Mar 05
Fire destroyed the barn and heavily damaged the butcher shop at the Siverling Century Farm on Hwy 40 northeast of Bloomer on Monday. Owner Jared Siverling went out to put bacon in the smoker at 5 a.m. and found the barn was engulfed in flames. He called 911 and the Bloomer Fire Department responded and …
Feb 18
A fire destroyed LeRaysville Meat and Cheese over the weekend. Originally established in 1978 by a group of Amish farmers, the business changed hands and added meat processing. The business was known for the custom butchering of beef, pork, and lamb, and for processing deer and elk during hunting season. The shop suffered a significant …
Jan 29
By Maxine Bernstein | The Oregonian/OregonLive Convicted eco saboteur Joseph Dibee is contesting the $82,497 in restitution he was ordered to pay for a fire set at a wild horse corral in California owned by the U.S. Bureau of Land Management. Dibee’s lawyer is set to challenge the restitution amount next week before the 9th U.S. …
Jan 27
[see “Another Dead Fur Farmer” posted here earlier] By Cody Thompson Ohio CLEVELAND — The Humane Society of the United States announced that they, and local authorities, have completed an operation to rescue hundreds of animals that had been living in terrible conditions at a fur and urine farm. What You Need To Know Hundreds …
Jan 21
Convicted arsonist among 2 arrested in fake firetruck in Los Angeles amid wildfires By Michael Ruiz Fox News The FBI has rekindled a decades-long manhunt for a serial arson suspect accused of operating a domestic “eco-terror” cell that lit off more than a half-dozen fires in the 1990s and early 2000s shortly after Los Angeles authorities announced the arrests …
Jan 14
By John Beauge | Special to PennLive SUNBURY — The Northumberland County fur farm from which nearly 700 minks were released in October has been listed for sale but its owners say it is part of a planned succession strategy. Through a spokesperson, the owners of the Richard H. Stahl & Sons Fur Farm say …
Dec 15
By Francis Scarcella fscarcella@dailyitem.com SUNBURY — The case against an engaged Massachusetts couple accused of releasing 683 mink from a fur farm outside Sunbury will be joined together, according to court documents. On Dec. 2 Northumberland County District Attorney Mike O’Donnell filed a motion to join the case against, Christopher Legere, 25, who now goes …
Dec 15
WCSC Channel 5 By Patrick Phillips and Caroline Spikes The rhesus macaque monkeys escaped from Alpha Genesis near Yemassee on Nov. 7. The company’s CEO, Greg Westergaard, said Sunday his team still sees them together in a tree almost daily. “The four monkeys look good, and engage in species-typical behaviors such as grooming and tree-climbing,” he said …
Dec 01
Peter Young says agency sought information from him about Daniel Andreas San Diego, who was on ‘most wanted terrorists’ list A former animal rights activist who was on the run from the FBI for more than seven years claims that he was offered a deal to inform on one of the organisation’s most wanted fugitives …
Nov 22
Austin Police are investigating an arson at an Austin, TX butcher shop on November 20, 2024. The fire at Zapco Supermercado started around 3:30 a.m. Wednesday. The fire caused $500,000 worth of damage, including $300,000 in structure damage and $200,000 in contents.
Nov 14
Rep. Mace says Alpha Genesis has a history of escapes and violations, and anonymous donors are putting up $250,000 to possibly rehome the 43 monkeys in a sanctuary. Michael M. DeWitt, Jr. Bluffton Today Last Wednesday, 43 young, female Rhesus monkeys bred for scientific and medical research escaped from the Alpha Genesis Primate Research Center in Yemassee, prompting …
Oct 30
By John Beauge | Special to PennLive SUNBURY — The two Massachusetts residents charged with releasing nearly 700 minks from a Northumberland County fur farm are headed to court but with one less charge against each. Christopher Jacob Legere, 25, of Brighton, and Cara Ashley Mitrano, 27, of Worcester, waived their preliminary hearings Tuesday. Before …
Oct 20
By John Beauge | Special to PennLive SUNBURY — ”Pure and simple it was a terroristic attack” is how the executive director of the Fur Commission USA describes the release of 700 mink from their cages at a Northumberland County farm. Because of a perimeter fence, few if any of the mink released early Saturday …
Oct 19
SUNBURY — Vandals struck a Sunbury mink farm for the second time in a little more than a year late Friday, releasing 500 to 900 mink. Unlike the previous incident, two people have been charged, according to Northumberland County District Attorney Mike O’Donnell. Police have charged Christopher Legere, 25, and Cara Mitrano, 27, both of …
Oct 19
By Francis Scarcella fscarcella@dailyitem.com SUNBURY — An official with the North American Animal Liberation Press Office said he believed Saturday’s release of mink near Sunbury should not be a surprise to fur farms. Joseph Buddenberg, a press officer with the North American Animal Liberation Press Office, said he believed the farm was targeted for the …
