A GOULBURN-BASED abattoir has been the latest target in a nationally coordinated protest from animal activists.
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NSW police arrested nine people after they entered Southern Meats, chained themselves to a conveyor and refused to leave.
About 2.30am this morning, the alleged offenders entered the facility on Mazamat road, Goulburn.
Officers attended about 4am after the owner asked the people to leave who allegedly refused.
Police were forced to cut the offenders free and even carried three women to an awaiting vehicle when they refused to walk out of the abattoir.
It is understood to be one of a series of coordinated protests across the nation to mark the one-year anniversary of the animal rights documentary, Dominion.
Three men, one aged 46 and two aged 22, and six women, aged between 21 and 61 were taken to Goulburn Police Station where they are expected to be charged.
It comes after a group of animal activists stormed a Queensland facility earlier this morning, with other attacks believed to have taken place across the country.
The Land has contacted Southern Meats and is awaiting management's response.
Inquiries are continuing.
