Received anonymously: ENGLISH (translation): On the occasion of the ‘hunting opening in Italy we wanted to remind how cowardly and infamous human beings hiding behind the authorizations of a murderous state that trades the lives of animals to maintain power. Hunting is called a sport by those who practice it, but there is no sport …
Category: Communiqués
Oct 07
Hunting Tower Decommissioned (UK)
Received anonymously: A shooting tower used to massacre deer has been put out of action in Dorset, giving our wildlife the chance to run free for another day. These towers are often very easy to topple, and we urge everyone who sees one to take this simple action to save lives.
Oct 05
Butcher’s Windows Smashed (Malvern, UK)
According to local media, Barnards Green Butcher shop in Malvern had their windows smashed at midnight on the 27th of September. The action caused a local stir, with Facebook comments reading “they are closed, are there no real butchers left?”. Later, the butchers confirmed it was not closed and that they had to board up …
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 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 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 …
Sep 03
70 Chicks Liberated from Transport Truck (Wilton, UK)
Via @dorsetanimalaction I saw a broken down lorry in Wilton, near Salisbury. In the back, the lorry driver was trying to re-stack crates filled with thousands of chicks; the noise of their cheeping was deafening. There were loads of dead chicks on the floor of the lorry, crushed by the falling crates. The driver was …
Sep 01
41 Hens Liberated (Midlands, UK)
Received anonymously: In solidarity with Palestinians all across the world. No one should be imprisoned, persecuted or murdered because they are ‘othered’ by the oppressors. We waited for the unknowing farmers to turn off their lights and go to bed, then we crept across a field and found a giant barn. A vast, concrete building …
Sep 01
ALF Arson Destroys Egg Factory (Greece)
[editor’s note: Tsakiris egg factory runs 19 separate egg farms in the area. On the night of the 22nd of July, their main egg sorting facility was completely destroyed by fire. Greenpeace took the opportunity to say that thousands of birds had been murdered by the blaze, which ensured that a big percentage of the …
Aug 27
Hunter’s Car Sabotaged (Valencia, Spain)
According to pro-hunting media, a hunter in Marines, Valencia, came back from a day of murdering to find their car scratched and nails placed just under the tyres with the intention of popping the tyres when driving away. The Valencia hunting federation said the attack was extremely worrisome and (whilst they did not offer economic …