They do that here, too
There was once a grand but derelict building, which developers wanted to demolish. It was home to a colony of bats - which I know because I was dragged to a demo by my animal-rights-fanatic girlfriend of the time.

Amazingly, the council agreed with the muesli-eaters, and refused planning permission. So, naturally, they pulled it down anyway and paid the fine.

A few years later I ended up working in the new building - one that I demonstrated to prevent being built!
(moon monkey is busy making memories worth repressing, Thu 1 Mar 2012, 11:35, Reply)