stop the slaughter of wildlife, including protected species such as native mountain hares, beavers, and birds of prey.”

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