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Nov 05
4 Chickens Liberated in UK
Nov 04
The animal rights revolution is coming
The Spectator Charlotte Gill Some will scoff when I say that we are in the first wave of an animal rights movement which will see our furry friends elevated to a new status in our society. But it’s true. In the last few years, concern for animal welfare has grown. Even the last week has demonstrated …
Nov 02
New Book: Nonviolence Ain’t What It Used To Be: The Unarmed Insurrection and the Rhetoric of Resistance
NEW BOOK AVAILABLE NOW! Nonviolence Ain’t What It Used To Be: The Unarmed Insurrection and the Rhetoric of Resistance Shon Meckfessel Civil disobedience and symbolic protest have characterized many struggles in the US since the Civil Rights era, but conditions have changed. Corporate media has consolidated, the police have militarized, dissent has been largely co-opted and …
Nov 02
Dozens of lab monkeys were killed due to failed experiments and shipping mistakes, USDA claims
Macaque monkeys in Bali, Indonesia. (For the Los Angeles Times) Rick Anderson Repeated laboratory mistakes and mistreatment of animals resulted in the deaths of 38 primates bred for use in medical experiments by research facilities near Seattle and Houston, the U.S. Department of Agriculture alleged in a newly filed complaint. The deaths included 25 long-tailed …
Nov 01
Hunting Area Sabotaged in Spain
anonymous report (translation by Earth First! Journal): DEFEND THE EARTH! Let us defend the Earth from those wish to privatize it, let’s defend the Earth from those who think it belongs to them, let’s defend the Earth from those who wish to destroy it! We do not want to see how something which cannot belong …
Nov 01
Hunting Area Sabotaged in Spain
anonymous report (translation by Earth First! Journal): DEFEND THE EARTH! Let us defend the Earth from those wish to privatize it, let’s defend the Earth from those who think it belongs to them, let’s defend the Earth from those who wish to destroy it! We do not want to see how something which cannot belong …
Oct 31
Urban farming nonprofit vandalized by animal-rights activists over slaughtering of 3 pigs
DAVID ERICKSON david.erickson@missoulian.com Sometime over the weekend, someone spray-painted the word “MURDERER” in bright-red letters on the front of Garden City Harvest’s headquarters on Hickory Street in Missoula, and employees have been inundated with vulgar, threatening and expletive-laden emails and calls. The vandalism was signed with the word “ALF”, with the A in the form …
Oct 31
17 Pheasant Feeders Destroyed in UK
Received anonymously: October 17th 17 pheasant feeders destroyed in the South West of the UK. 6 new feeders placed in safe land and trails of aniseed and grain made to attract the pheasants to their new homes. After two weeks of continuous work 100% of the pheasants from that area are now living in safe …
Oct 27
ALF Liberates 20 Deer from Hermanos Zandio Farm, Guipuzcoa (Spain)
Received anonymously (translation): Sabotage of a deer farm in Guipúzcoa (Spanish State) In the middle of this month we carried out a sabotage by creating an opening in the fences that had imprisoned a group of 20 deer. These comrades were captives in a farm in Guipúzcoa and were destined for the slaughterhouse or the …
Oct 26
Non-Profit Vandalized in Missoula (MT) for Teaching Children to Kill Pigs
From the media: The offices of an agricultural nonprofit in Missoula, Montana were vandalized following the slaughter of pigs as a “teaching tool” for schoolchildren.
Oct 21
13 Rabbits Liberated from Padova (Italy) Farm
translation of anonymous report, from frentedeliberacionanimal.net (click here for video from the action): “October 16, 2016. Activists liberated 13 rabbits from a farm in Padova, Italy. They are now safe and live happily, without anyone hurting them, in their new homes. Italian: “16 de octubre de 2016, Activistas han liberado 13 conejos de un criadero …
Oct 17
6 Chickens Liberated, Czech Republic
report from michalkolesar.net (click here for more photos from the rescue): “It’s raining, we are cold and tired. We can’t contact one of the patrols. There is only a noise heard from the radio transmitter. We have lost nearly half an hour by solving this situation. Once everything’s all right and all patrols are contacted, …
Oct 16
Mobile Slaughter Unit Sabotage in Portland, Oregon
Received anonymously: Earlier this week, a corrosive chemical was poured into the fuel tank of a mobile slaughter unit in SE Portland (14649 SE Market Ct). This action was undertaken to directly disrupt the operations of this company from carrying out the contract killing of cows and pigs. Animal agriculture is an inherently violent system …
Oct 16
Mobile Slaughter Unit Sabotage in Portland, Oregon
Received anonymously: Earlier this week, a corrosive chemical was poured into the fuel tank of a mobile slaughter unit in SE Portland (14649 SE Market Ct). This action was undertaken to directly disrupt the operations of this company from carrying out the contract killing of cows and pigs. Animal agriculture is an inherently violent system …
Oct 15
Hitting the Brakes on Animal Research: Why Targeting Transport Companies Is Key
from South Florida Smash HLS Animal research is big business. Those who poison and mutilate nonhumans to death under the guise of science usually wear lab coats, but researchers are only part of the picture: They’re propped up by an elaborate, profit-driven network of breeders, universities, feed suppliers, restraint manufacturers, veterinarians, pharmaceutical moguls, private security …