September 2016 archive

A letter from Animal Liberation prisoner Debbie Vincent…

What is scary in this world is oppression and injustice, when people hurt people, animals and nature. What is beautiful in this world is resistance, when people say ‘enough is enough’ and act. Oppression and injustice are everywhere, but so is resistance. Because some people know that if you fight you might lose, but if …

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Animal Liberationist Kevin Johnson on AETA- A Personal Challenge

For those cheering CCR’s challenge to the AETA, let’s challenge our own comfort By Kevin Johnson Three years ago, my friend Tyler and I crept onto a squalid and cramped fur farm in northern Illinois and released two thousand mink from their cages to save their lives. Approximately a year later, a man in Fresno, …

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Commander X Press Release – Behind The Mask: An Inside Look At Anonymous

Thursday – September 29, 2016 10:00 AM ET On October 15, 2016 at Noon ET I will release to the public my first book entitled “Behind The Mask: An Inside Look At Anonymous”. In order not to give any advantage to the government of the USA, who may try and disrupt the publication of my …

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ALF Liberates Pheasant, Chicken and Hares in Italy

Received anonymously (translation); click here for video from the action: September 19, 2016. The Animal Liberation Front rescued one pheasant, one chicken and five hares captured by hunters in Italy. They were brought to a safe place where they then were released. We will continue fighting until every cage is empty. ALF

ALF Sweden Liberates 20 Crayfish, Destroys More Traps

20 crayfish liberated in the south of of Sweden. If we didn’t act they would’ve been boiled to death All 5 traps destroyed ALF Sweden

Hunting Towers Destroyed in Southwest Sweden , 20 Sep

Received anonymously Hunting towers destroyed in southwest Sweden , 20 Sep.

5 Hens Liberated, Czech Republic

Report from michalkolesar.net (click here for more photos from the rescue): “My name is Lukáš Krása and I decided to switch to direct actions (rescue). In following text, I will briefly describe my reasons and direct rescue process. When we reach the place, we deploy as planned and wait for connection. Once the patrols notify …

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5 Hens Liberated, Czech Republic

Report from michalkolesar.net (click here for more photos from the rescue): “My name is Lukáš Krása and I decided to switch to direct actions (rescue). In following text, I will briefly describe my reasons and direct rescue process. When we reach the place, we deploy as planned and wait for connection. Once the patrols notify …

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Visit NAALPO at the LA Anarchist Book Fair, October 8th

Dear comrades, We wish to remind you about the upcoming Sixth Los Angeles Anarchist Bookfair, taking place at CIELO Galleries on Saturday, October 8th! Where: CIELO Galleries 3201 Maple Ave. Los Angeles, CA 90011 When: Sat. 10/8, 11am-7pm Though space is filling up, we are still accepting applications for vendors and workshops until next Friday, …

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Swedish ALF Destroys Crayfish Traps

Received Anonymously: crayfish cages and nets were pulled up from the lake and was destroyed and fired up. Southwestern Sweden September 20 ALF Sweden

“Terrorism” Law Targeting Animal Rights Activists is Unconstitutional, Attorneys Argue in Court

Center for Constitutional Rights Contact: press@ccrjustice.org   September 21, 2016, Chicago – Today, attorneys from the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) argued before the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals, urging the court to strike down the federal Animal Enterprise Terrorism Act (AETA). In United States v. Johnson, two animal rights activists were convicted of “terrorism” …

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Rabbit Liberated from University Laboratory by Student in Argentina

Received Anonymously (translation): I am a student at the National University of La Plata and I live here with the daily horrors, made evident in recent years through shocking images, seeing the torture directly, the murder and how they turn animals into ‘things.’ I believed that there was no one who knew about these things, …

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Rabbit Liberated from University Laboratory by Student in Argentina

Received Anonymously (translation): I am a student at the National University of La Plata and I live here with the daily horrors, made evident in recent years through shocking images, seeing the torture directly, the murder and how they turn animals into ‘things.’ I believed that there was no one who knew about these things, …

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Scholar-Activist Spotlight with Press Office Advisor Yesim Nurova

The Institute for Critical Animal Studies Yesim Nurova is a journalist affiliated with R9 Media. She is an animal rights activist known throughout Turkey and Europe. She has organized and led some of the largest animal liberation and animal rights demonstrations and protests, many with a Direct Action component, in Asia. Also, she is the Founder of …

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Black Power Icon Goes Vegan to Save Animals

By Cliff Kincaid —— Canada Free Press Former top communist, college professor and “Black Power” advocate Angela Davis has picked a new cause on the road to liberation—animal rights. In a major speech in black-ruled South Africa, at the 17th Steve Biko Memorial Lecture, she said animals were “sentient beings who endure pain and torture as …

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