Animal Rising eco-warrior brags police give him 'hotel treatment' when arrested
Protesters are detained by police during day three of the Randox Grand National Festival
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An eco-warrior from the campaign group Animal Rising has boasted about police officers giving him preferential treatment.
The activist, who has been arrested eight times, bragged about being given “hotel-like conditions” ahead of Animal Rising’s plot to disrupt the Epsom Derby this weekend.
Drag queen Beau King Houston informed other eco-zealots about what it is like to be arrested by police.
The Daily Express infiltrated Animal Rising’s meetings where activists discussed how they would disrupt major sporting events.
Activists attempted to scale the fences to make it onto the track at AintreePADuring one training session, Houston reportedly said he had “never had a bad experience” in a police station.
He also gloated about being detained but receiving favourable treatment.
Houston claimed: “You can ask to just be let out if you’re feeling a bit claustrophobic and they can sometimes let you have a walk around.”
The actor-turned-activist added: “I even had it once when I came out of the shower and I was like ‘do you have any moisturiser?’ and the guy said ‘I’ve got some, you can borrow some of mine’.”
Protesters have been spotted near Aintree racecourse earlier today ahead of the Grand NationalPAHouston revealed that constables in Scotland were the “nicest police ever” and claimed they sang “happy birthday” to him after he was arrested at the Scottish Grand National in April 2023.
Animal Rising previously planned to wreak havoc at the Grand National at Aintree in April.
Protesters clashed with police shortly before the scheduled start time at 5.15pm.
The start was delayed and the eco-zealots subsequently started a petition to get the UK’s most watched race cancelled.
Animal Rising protester wreaked havoc at the Grand NationalPAActivists have been told to dress smartly in an attempt to go unnoticed among the huge crowd at the racecourse.
The Epsom Derby is an annual racing event held in Surrey which was first held in 1780.
The event attracts tens of thousands of spectators every year, with estimates suggesting crowds of 130,000 could attend the two-day festival this year.
The Derby takes place on June 3 but other races will take place on June 2.
Animal Rising is preparing to storm the racetrack on June 2 and 3PAAnimal Rising previously warned it would assemble up to 1,000 protesters to lock and glue themselves onto perimeter fencing.
The Jockey Club’s chief executive Nevin Truesdale previously said: “We have been working with Surrey Police to ensure we have robust security measures in place.
“While we respect everyone’s right to peaceful and lawful protest, we would condemn illegal and reckless plans to breach security in an effort to disrupt action on the track and endanger safety of the participants in the strongest terms.”