Thirty-five vegan protesters who burst into a Melbourne steakhouse on the weekend, chanting at diners through loudspeakers, say they plan on carrying out similar protests on a monthly basis in order to “to speak up for animals where their dead bodies [are] being consumed," news.com.au reports.

The protesters, who belong to the groups Direct Action Everywhere Melbourne and Melbourne Cow Save Animal Liberation Army, also told news.com.au that the next step—mere days away—would be to shut down a slaughterhouse.

“What we want to do is get between the animals and the blade,” said Joanne Lee from Direct Action Everywhere. “That involves disrupting, so going inside.”

Lee said around between 40-60 people were expected to show up for the planned slaughterhouse demonstration, and that branches of Direct Action Everywhere were now emerging around the country, including in Geelong, Adelaide, and Brisbane.

“We’re going to be doing all sorts of things, you could see us in restaurants, in markets, at expos,” she said. “We’ll be hitting up restaurants or any sort of place that uses animals for food, clothing, or entertainment."