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Tuesday, November 24, 1998 Published at 16:59 GMT
UK
Hunger striker in hospital
Barry Horne: An "urban terrorist", a judge said
A hunger-striking jailed animal rights campaigner has been moved to a hospital.
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| The BBC's John Cundy: Horne's protest now threatens his life |
Horne, 46, was taken from Full Sutton Prison in York to the city's District Hospital on Tuesday as concern over his condition heightened.
![[ image: Horne wants a Royal Commission]](/olmedia/220000/images/_221241_lab_bunny150-24-11-98.jpg) |
| Horne wants a Royal Commission |
A Prison Service spokesman said: "His health situation is giving us serious cause for concern. He's obviously very weak."
The decision to move him was taken on the advice of a hospital consultant who has been supervising his condition.
Horne is protesting at the continuing use of animals in medical experiments and the government's failure to set up a Royal Commission on the issue.
Last week three fellow animal rights campaigner staged a protest outside Home Secretary Jack Straw's Oxfordhire house, in support of Horne. One person was arrested.
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