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Oct 03
Rykola Mink Farm Abandoned After ALF Raid (Pennsylvania, USA)
From Press Officer Joseph Buddenberg patreon.com/josephbuddenberg Eleven years ago today. For 54 years, George Rykola murdered thousands of mink every year without consequences. His farm lacked a fence or security, but sadly had never been visited by the Animal Liberation Front. It was the fifth fur farm from which I freed animals that summer. I …
Oct 03
Another Dead Mink Farmer
In 1959, Joanne and Ron Gengel moved to Lake Villa, IL, with half of Ron father’s mink farm. Their family has been killing mink ever since. Joanne served as the secretary for the Illinois Mink Breeders Association. Today the Gengel Mink Farm is run by her son Gerald and daughter-in-law Justine on their 60 acre …
Sep 23
4 Poison Traps Filled with Expanding Foam (UK)
Received anonymously: 4 poison traps filled with expanding foam to prevent wildlife getting into them and being killed. We hadn’t planned the action but saw a young mouse next to one of the traps and knew that we needed to do everything we could to make sure they didn’t end up in the trap by …
Sep 17
BURNING DOWN THE WORLD: ANARCHY, VEGANISM, AND TOTAL LIBERATION WITH WARZONE DISTRO
Born in 2013, WARZONE DISTRO free zine project, stands at the intersection of nihilist, anti-civilization anarchy, and total liberation, bridging gaps between veganism, straight edge, and insurrectionary thought. WARZONE DISTRO is dedicated to challenge the very foundations of oppression, wherever it festers, and in whatever form. In our interview below, we delve into the radical philosophy …
Sep 17
Hobbs Fur Farm, Franklin, Idaho
Jackson Hobbs, brother of Fur Commission USA’s Challis Hobbs, smiles as he holds a fox he will soon kill. The Hobbs family imprisons thousands of mink and foxes on their fur farm in Franklin, Idaho. Here are also very recent photos of the farm and cages that hold hundreds of foxes captive, and that could …
Sep 17
Fur-Bearing Animals Need Your Help
Historically, June is the beginning of “fur farm raiding season”, when mink born in March mature to a state where they can be liberated into the wild. Since 1995, there have been at least 116 raids on fur farms across the United States. At least 43 of the raided farms have closed forever. Fur farm …
Sep 17
Update from Imprisoned Chilean Animal Liberationists
[editor’s note: in November 2022, four anarcho-nihilist and animal liberationist individuals were thrown in jail accused of an arson attack at a meat packaging plant ‘Carnes Susaron’, Ten lorries, the administrative offices -including the safe and all their paperwork – and the actual meat factory and refrigeration systems that at the time had seven tones …
Sep 17
Austin Burger King Arson (USA)
September 17, 2024 A South Austin Burger King was set ablaze early in the morning, according to firefighters. Responders on the scene said they arrived around 12:40 a.m. to East Ben White Boulevard – not far from Interstate 35 and State Highway 71 – to find a fire at the back of the restaurant. Crews …
Sep 16
14 Pheasants Liberated from Game Farm (Denmark)
Received anonymously: 10th September, Denmark. “Every year about a million pheasants are bred in captivity in Denmark and released into the wild, so that insecure men, who like to kill innocent beings, can go out and shoot them for fun. 14 pheasants was taken from one of these farms a few days before they would …
Sep 16
Badly Abused Dog Liberated (Dürnau, Germany)
Received anonymously: We liberated a badly abused dog from the Raubeckhof in Dürnau. Many people are aware of the many problems there, the veterinary office knows about it for months, the public prosecutor’s office is active and yet almost nothing is happening. Once again, it took people like us to bring about change. He now …
Sep 16
Pheasants Liberated, Pens Destroyed (Dorset, UK)
Received anonymously: During a walk in the Dorset countryside, we happened upon a strange fence in a small area of woodland. Behind the fence were several hundred young pheasants, who we realised had been bred to be chased across nearby fields and shot. They looked so innocent, so unaware of the violent fate that lay …
Sep 15
US Fur Farm Survey Continues to Show Many Closures
In September ’24, anonymous activists visited over 20 fur farms in Idaho and Utah to compile footage and data on the dying fur trade, and to determine the operational status of the fur farms in both states. What we uncovered is further evidence of the power of direct action and pressure campaigns. Farms that once …
Sep 14
2 Hunting Towers Demolished (Belgium)
Received anonymously: 10.09.24 Two hunting towers were put out of action in the Belgian Ardennes. In solidarity with everyone fighting for liberation across the world, and for the animals, always.
Sep 08
Bullfighting Ring Destroyed by Arson (Cabrero, Chile)
According to local press, a council owned bullfighting square in Cabrero, Chile, was intentionally set alight by unknown activists a couple of weeks before it was due for opening. In an interesting exercise of mental olympics that somehow forgets both colonialism and speciesism, the mayor has condemned the attack and saying the only reason this …
Sep 07
12 Chickens Liberated (Argentina)
ENG (translated): In the early hours of the World day for the end of Speciesism, four animal liberation front volunteers sneaked into an egg farm and liberated twelve chickens that now live free and safe in different homes owned by vegan people. ‘The wet and cold night was our accomplice. After having reccied the location …