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Mar 17
Pheasants Liberated by ALF in Beavercreek, Oregon
Received anonymously On the night of March 16th, 2015, a gate on an aviary was opened at the Estacada Game Farm (25395 South Beavercreek Road, Beavercreek, OR) liberating a flock of ring-necked pheasants into the wild. These birds were bred, among other reasons, to suffer and die in pre-orchestrated canned hunts; a practice which represents …
Mar 11
FBI Investigating Attempted Firebombing Of KFC; Animal Rights Group Suspected
Associated Press RENO, Nev. (AP) — The FBI is investigating an apparent attempt to firebomb a fast-food restaurant in Reno because of the possibility it could have been an act of domestic terrorism after the initials of an animal rights group were found scrawled on a drive-thru sign, local fire officials told The Associated Press …
Mar 11
Are Animal Activists Behind the Firebombing of a KFC?
by Khushbu Shah Eater.com The FBI is investigating. Someone tried to fry a Kentucky Fried Chicken restaurant in Reno, Nevada: According to KOLO TV, the restaurant was firebombed yesterday morning. When employees arrived at the restaurant, they found that a window had been shattered and that a “Molotov cocktail had been thrown inside.” Authorities tell the …
Mar 07
Dismissal Denied for Kevin and Tyler
Center for Constitutional Rights March 5 at 1:55pm ·We are very disappointed to announce that the judge in the case of two animal rights activists indicted on terrorism charges for allegedly releasing thousands of animals from fur farms has denied CCR’s motion to dismiss the case. The judge provided one bit of comfort by interpreting …
Mar 05
Ringling Bros. Circus vs. SeaWorld: One Will Survive, The Other Will Not
by Kenneth Lerer The Dodo The Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus announced Thursday that it will phase out the use of elephants in its circuses. Why? Because it knew that if it didn’t do the “right” thing, it would be the end of its business. “There’s been somewhat of a mood shift among …
Feb 25
Barcelona Activists Assaulted by Bullfight Supporters
Footage of 3 people from our group of activists that were beaten and nearly pushed off of a first floor roof by a pro- bullfighting supporter while we were on an anti-bullfighting protest in Valencia, Spain. Its on the point of going to court…in the video you will see the police as they stand and …
Feb 20
White People Aren’t Called Terrorists Unless They Liberate Animals, Apparently
MARK KARLIN, EDITOR OF BUZZFLASH AT TRUTHOUT It has been clear for years that the US government and mass media’s application of the word “terrorism” is highly subjective. If the US kills civilians in drone attacks it is, according to the White House, not terrorism; it’s self-defense. If a white male gun enthusiast kills three …
Feb 19
Non-violent ‘Terrorism’?
Huffington Post By Rachel Meeropol, Senior Staff Attorney at the Center for Constitutional Rights. In a Chicago courtroom today, I will urge a federal judge to dismiss terrorism indictments against two animal rights activists accused of freeing thousands of mink from fur farms. Tyler Lang and Kevin Johnson are charged under the federal Animal Enterprise …
Feb 19
Animal rights ‘terrorists’? Legality of industry-friendly law to be challenged
The Guardian Two men will plead for dismissal of federal charges under obscure 2006 law for which damaging property or profit line of animal businesses can carry terrorism conviction despite absence of violence Two animal rights activists who have served prison terms for releasing mink and foxes from fur farms in the US midwest are …
Feb 19
Businesses don’t live in fear of animal rights activists. Why charge them as terrorists?
by Julie Matthaei The Guardian When freeing 2,000 minks from a mink farm, and painting “Liberation is love” on a barn are considered forms of terrorism, one has to stop and wonder what is going on. On Thursday, animal rights activists Kevin Johnson and Tyler Lang went on trial in federal court. Charged with violating …
Feb 02
Malcolm X Was Right About America
by Chris Hedges Common Dreams NEW YORK—Malcolm X, unlike Martin Luther King Jr., did not believe America had a conscience. For him there was no great tension between the lofty ideals of the nation—which he said were a sham—and the failure to deliver justice to blacks. He, perhaps better than King, understood the inner …
Jan 14
Would-be Eco-Terrorist Released Amid Entrapment Claims
Emails show FBI informant encouraged a conspiracy By: The Editors Outside Magazine On Wednesday, a judge ordered the release from prison of convicted eco-terrorist Eric McDavid after previously undisclosed documents pertinent to his case were made public by the FBI, the Guardian reports. In 2008, McDavid was sentenced to nearly 20 years in federal prison …
Jan 10
Man Convicted of Environmental Terrorism Wins Early Release
By COLIN MOYNIHAN JAN. 8, 2015 New York Times A man serving a 19-year prison sentence for environmental terrorism won an early release from prison on Thursday, with a California judge approving a settlement between defense lawyers and prosecutors. The defense said that the authorities had withheld evidence that could have bolstered his case at …
Jan 10
Animal Liberation Prisoner Eric McDavid Released from Prison
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 8, 2015 Re: U.S. v. McDavid, Case No. 06-cr-0035 (U.S. District Court, Eastern District of California) Federal Government Agrees To Release Environmental Activist Eric McDavid From Prison Because It Withheld Documents From Him At Trial SACRAMENTO, CA. On Thursday, Jan. 8, 2015, United States District Judge Morrison C. England granted a joint request …
Jan 09
Unconditional Anti-Oppression: The Rise of Anti-Speciesism in the Anarchist Movement
Unconditional Anti-Oppression: The Rise of Anti-Speciesism in the Anarchist Movement Negotiation is over. Moving beyond liberal veganism. About 40 years ago animal rights was a concept promoted and activated by determined individuals, passionate about expanding their sphere of compassion. Not only did many of these animal rights activists go vegan but they also took action …