(ABC4) – A lady made her manner onto the Minnesota Timberwolves’ home courtroom Tuesday night time and tried to connect her hand to the ground — to protest Timberwolves owner Glen Taylor’s factory egg farm.
The lady, Alicia Santurio, walked onto the courtroom all through the second one area of the sport and attempted to glue herself to the ground beneath the basket, a press release from grassroots animal rights network Direct action anywhere (DxE) stated.Her blouse displayed the message, “GLEN TAYLOR ROASTS ANIMALS ALIVE.”
Images erupted on social media rapidly after the incident showing Santurio being escorted off of the court with the aid of protection, leaving a glue stain at the back of at the court.
In a assertion to ABC4, a spokesperson from DxE said, “regrettably, the superglue didn’t stick well sufficient to the ground, and Alicia became ripped off the floor by security.”
The protest became allegedly an try to convey recognition to a ‘mass killing’ that DxE claims befell at an Iowa farm owned by means of Taylor.
“There’s no symbolic element happening, more of a means to create sufficient of a disturbance that will be incredible and those will communicate about in creating buzz,” said DxE press coordinator Matt Johnson.Santurio was escorted out of the area with a scrape to her hand, Johnson tells ABC4.
The Timberwolves issued a assertion Tuesday night time on Twitter regarding the incident saying:“A fan disruption occurred in the course of the second quarter of this night’s recreation. We are in contact with target middle safety to cope with the incident.”Santurio turned into fast given the nickname “GlueGirl” on social media following the incident.On April 6, some other activist, Carla Cabral
