Category: News Articles

Wildlife population down by half in 20 years, as human populations double

Raw Story Wildlife numbers have plunged by more than half in just 40 years as Earth’s human population has nearly doubled, a survey of over 3,000 vertebrate species revealed on Tuesday. From 1970 to 2010, there was a 39-percent drop in numbers across a representative sample of land- and sea-dwelling species, while freshwater populations declined …

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Montana FWP Approves Proposed Fur Farm Near Roy

Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks has approved and issued a license to a commercial fur farm southwest of Roy. “Based on the analysis in the environmental assessment, applicable laws, regulations and policies,” says Gary Bertellotti, FWP Region 4 supervisor, “FWP has determined that this action will not have a significant effect on the human or …

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Convicted Felon & Animal Rights Activist Harass Wisconsin Wolf Hunters

Columbus, OH –-(Ammoland.com)-Sportsmen partaking in the annual Wisconsin wolf hunt are finding themselves with unwanted partners, as a group of animal rights activists, led by a known eco-terrorist, are taking it upon themselves to trail sportsmen in the field this season. The group of animal rights activists, who call themselves the Great Lakes Wolf Patrol, …

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Animal rights protester a “risk to the safety of the community,” judge says

Chicago Sun Times Kim Janssen An animal rights protester who allegedly freed 2,000 mink from an Illinois fur farm presents a “risk to the safety of the community” and should be locked up until he stands trial, a federal judge ruled Wednesday. Kevin Johnson, 27 allegedly teamed up with codefendant, Tyler Lang, 25, to release the …

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Jettsetting Terrorist: TSA agent tries to make up rules, I laugh at him, he runs away

TSA agent tries to tell me I can’t board a flight. I laugh at him. He scurries off like a little bitch. A consistent theme through this site is the TSA having no idea what they’re doing and just making up rules to flex their muscles. The most pathetic example of this came early on …

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Hip hop is not a crime: Lyrics used as evidence in mink release case

Reposted from Animal Liberation FrontLine Satirical hip hop lyrics, more used as evidence in mink release case. Since Animal Enterprise Terrorism charges were filed against Kevin Olliff & Tyler Lang in July, the FBI has released new information outlining the evidence against them. Background In August 2013, the pair were pulled over eight miles from …

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‘Dangerous’ animal rights protestor should remain locked up, feds say

CHICAGO (Sun-Times Media Wire) – A Californian animal rights protestor who allegedly freed 2,000 mink from an Illinois fur farm is a “danger to the community” who should be kept locked up, federal prosecutors say.Kevin Johnson, 27 and his codefendant, Tyler Lang, 25, allegedly released the animals from a mink farm in Morris, 65 miles …

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Activist group says it broke into Iowa fox farm

Associated Press Tuesday, 30 September 2014 02:04 The FBI was looking into an attempt to release animals from a fox farm. An animal rights activist group admitted to breaking into an eastern Iowa fox fur farm and trying to free about 30 foxes. The group, Animal Liberation Front, said in a written release sent to …

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Activist group says it broke into Iowa fox farm

Associated Press ANAMOSA, Iowa (AP) – An animal rights activist group admitted to breaking into an eastern Iowa fox fur farm and trying to free about 30 foxes. The group, Animal Liberation Front, said in a written release sent to news organizations that it had released 30 foxes from an Anamosa farm that raises foxes …

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Activist group releases foxes at farm

Des Moines Register Linh Ta, lta@dmreg.com An animal-rights activism group raided an Anamosa fox farm this week and attempted to release foxes from the property, officials said. The group, Animal Liberation Front, claimed responsibility for the act through a news release. “To be clear, our mission extends far beyond fur. We aim to eradicate all …

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Hundreds of minks set free at farm accused of animal cruelty

By Anne Sutherland and Garrett Barry THE MONTREAL GAZETTE August 21, 2014 MONTREAL — Hundreds of minks were set free on August 19 at a farm in Montérégie accused of mistreating its animals. The farm’s owner called the Sûreté du Québec at 8 a.m. August 20, reporting that cages housing the minks had been opened. …

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Daniel McGowan, Jailed For HuffPost Blog, Files Lawsuit Against Bureau Of Prisons

By Matt Sledge msledge@huffingtonpost.com Daniel McGowan may have been the first person thrown in solitary confinement for writing a HuffPost blog. Now he’ll be the first person to sue the Bureau of Prisons over it. The environmental activist and former prisoner filed a lawsuit on Wednesday against the prison system over an April 2013 incident …

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Bobcat fur farm for Roy, Montana? We Don’t Think So.

Missoula Independent Posted By Jessica Mayrer on Wed, Aug 20, 2014 at 12:25 PM A proposal to open a new fur farm outside of Roy that would house bobcats in 4-by-6 pens before the animals are harvested for their pelts is prompting outrage from animal rights activists. “As an animal rights activist, I know what …

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Calling for Anti-Capitalist Bloc at the People’s Climate March in NYC

from AnarchistNews On September 20, 2014, Bill McKibben’s 350.org and a host of other Green NGOs are calling for a massive march through New York City to demand “the world we know is within our reach: a world with an economy that works for people and the planet. A world safe from the ravages of …

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Animal rights activists smash Star Grocery windows

August 5, 2014 12:30 pm by Frances Dinkelspiel Two FBI agents visited Star Grocery on Claremont Avenue on Monday to investigate a broken window the government believes was smashed by animal rights activists. The large plate glass window of the market, which has been run by the Pappas family since 1922, was smashed around 2 …

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