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Oct 08
No Leads in Release of Mink Near New Holstein
NEW HOLSTEIN, WI (WHBL) – The F-B-I and Calumet County authorities say they have no leads in the release of two-thousand mink from a farm near New Holstein last weekend. The F-B-I calls the incident “domestic terrorism,” an indication that an animal rights’ protest group was responsible. The Animal Liberation Front, which has pulled off several releases …
Oct 08
Group offering $5,000 reward in mink release
October 8, 2013 Kathy Mellott kmellott@tribdem.com Tribune-Democrat JOHNSTOWN — A mink farm trade organization is reaching out to the public in the hopes someone will provide information regarding the illegal release of hundreds of mink last month. A $5,000 reward is being offered by the Fur Commission USA for information leading to the arrest and …
Oct 08
Activists release hundreds of mink from ranch in southeastern Minnesota
Animal activists targeting the industry released animals from southeastern Minnesota ranch. JENNA ROSS and PAUL WALSH , Star-Tribune October 8, 2013 Animal activists’ efforts to free minks and cripple a facet of the fur industry this week hit Minnesota, the nation’s fifth-largest mink producer. Hundreds of mink were set loose from a southeastern Minnesota ranch …
Oct 08
Tenth Liberation of 2013: Hundreds of Mink Released by Activist in Grand Meadow, Minnesota
On October 7th, an individual working alone emptied a mink shed at the Myhre Mink Farm on Highway 16 in Grand Meadow, Minnesota. At least 250 fur-bearers ran to the lake directly behind the property. These animals needed very little help to freedom. As the cages were being unlatched, many of the individuals pawed it …
Oct 07
450 Mink Released in Minnesota; Wave of Fur Farm Raids Continues
Peter Young AnimalLiberationFrontline Unprecedented wave of mink liberations continues with a fur farm hit in Grand Meadow, Minnesota. In what is now the 9th fur farm raid in just over three months, nearly 500 mink were set free from a small mink farm in Grand Meadow, Minnesota. Details are sparse, but sometime Sunday night …
Oct 07
2000 Mink Liberated in New Holstein, Wisconsin
2,000 mink were released from cages at Bonlander Furs in New Holstein, Wisconsin during the early morning hours of October 5, according to local news reports.
Oct 06
Animal rights and environmental terrorism
Animal rights and environmental terrorism Steve Cooke Abstract Many paradigmatic forms of animal rights and environmental activism have been classed as terrorism both in popular discourse and in law. This paper argues that the labelling of many violent forms of direct action carried out in the name of animal rights or environmentalism as ‘terrorism’ is …
Oct 05
2000 Mink Released in Wisconsin, Latest in Major ALF Campaign
Peter Young AnimalLiberationFrontline The eighth US fur farm raid since July sees 2,000 mink freed from a farm in New Holstein, Wisconsin. Early Saturday, a driver called police to report mink on the road near Bonlander Furs, a mink farm in New Holstein, Wisconsin. Cages had been opened and 2,000 of the farm’s reported …
Oct 05
2,000 mink released from farm near New Holstein
Oct. 5, 2013 Post-Crescent.com NEW HOLSTEIN — Police say about 2,000 mink were released from a fur farm early Saturday morning in Calumet County.Calumet County Sheriff’s deputies arrived to the area around 4:45 a.m. Saturday after 911 callers said the mink were loose on the roadway. The Bonlander Furs farm was the site of the …
Oct 04
Former activist, industry leader speak about recent mink farm raid
Farmer not willing to release name publicly Aaron Osowski, The Park Record Posted: 10/04/2013 The Sept. 13 raid of a Summit County mink farm has gained the attention of animal activist groups such as the Animal Liberation Front (ALF), whose website featured a claim of responsibility for the raid from an anonymous source. The …
Oct 04
500 Mink Released from Fur Farm in British Columbia
According to media reports, approximately 500 mink were released from cages at a fur farm (28250 Downes Road) in Abbotsford, British Columbia early on October 2.
Oct 02
30 Trucks Damaged at Poultry Transporter in Ontario, Canada
Received Anonymously Early Sunday morning, September 29, 2013, the Animal Liberation Front spray painted license plates, glued locks, and slashed tires at a poultry transport company in Smithville, Ontario. This action was undertaken to prevent the transport of chickens from factory farm to slaughterhouse. The action made local news and damages are estimated at $50,000.
Sep 30
Up to 300 Captive Mink Released in Ohio
Received anonymously 9/29/2013 150-300 mink released from cages and dozens of breeding cards destroyed at the massive mink farm owned by Lion Farms, 2707 Hoaglin Road in Van Wert, Ohio. This facility confines tens of thousands of animals, making it one of the largest mink farms in the United States. Time constraints prevented us from …
Sep 27
October 25- International Kick Off to Move Marie Mason Campaign
In 2009, environmental activist and community organizer Marie Mason was sentenced to almost 22 years in prison for the arson of an office which housed genetically modified organism (GMO) research andfor the destruction of logging equipment. Marie is now serving the longest sentence of any activist in the US for environmental direct action. Her sentence is part of a larger crackdown by the state on environmental activists, …
Sep 27
Animal rights group claims it freed mink in Cambria County
September 27, 2013 By Molly Born / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette CAMBRIA TOWNSHIP, Pa. — For nearly 60 years, George Rykola has raised mink on this quiet, bucolic farm in rural Cambria County. He and his wife, Anna, live next door to thousands of mink they keep and pelt for market. Their relatives live close, too, and help on …