Apr 19
Press Office note: The whole book is based on a lie; this so-called FBI agent never infiltrated the ALF, but posed as an animal rights campaigner for a year or two before being called out by activists. That’s it. Fortunately, no activist ever really suffered from her largely incompetent efforts, but she is no less the …
Mar 25
By Kelly Hayes, Truthout | Interview On Tuesday, animal rights activist Tyler Lang(above, on left) received a sentence of time served for his role in freeing 2,000 mink from a fur farm and spray-painting “Liberation is Love” on the side of a barn in Morris, Illinois, in August 2013. The fur farm closed down as …
Mar 23
Tyler Lang(left), an animal rights activist from California, was sentenced Wednesday for his involvement in freeing 2,000 minks from an Illinois fur farm in 2013. U.S. District Judge Amy St. Eve sentenced Lang to three months time already served, six months of house arrest, six months community confinement and one year of supervised release. He is also required to make a $200,000 …
Mar 23
The altercation took place outside the camp of the Belly Wien circus, on the Greenhills Road in Tallaght, at around 2.30pm Six people were arrested earlier today following a brawl between members of a circus, and animal rights activists in Dublin. The altercation took place outside the camp of the Belly Wien circus, on the …
Feb 29
Chicago Tribune On a summer morning nearly three years ago, residents of downstate Morris awoke to a peculiar sight. Minks were everywhere. Running through yards, darting under parked cars, scurrying across farm roads on the way into town. Dozens of the animals lay dead in the road, killed by traffic. Others splashed in lawn sprinklers …
Feb 25
Maryland — Earlier this week, a Monsanto research facility in France was burned to the ground. Monsanto and investigators suspect an arsonist was responsible for the blaze. Monsanto representative Jakob Witten told Reuters that investigators “strongly suspect it was a crime as no electrical or other sources were found.”He added that “No Monsanto sites in Europe have …
Feb 20
By Kristina Davis San Diego Tribune San Diego — Two animal activists accused of carrying out a cross-country rampage on the fur industry admitted vandalizing a San Diego fur shop and freeing mink from farms, according to plea agreements reached this week. Joseph Buddenberg and Nicole Kissane each pleaded guilty Tuesday in San Diego federal …
Feb 11
GERARD HUTCHING Farmers are being urged to commit suicide by animal rights advocates. The level of vitriol against farmers has risen “dramatically”, say two women dairy workers who started up Facebook pages supporting farmers after abuse of bobby calves was made public late last year. Some of the posts to the pages have urged farmers …
Feb 03
Extremely cool idea! TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Police in Tucson, Arizona, said pranksters convinced employees at a fast food restaurant to smash windows by pretending to be a fire-suppression company. The employees received a call around 1 a.m. on Tuesday saying that the gas levels were high and that the building needed to be …
Feb 03
Brianna Gurciullo Chicago Tribune The FBI has doubled to $10,000 the reward for information leading to the arrest of those responsible for last year’s arson at Noble Horse Theatre. The fire on Feb. 6, 2015, destroyed 13 horse-drawn carriages worth about $130,000, according to the FBI. It also damaged the building at 1410 N. Orleans …
Feb 03
TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Police in Tucson, Arizona, said pranksters convinced employees at a fast food restaurant to smash windows by pretending to be a fire-suppression company. The employees received a call around 1 a.m. on Tuesday saying that the gas levels were high and that the building needed to be evacuated. The prankster also …
Jan 24
Two children ages 11 and 16 were among four people killed in Ensenada on Saturday night when gunmen stormed a crowd of several hundred spectators gathered to watch a cockfight, law enforcement authorities reported Sunday. An additional 15 people were wounded in the attack, which took place at about 10 p.m. at the Póker palenque, …
Jan 15
There is no book like this one. It is the definitive animal liberation novel. This book informs while it entertains. It’s violent, because it is an attempt to show people how animals are treated by treating humans the same way. This is an expression of vegan and vegetarian anger. Sadly, it’s not any more violent …
Dec 28
The Nation We have seen throughout history, escalation of restless forces that seek to achieve a status they have been denied. Though there was support lent to them by members of privileged classes, in the final stage it was the suppressed people themselves that tipped the scales in their favour. We see that pattern in …
Dec 15
As if there was another reason to scorn the police! New York Post A retired police dog was ditched by his former law enforcement owner at a Brooklyn animal shelter last week after working nearly his whole life fighting crime — and was only saved from possible euthanasia at the last minute, an animal rights …
