HOW TO WHEATPASTE

[Editor’s note: This is an old Incite, Conspire, Inspire article that has been refreshed with Praxis’ illustrations, as Unoffensive Animal is re-starting the how to series. If you think there is any how tos we should share, drop us a line!!!!]

In this instalment of Incite, Conspire, Inspire, we bring you the extremely radical and dangerous technique of making wallpaper. Like, seriously. 
 
You see, in a world dominated by paid advertisement and where social media overtakes most of our visual input, wheatpasting is the hero we all deserve. Wheatpasting democratises the streets, allowing you to express your voice, share your leaflets or your artwork. Wheatpasting is the crusty, mouldy poetry of the streets. 
 
Does it sound like something you’re into? Good, because we are into it too. Wheatpasting will allow you to stick the paper to walls in a much more permanent way than duck tape. And we are here to teach you how. 

To make wheatpaste you will need: 
 
A saucepan. 
A whisk, or a spoon, or something to stir your potion. 
Two parts of flour.
Three parts of water.  
A stove, or a fire, or something that will bring your concoction to a boil. 

This is how easy it is to make wheatpaste:
 
 1- Mix your ingredients inside of the saucepan
2- Put it on the stove and bring it to a boil, whisking all lumps and ensuring the mix is homogeneous.
3- Keep on a boil and whisk until it thickens and looks like sticky, runny and very smooth porridge, about thirty minutes.
4- Let it cool, then pour it into a sealable container. 
 
Now for the fun part. Time to take it to the streets!

Make sure you have:
A brush
The container with wheatpaste
Your prints! This could be artwork, or leaflets, or whatever you want to show to the world
Gloves help if you don’t like a sticky mess over your hands. 
 
 Once you have everything you need, get on the streets! Wheatpaste works best in non-porous surfaces like glass, but you certainly should experiment! If you have leftovers, ideally you should keep the tub refrigerated. If you leave it for too long it will dry up and it could also explode in a disgustingly smelly mess, so maybe just use it all!

Now that you hold this power, what kind go trouble will the world see? 
 
SEE YOU IN THE STREETS! 

FISHING TRAPS SABOTAGED!

21st April, Chile.

received anonymously via email:

ENGLISH (translation):

“We found fish traps in a harbour in the territory occupied by the Chilean state,l and we decided to join the call to action to sabotage fishing. We made holes in the traps, and whilst the action is not massive, we think what really maters is that when we come across those tools of kidnapping we do not stay still and we do whatever we think we can do.

Down with all cages, including the sea ones!

Fishing saboteurs.”

SPANISH (original):

“en una zona portuaria del territorio ocupado por el estado chileno, nos cruzamos con trampas para atrapar pecesitos, y es asi que nos adherimos a la convocatoria de saboteadorxs de la pesca, hicimos agujeros en esas trampas, si bien no hicimos una gran accion, pensamos que lo importante esta en que cuando nos cruzamos con esos elementos de secuestro, no quedarse quietitxs y hacer lo que pensamos que podamos.

que caigan todas la jaulas, incluso la de los mares!

saboteadorxs de la pesca”

CHICKEN LIBERATED FROM A FARM.

21st April, Argentina.

received anonymously via email:

ENGLISH (translation):

“Let me tell you. now I am good, very good!Before, some horrible beings had me enslaved, alongside other comrades/. They exploited us for being female, for not being their species, and for not having the privileges they have. They enjoy exploiting us so much, reducing us to objects to then murder us… sometimes that is what upholds their entire species and structure.

But one day a silent shadow came and in between pets they took me and liberated me from there, from a prison of misery.

Since then everything is different, it is beautiful, they treat me and I am alongisde others like me that managed to escape from cages of those horrible beings and all that human structure of oppression.

I know there are many more comrades emprisoned but there are not enough shadows to help them all out, I wish those shadows multiply everywhere, for my comrades and for many other exploited due to not being humans, I hope!”

SPANISH (original):

“Te cuento, ahora estoy bien!, muy bien!, pero antes, unos seres horrendos me tenían de esclava, junto a otras compañeras. Nos explotaban por ser hembras, por no ser de su especie, por no tener las posibilidades que ellxs tienen, les da tanto placer explotarnos, encerrarnos reducirnos a un objeto, para despues asesinarnos… someter es lo que sostiene a su especie y toda su estructura.

Pero un día llego una sombra silenciosa y entre caricias me saco y libero de ahí, de la cárcel, del destino mísero decretado por unxs.

Desde entonces todo es distinto, es lindo, me consienten y estoy con otras como yo, que pudieron escapar de las jaulas de esos horrendos seres y toda la estructura humana de sometimiento.

Sé que todavía hay muchas compañeras encerradas pero no hay la suficientes sombras para sacarlas, ojala esas sombras se multipliquen por todos lados, por mis compañeras, y por tantxs otrxs explotadxs por su condición de no humanx, ojala!”

CAT AND DOG FOOD STOLEN, DONATED TO A STREET ANIMAL RESCUE.

26th April, Sao Paulo, Brazil.

via: veganx_pobre.

“Hello ! From the territory dominated by the state of brasil ! We share an anonymous direct action , where we expropriated from the $istem 9 kilos of dog food and 70 units of cat food, the action was in the state of sao paulo , all the items were donated to a anarcho punk vegan collective that rescue animals from the streets , we would like to dedicate this action to the anarcho vegans activist from “caso susaron” chile , we claim for the freedom of them and all the anarchist prisoners .”

WORLD DAY FOR ANIMALS IN LABORATORIES / NORTH UK DEMO – EVENTS.

WHAT: Regional WDAIL demo protesting against companies complicit in animal testing.
WHERE: Emmeline Pankhurst statue, St Peters Sq, Manchester UK.
WHEN: 22nd April, 12pm – 3pm.

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Manchester Animal Rights Network has announced a regional demo for World day against animals in labs. read their own words below:

“World Day For Animals In Laboratories – NORTH

Come along to the lawful protest in Manchester on Wednesday 22nd of April. Manchester city centre is littered with companies complicit in animal testing.

We’re marking WDAIL by holding a walking protest tour of some of the companies keeping MBR Acres open.

Meet 12pm at the Emmeline Pankhurst statue in St Peters Square. Ends 3pm.”

WORLD DAY FOR ANIMALS IN LABORATORIES

WHAT: National protest against animal testing.
WHEN: 25th April, 11am-3pm
WHERE: Trafalgar Square, London UK.

WDAIL has been a historical day of action and protest against animals in laboratories for decades. With a renewed anger towards vivisection, WDAIL 2026 promises to be unmissable. Join fellow activists from around the UK to make it clear that animals in laboratories should be a thing of the past and that people will fight tooth and nail until vivisection is squashed to the ground.

The demo will visit the Department of science, innovation, Technology where experiments take place on Animals, they will also be going to Parliament and the Home office.

Bring placards, rage against the torture and solidarity with the animals locked up and the activists around you.

If you can’t make it to the London demo, organisers are calling for autonomous action against your local lab:

“If you can`t attend the march we hope you can demonstrate outside your local labs, or shops with links to vivisection. Tag #wdail2026 in your social media posts so we get to see you in action. Let’s make it the biggest range of demonstrations against animal testing held in one day!”

more info: www.wdail.uk

FOX TRAP SMASHED.

April, Lancashire UK

received anonymously via email:

“Large mammal trap baited with a dead bird found while having a nosey around a farm. Most likely intended to trap a fox.

Go out and look, these things are easy to find and easy to flatten and fold. Leave no cage unbroken and let the wild be wild.”

TWENTY-FOUR EGG LAYING HENS LIBERATED FROM A FREE RANGE FARM.

14th April, France.

received anonymously via email:

“24 laying hens were liberated in France from a free-range farm.

It was a quick action filled with rage, love and hope. Places of speciesism are vulnerable and accessible and we will not stop until every cage is empty.

The 24 feathery persons are now safe, loved and free.

Long fight to all who fight alongside animals and good luck for every future actions.

Together, we change worlds and dismantle speciesism, night by night <3″