Activists from Toronto and the Kitchener-Waterloo area travelled to London this weekend in a show of solidarity for a group demonstrating for animal rights on Richmond Row.

"We are here supporting our London friends," said Sonit Nangia, a Toronto man who stood among the group of about 30 people outside Jack Astor's on Richmond Street at Pall Mall Saturday night. "We heard about what happened through Facebook."

Nangia, who is with the group Direct Action Everywhere, travelled with eight others by van to show support for members of London's Animal Liberation Alliance who say staff at the restaurant doused them with a mixture of water, vinegar and Tobasco sauce during an Oct. 24 protest at the same location.

Since that incident, police have charged three people who were employees of Jack Astor's at the time of the incident. The suspects have also lost their jobs, Jack Astor's confirmed.

A manager at the restaurant Saturday night said he could not comment on the latest protest, but police standing outside said they had been hired by Jack Astor's to make sure the event remained peaceful, which it did, they said.

Sam McPherson, one of the activists who said she had been assaulted with the liquid mixture, dumped from the rooftop patio, last month, said she appreciated the show of "solidarity," from out of town activists.

"There were only four of us out here for the original protest," she said. "This is a solidarity event."