Category: News Articles

Raju the Elephant, freed after 50 years of captivity and torture

See a video of Raju’s liberation here: Freeing Raju the Crying Elephant from His Chains The Huffington Post For 50 years, Raju the elephant was abused, held shackled in spiked chains and forced to live off scraps from passing tourists. All that changed when he was rescued last weekend by wildlife conservationists who said the …

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Do Animals Need a UN Ambassador?

Read article on Huffington Post UN Ambassador Muhumed Sacirbey speaks to the direct correlations between humanitarian issues and animal rights, and why animals should be represented in our international courts, entities, etc as nations and possibly global citizens . He mentions the fight against commercial whaling and ending animal exploitation perpetuated by self-serving multi-national corporations as …

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Lawyer plans constitutional challenge in mink farm case

Published: Tuesday, July 29, 2014 8:30 p.m. CDT By Jason Meisner Chicago Tribune CHICAGO – The lawyer for one of two California animal activists accused of sabotaging a Morris mink farm and releasing about 2,000 animals into the wild last year said Tuesday he plans to challenge the constitutionality of the federal “animal enterprise terrorism” charges …

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Two more mobile slaughter units vandalized – Capital Press

Mateusz Perkowski July 16, 2014 11:30AM Capital Press (The West’s Ag Website) Mobile slaughter trucks have again been targeted by animal rights activists. Vandals have apparently damaged more mobile slaughter units in the Northwest, calling it “sabotage” in the name of animal rights. A “chemical abrasive” and bleach were poured into the fuel tanks of slaughter trucks …

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Two California animal rights activists indicted on mink farm sabotage charges

By Reuters Friday, July 11, 2014 6:38 EDT Two Los Angeles-area activists accused of sabotaging an Illinois mink farm and freeing 2,000 of the weasel-like animals from captivity there have been indicted on federal charges of conspiracy and interstate travel to interfere with an animal enterprise. The two-count indictment returned earlier this week by a …

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Two animal rights activists charged with freeing 2,000 mink from farm

BY KIM JANSSEN Federal Courts Reporter July 10, 2014 4:49PM A pair of California animal rights protestors have been federally charged with freeing 2,000 mink from an Illinois fur farm. Tyler Lang, 25, and Kevin Johnson, 27, allegedly released the animals from a mink farm in Morris, 65 miles southwest of Chicago last August, then …

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Mexico City Bans Use of Circus Animals

Violators face $70,000 fines, confiscation of animals By: Hannah Weinberger Outside Magazine Mexico City circus acts have long walked fine lines between animal care and cruelty. Following abuse allegations, politicians voted overwhelmingly Monday to ban on use of animals in circus acts.The bill, which received 41 supporting votes and had no detractors, is awaiting Mayor Miguel Angel …

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Until All Are Free: Documentary on Political Prisoners Eric McDavid and Marie Mason

A new 20 minute documentary has come out telling the story of Eric McDavid, Marie Mason and the larger Green Scare in which they are a part. The video is free to view and share so check it out, share with friends and family, organize a film screening. http://supportmariemason.org/2014/06/08/until-all-are-free-documentary-on-political-prisoners-eric-mcdavid-and-marie-mason/

Former ELF Member Pleads Guilty to Arsons; Snitches on Friends for Reduced Sentence

Originally posted on the EarthFirst! Journal website. Tomorrow, May 5, 2014, Liam Mulholland will be sentenced for his involvement in a 2003 ELF arson. Mulholland pleaded guilty to setting fire to a house at Mystic Forest housing development in Ann Arbor, Michigan, on March 21, 2003. Spray painted on the garage of a neighboring house were …

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Animal Rights Activist Sentenced to 30 Months in Jail for Having Bolt Cutter in His Prius

by Will Potter on April 20, 2014 in Terrorism Court Cases An animal rights activist with a long history of activism—and an equally long rap sheet—was sentenced to 30 months in jail for having bolt cutters in the back of his Prius. Kevin Olliff and Tyler Lang were driving through rural Illinois on August 15, …

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Animal rights activist jailed for six years for Huntington Life Sciences plot

Debbie Vincent found guilty of involvement in European-wide campaign to terrorise animal testing firm and its suppliers A former soldier has been jailed for six years for her part in a conspiracy to blackmail an animal testing company through a campaign of terror involving improvised explosive devices and the desecration of graves. Debbie Vincent was …

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Fire destroys building at USDA lab, site of past raid

Fire destroys empty chicken barn at a USDA research lab in Maryland and site of 1987 raid. Cause remains under investigation. AnimalLiberationFrontline by Peter Young A fire is under investigation at a large USDA agricultural research center in Beltsville, Maryland. A multi-story chicken barn went up in flames at the Beltsville Agricultural Research Center on …

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‘Liberator’ centers on animal-avenging heroes

USA Today New collection features a slew of fresh stories, including one by creator Matt Miner Any animal lover with a dog, cat, hamster, rabbit or other pet in their life can probably connect to Liberator differently than most comic books. The first collection Liberator: Rage Ignition, out Wednesday, collects the first four-issue miniseries that …

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FASEB guide on mitigating risk of animal rights extremism

The Lawyer On 12 March, the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB) released recommendations regarding response to threats by animal rights (AR) extremists. Counsel and responsible officials at organisations with animal research programmes may find it useful to review FASEB’s guide and consider implementation of its recommendations. Approximately 220 illegal AR extremist incidents …

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Activists target Ronan (Montana) fur farm

by Jessica Stugelmayer Lake County Leader   RONAN — A local fur farm was the target of vandalism from animal right’s advocates earlier this month, when masked suspects trespassed on the property and destroyed breeding records. The Leader received several emails from animal rights groups, Bite Back and the Animal Liberation Front, who forwarded an …

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