July 2012 archive

Animal Liberation Front Actions Heat Up; Will Underground Activism Make a Comeback?

Seattle Weekly By Nina Shapiro Jun. 26 2012 As observed in this week’s feature story, the underground movement that produced the infamous 2001 arson at the University of Washington largely fell apart afterward. Its members dispersed amid squabbles and a backlash from law enforcement. But that doesn’t mean radical activism is completely dead. The Animal …

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Hundreds of Bluefin Tuna Released in Croatia

12 July 2012 The Black Fish news release: “On Sunday a diving team of The Black Fish successfully released hundreds of bluefin tuna back into the Adriatic Sea from cages at a fish farm near the island of Ugljan, Croatia. The action is marking the start of a new campaign to highlight the lucrative trade …

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Namibia: Kudu Kills Man in Self-Defence

Repost from AllAfrica.com Full article MURURANI – A 44-year-old man was killed by a kudu that he was trying to kill with an axe at Mururani village, south of Rundu, on Saturday. The man had caught the kudu in a wire trap. Police Deputy Commissioner Willie Bampton said the deceased was identified as Johannes Wihinda, …

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UCLA Vivisector Lynn Fairbanks Targeted by Animal Liberation Front

For Immediate Release July 12, 2006 UCLA Vivisector Lynn Fairbanks Targeted by Animal Liberation Front Los Angeles: In a communiqué received today, the Animal Liberation Front (ALF) took credit for an attack at the home of UCLA primate vivisector Lynn Fairbanks. An incendiary device was reportedly left on her porch, although it was not confirmed …

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