May 2016 archive

Toronto ALF Targets North American Fur Auction

Received anonymously Last week I gained access to the roof top of the North American Fur Auction and sabotaged air conditioning units. I also lit several petrol bombs to send a clear message to those who make their living killing and torturing animals that the times are changing. This action was done in solidarity with …

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Toronto ALF Targets North American Fur Auction

Received anonymously Last week I gained access to the roof top of the North American Fur Auction and sabotaged air conditioning units. I also lit several petrol bombs to send a clear message to those who make their living killing and torturing animals that the times are changing. This action was done in solidarity with …

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Kevin Olliff (Johnson) Released from Prison

In July 2014, Kevin and Tyler were indicted on federal charges. In February 2016, Kevin was sentenced to three years in federal prison. In March 2016, Tyler was sentenced to time served. Kevin was released from prison in May 2016. You can now write to him at the halfway house at: Kevin Johnson c/o Beit T’Shuvah …

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Santiago (Chile) Butcher Shop Burned

A butcher shop was torched during a May 1 street protest in Santiago. Translation of claim of responsibility by the Earth First! Journal: “…. The incendiary attack consisted of the partial burn of a butcher shop named ‘Miss Meat’ [‘doña carne’] located at the corner of Chacabuco and Alameda. We used 5 liters of benzine …

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Farm Animals Rescued in England

Received anonymously This is a report of actions carried out by the alf in the south of  England over the last four months. All of the animals liberated now have homes for life where they can live out their lives free from pain, fear, abuse and murder. These actions are dedicated to all our prisoners …

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Madrid Bullfighter Statue Vandalized

A statue of a matador in front of the Las Ventas bullring in Madrid was splashed with red paint during the night of May 14-15.

Shooting Range Arson by ALF in Germany

The ALF set fire to a shooting range used by hunters in Banteln (Hildesheim) on the night of May 6-7. (photo: Hildesheimer Allgemeinen Zeitung) Full claim of responsibility (German): “alf renoviert schießstand nachdem wir in den vergangenen monaten bereits zwei schliefenanlagen in hildesheim und göttingen besucht hatten, haben wir in der nacht von freitag auf …

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Shooting Range Arson by ALF in Germany

The ALF set fire to a shooting range used by hunters in Banteln (Hildesheim) on the night of May 6-7. (photo: Hildesheimer Allgemeinen Zeitung) Full claim of responsibility (German): “alf renoviert schießstand nachdem wir in den vergangenen monaten bereits zwei schliefenanlagen in hildesheim und göttingen besucht hatten, haben wir in der nacht von freitag auf …

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Meat Market Sabotage in Greece

On 30/04, we sabotaged the lockers of 18 meat-stores (in 3 of them butchers were locked inside), blocking for a while their preparation for the biggest sale of  dead animals for the Easter Sunday. This action does not only target the transaction of dead animals, but it’s also an attack to the greek tradition which …

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Two Heroes Off to Prison

Chad Nelson | @cnels43 | Support this author on Patreon | May 3rd, 2016 Center for a Stateless Society What a sick world we live in where Joseph Buddenberg and Nicole Kissane, two individuals so passionate about the lives of the earth’s most vulnerable, must fight for their own lives for having the courage to …

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Animal Rights Activist Sentenced to 2 Years in Prison for Vandalism, Freeing Mink

Democracy Now! An animal rights activist has been sentenced to two years in prison on accusations of freeing mink from fur farms and vandalizing property linked to the fur and meat industries. Joseph Buddenberg had been charged under the Animal Enterprise Terrorism Act, a 2006 law that elevates crimes like vandalism to terrorist offenses if …

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$100K reward offered for ‘animal rights extremists’ after 500 minks freed in Ontario

The Canada Mink Breeders Association is offering up a $100,000 reward for any information leading to the capture of what it calls the “animal rights extremists” responsible for releasing 500 minks from a southwestern Ontario farm. Ontario Provincial Police were called to the farm in Brant County after a report of a break-in Saturday morning, after holes were …

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New Liberationist Prisoner Joseph Buddenberg

Joseph Buddenberg #12746-111 USP Lompoc U.S. Penitentiary 3901 Klein Blvd. Lompoc, CA 93436 USA Nicole Kissane In early 2016, Joseph Buddenberg and Nicole Kissane signed non-cooperating plea agreements in which they pled guilty to Conspiracy to Violate the Animal Enterprise Terrorism Act. Joseph and Nicole were accused of releasing thousands of animals from fur farms, …

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500 Captive Mink Released at Willow Pond Farm, Brant, Ontario

Received anonymously More than 500 mink were released from cages at the Willow Pond Farm (105 Maple Grove Road) in Brant, Ontario early on April 30. The Willow Pond Mink Freedom Movement has claimed responsibility, according to media reports.

500 Captive Mink Released at Willow Pond Farm, Brant, Ontario

Received anonymously More than 500 mink were released from cages at the Willow Pond Farm (105 Maple Grove Road) in Brant, Ontario early on April 30. The Willow Pond Mink Freedom Movement has claimed responsibility, according to media reports.