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The grave of an 82-year-old woman whose family has been the target of animal rights protesters has been desecrated.
The damage to Gladys Hammond's burial plot was discovered on Thursday at St Peter's Church, Yoxall, Staffordshire. Her remains had been dug up.

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Last week further letters were sent by a group calling themselves The Animal Rights Militia. Again, we recognise the significance of these letters in which the authors repeat their claim to have Mrs Hammond’s body.

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The owners and people connected with the firm have received death threats.

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Guinea pigs are bred for research there but the family firm, David Hall and Partners, said it would shut down its operations at the end of the year and return to traditional farming.

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