Alex Slack was only 23 years old when he chose to leave this world. He was awaiting both federal and state charges, accused of liberating thousands of mink from fur farms, as well as the near-total destruction of a key fur industry target in Sandy, Utah. He faced a mandatory minimum of 35 years in …
Category: Press Releases
Jun 05
June Begins “Fur Farm Raiding Season”
Historically, June is the beginning of “fur farm raiding season”, when mink born in March mature to a state where they can be liberated into their natural environment. Since 1995, there have been at least 118 fur farm raids across the United States. Raids peaked in 1997 and 1998, and continued with small surges in …
May 23
Snitch of the Week- Frank Ambrose
Frank Ambrose of Manassas, VA is arguably one of the most high profile snitches in earth and animal liberation movement history. Super-snitch Ambrose snitched on his then-spouse Marius Mason and others, closing the investigation into a series of unsolved ALF and ELF actions in Michigan and Indiana. Marius was sentenced to 22 years in federal …
May 14
Animal Liberation Prisoner Marius Mason Released (Finally!)
After 17 years behind bars, Marius Mason has been released from prison and is on his way to a halfway house! Marius is an anarchist and defender of animal rights and the environment who was harshly punished for property damage actions linked to environmental protest. No one was harmed, yet he received a harsh 22 …
May 06
Another Fur Farm Closed (Missouri, USA)
The Mid-Missouri Fox Farm was the only fur farm in the state of Missouri, and the southernmost farm on the list. The property has been sold, and it looks like the new owners are not continuing in the fur business. Although a few sheds remain, the rows of fox cages have been removed. What remains …
Apr 20
Utah Fur Industry in Shambles
Utah Fur Industry Update In recent years, aboveground activists visited the state of Utah to determine the operational status of known fur farms in the state. Twenty-five fur farms were surveilled, and only one was confirmed as currently in operation. This is the grim state of the U.S. fur industry. Activists found dilapidated sheds, piles …
Apr 14
The Vegan Report by Rayane Laddi: Animal Liberation War Stories. With Paul, Gary & Jerry
| Ep. 115: https://rss.com/podcasts/veganreport/2522226/ This is a group conversation with three trailblazers of the animal liberation movement: Paul Watson, Gary Yourofsky and Jerry Vlasak. Together, we discussed what it means to break the law for the animals, something Animal Liberation Front Activists have been doing for decades. Call it direct action, disruptive activism, underground activism, …
Mar 30
ALF Inflicts $40,000 in Damages at Utah Animal Feed Facility (Beryl, Utah, USA)
For Immediate Release March 30, 2026 ALF Inflicts $40,000 in Damages at Utah Animal Feed Facility (Beryl, Utah, USA) Although a communiquè has not yet been received by the North American Animal Liberation Press Office, news reports from Beryl, Utah have claimed that the Animal Liberation Front (ALF) have caused $40,000 in damages to machinery …
Mar 15
No Option But Sabotage!
Press Officer Joseph Buddenberg was interviewed for this book and is excited to read the finished project. We need the tactics discussed in this book now more than ever. “Property destruction, sabotage, and even arson were once regular features of the movement in the 1990s and early 2000s. Will activists use them again, or will …
Dec 29
RIP Keith Mann
Keith Mann was a legendary activist who had been fighting for animals since the early 1980s. Mann was involved in many forms of activism. He was a public speaker, a campaigner, an author, and participated in direct action. He was arrested in 1991 for burning multiple slaughterhouses as a member of the Animal Liberation Front. …
Dec 08
Mink farming may be finished in the state of Illinois!
Last month, activists visited the only remaining mink farm in the state, the Monteleone Mink Ranch in Elgin, owned by convicted child molester Frank Monteleone. Although not all of the sheds were closely inspected, most were empty or in very bad shape, and the stacks of cages at the back of the property is a …
Nov 12
3 Activists Murdered in India for Opposing Cow Slaughter
Lalit Jain was an advocate and associated with Bajrang Dal, the youth wing of the Vishva Hindu Parishad. Jain was an activist against State illegal cow slaughter, he was on his way to attend proceedings related to a case about illegal cow slaughter. He was waylaid by assailants in an auto rickshaw, three rounds were fired at him …
Sep 22
Liberator Reminisces: Raided Pennsylvania Fur Farm
From Press Officer Joseph Buddenberg: I recently visited the now-abandoned Rykola Mink Farm in Ebensburg, PA. It was a heavy and surreal feeling. My last visit here was twelve years ago. For 54 years, George Rykola murdered thousands of mink every year with impunity. His farm had never been visited by the Animal Liberation Front. …
