Dec 19
By Sivan Hirsch-Hoefler and Cas Mudde In 2004, John Lewis, deputy assistant director of the FBI Counterterrorism Division, declared in testimony to the Senate Judiciary Committee: “the FBI’s investigation of animal rights extremists and ecoterrorism matters is our highest domestic terrorism investigative priority.” To most Americans this statement, if it had been given serious attention …
Nov 26
George Dvorsky Filed to: daily explainer The United States prides itself on being a country of animal lovers. But when it comes to the ethical treatment of lab animals, few countries perform worse. Here’s how the U.S. practices measure up to the rest of the world. [UPDATE: io9 has editorial concerns with this article.] Animal …
Nov 07
ABC News, Fresno County(KFSN) By Corin Hoggard For the first time in three years, a development in the arson case at Harris Ranch. Action News has exclusive details about where the investigation has led and the target who’s already in jail. “This is a major breakthrough in the case,” said ABC30 legal analyst Tony Capozzi.A …
Oct 29
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 …
Oct 24
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 …
Oct 20
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, …
Oct 15
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 …
Oct 09
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 …
Oct 07
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 …
Oct 01
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 …
Sep 30
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 …
Sep 27
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 …
Sep 27
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 …
Aug 21
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. …
Aug 20
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 …
