01:27USA: Humans and giant mutant rat arrested at anti-Monsanto rally
USA: Humans and giant mutant rat arrested at anti-Monsanto rally
Protesters descended upon of St. Louis Tuesday, as agricultural company Monsanto held its annual shareholders' meeting. Police arrested a handful of protesters blocking the entrance to the meeting, including a man dressed as a rat who was dancing atop a Monsanto sign. They also towed away five cars.
The protest drew between 30 and 40 people, some of whom chained themselves to vehicles and voiced their opposition to Monsanto's development of genetically modified seeds. The company is the largest biotech seed producer in the world.
At the meeting, a resolution which would have required Monsanto to work with the Food and Drug Administration to label genetically modified foods received only four percent support from shareholders.
01:27USA: Humans and giant mutant rat arrested at anti-Monsanto rally
Protesters descended upon of St. Louis Tuesday, as agricultural company Monsanto held its annual shareholders' meeting. Police arrested a handful of protesters blocking the entrance to the meeting, including a man dressed as a rat who was dancing atop a Monsanto sign. They also towed away five cars.
The protest drew between 30 and 40 people, some of whom chained themselves to vehicles and voiced their opposition to Monsanto's development of genetically modified seeds. The company is the largest biotech seed producer in the world.
At the meeting, a resolution which would have required Monsanto to work with the Food and Drug Administration to label genetically modified foods received only four percent support from shareholders.