August 2012 archive

New Informant & Grand Jury Subpoena in Santa Cruz Arson Investigation

by Animal Liberation Frontline Monday Aug 27th, 2012 9:20 AM New Grand Jury Subpoena & Informant in Santa Cruz Arson Investigation Just a heads-up that there are two developments in the investigation into arsons at the homes of two UC-Santa Cruz researchers. 1) A woman named Otessa Crandell is reported to be cooperating with the …

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Animal group warns of more attacks

By ADA SLIVINSKI, QMI AGENCY Email: ada.slivinski@sunmedia.ca The animal rights group behind attacks on Vancouver fur businesses says store owners can expect more assaults. “I would fully expect (the attacks) to continue and perhaps escalate,’’ said Jerry Vlasak, spokesman for the Animal Liberation Front, based in Los Angeles. “We don’t really care what the law …

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Primate Products, Inc. Exposed

Communiqué from the Animal Liberation Investigation Unit Date: August 27, 2010 Institution Targeted: Primate Products, Inc. Received anonymously: The Animal Liberation Investigation Unit has obtained damning photographs from within Primate Products, Inc. (www.primateproducts.com) in Miami, Florida. The photographs reveal the true faces of vivisection and the global primate trade.

Alert! FBI Agent Visited Southern California Activist

For Immediate Release (Forwarded to the Press Office) Please Repost! Attention! A Southern California animal rights activist was approached Thursday, August 23, by an FBI agent who asked about her knowledge of an illegal activity which occurred in the Southern California area. As usual the agent tried to be friendly and asked all sorts of …

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Snowflake Furs and Speiser Furs in Downtown Vancouver Sabotaged

August 23, 2012 According to media reports, a noxious substance was sprayed into Snowflake Furs and Speiser Furs in downtown Vancouver late on August 20. Reportedly, syringes were used to spray liquid into the stores through gaps around the front doors. Animal activists are suspected of being responsible for the attacks. Both fur stores have …

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After ALF Raid, Source Puts Fox Farm Damages at $25,000

From Animal Liberation Frontline Damage estimate and new info about last week’s fox liberation in Virginia. One source apparently close to the farm’s owner is reporting damages from last week’s Virginia fox farm raid at $25,000 to $30,000. In addition to liberating 13 foxes, the Animal Liberation Front stated they also “damaged machinery” at the …

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Animal Liberation Campaign Against Brea (CA) Medical Supply Company Turns Uglier

By Matt Coker Fri., Aug. 10 2012 at 1:15 PM Orange County Weekly CLARIFICATION: This post originally reported that the North American Animal Liberation Front took responsibility for the latest vandalism in Yorba Linda. That produced the following email from the [Press Office] clarifying its role in the matter: The anonymous communique accredited to the …

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Police: “Animal-rights activists vandalized executive’s home”

Published: Aug. 9, 2012 Updated: 1:22 p.m. By DENISSE SALAZAR / THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER YORBA LINDA – The Yorba Linda home of a Beckman Coulter Inc. executive was apparently vandalized by animal-rights activists, police said Thursday, adding that no arrests have been made. About 6:50 a.m. Sunday, police responded to the home in the …

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“Total liberation provides agency for all” – Press Officer Nicoal R. Sheen

English Version of Interview conducted by Dobrusia at Lajke, a feminist/animal liberationist blog (see interview translated in Polish here) Can you say something about you and the projects you’re involved in at the moment? I am a full time activist for animal liberation and ecofeminism. I currently hold a Bachelor’s Degree in Comparative Politics, focusing …

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Fur Commission USA reported that its website (furcommission.com) was hacked on August 10

Animal Liberation Frontline Posted by Peter Young Animal Liberation Frontline obtains confidential “security alert” detailing the hacking of the Fur Commission USA website. For over 8 hours on Thursday night / Friday morning, the website for the Fur Commission USA went nearly blank, and the main page was replaced with the message “Destroying the Fur …

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HLS Supplier Targeted

August 8, 2012 Received anonymously: During the early hours of August 5th, we visited Allison Blackwell, Senior Vice President of Beckman Coulter, at her lovely home in Yorba Linda (5715 Via Del Potrero, Yorba Linda, CA). Her and Beckman Coulter have been supplying HLS with the lab equipment used to test on animals for years. …

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ALF Releases Captive Foxes

For Immediate Release August 5, 2012 Elkton, VA: In an anonymous communique received by the North American Animal Liberation Press Office today, the Animal Liberation Front has taken credit for liberating every captive fox on a northern Virginia fur farm on Sunday morning. According to the communique, activists also destroyed equipment used in the exploitation …

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Violence and Animal Rights (see Press Office rebuttal below post)

By James McWilliams It’s commonplace to denounce the lunatic fringe of the animal rights movement for its advocacy and, at times, perpetuation of violence. This denouncement makes perfect sense and is something that anyone who cares about the fate of animals in modern society must do.  There’s no room for violence–against people or property–in the …

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July E-Newsletter 2012

Recent News Articles Animal Liberation Front Actions Heat Up; Will Underground Activism Make a Comeback? 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 …

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