Dec 03
After 65 years in operation, and the slaughter of too many mink to count, we can confirm that the Gengel Mink Farm in Lake Villa, Illinois has closed. Ron Gengel was an important figure in the mink industry, serving as president of Fur Commission USA for many years. Ron and his son Gerry also owned …
Dec 03
Rich Valley Furs has officially opened on the former Lion Farms property in Ohio (2707 Hoaglin Rd, Van Wert, OH 45891), bringing mink farming back to the area following the previous facility’s closure. Much of the experienced management team is staying on, providing stability and day-to-day expertise. The new owners plan to modernize operations with …
Nov 20
Received anonymously: Two weeks ago, we visited one of the mink farms at a location not mentioned here for security reasons. After trudging through the woods and blackberry bushes for hours, since the farm was in such a remote location, we saw the sheds we were looking for for so long, and heard dogs barking …
Nov 12
Received anonymously: 50 chickens liberated under the cover of the night, hours before being slaughtered during the ritual of Kaporos that takes place in the streets of Brooklyn every year. Be the resistance, go out, liberate animals, fight back!
Oct 22
For Immediate Release October 22, 2025 2000 Captive Mink Liberated From Mink Farm in Woodbine, Iowa Although an anonymous communique has yet to be received by the Press Office, animal liberation activists have apparently freed 2000 captive mink last night from David Tremel Fur Farm (2017 Troy Trail Woodbine, IA 51579), according to Fur …
Oct 22
Received anonymously: October 14th: Not even so much as a fence surrounded the barn at Aeschleman Fur Company (1574 County Road 1600 E Roanoke, IL 61561), from which we could already hear the foxes cries of distress. Could they sense we were there? Smell us perhaps, or hear us digging feverishly under the barn’s wall? …
Oct 06
Received anonymously: Locks superglued at butcher shop in Seattle. This was quick, easy, and very reproducible. It will cost this butcher shop hundreds of dollars in repairs. Sabotage!
Sep 16
Received anonymously: Following the first action a few years ago, work has kept up work on finding and removing insect glue traps. Three were removed in a recent outing bringing the total to about fifteen. so far. It’s funny seeing the government employees placing them in increasingly hard-to-reach areas to deter their removal. Good fucking …
Aug 29
Received anonymously: Kerry Litig had previously been visited by the ALF in 2005. Apparently he did not get the message about what happens to those who stay in this barbaric business, so last night we decided to remind him. We saw by his motion lights, cameras and electric fence that he had at least learned …
Jul 09
For Immediate Release July 9, 2025 Animal Liberation Front (ALF) Claims Liberation of 2000 Captive Mink From Massillon, Ohio Fur Farm Last Week In a communique received today by the North American Animal Liberation Press Office, Animal Liberation Front activists claim to have released approximately 2000 captive mink from Tonn’s Fur Farm in Massillon, Ohio …
Jul 03
For Immediate Release July 3, 2025 Animal liberation activists successfully liberated approximately 2000 captive mink from a Massillon, Ohio fur farm last night. The farm was not positively identified but presumably is Tonn’s Mink Farm, 3270 Pigeon Run Road SW, in Massillon, Ohio, operated by Dennis and Wanda Tonn. There are no other known fur …
Jun 24
Received anonymously: Locks superglued at butcher shop in Poughkeepsie, NY. This will cost the owner in repair costs and locksmith fees.
May 27
A shattered front window is seen at Tornado’s Restaurant and Lounge in Portage la Prairie, Canada Wednesday, May 21, 2025. The business was vandalized for the third time in nine months. The owner said the suspect who threw a rock through the window was dressed in dark clothing with his face covered.
May 10
Maricopa County, AZ A large fire broke out at the Milky Way Dairy Farm on the outskirts of Maricopa, destroying a barn and continuing to burn late into the night. The blaze was reported around 6:30 p.m. and drew a response from multiple fire departments and Maricopa Fire. Crews were on the scene for hours. …
May 09
Received anonymously: We decided to pay a visit to a farm we knew was getting ready to slaughter dozens of innocent lambs for Easter. To our surprise and good luck of these two now free comrades, the farmer was away from the farm and no other human workers seemed to be around at the moment. …
