Jun 11
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 …
Jun 08
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/
May 22
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 …
Apr 20
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, …
Apr 17
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 …
Apr 11
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 …
Apr 09
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 …
Mar 27
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 …
Mar 27
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 …
Mar 25
Democracy Now Radio Over the past decade, Ryan Shapiro has become a leading freedom of information activist, unearthing tens of thousands of once-secret documents. His work focuses on how the government infiltrates and monitors political movements, in particular those for animal and environmental rights. Today, he has around 700 Freedom of Information Act requests before …
Mar 20
from Animal Liberation Frontline Fur farmers distribute new “Wanted” poster to convenience stores, coffee shops, more. The fur industry’s hunt for the Animal Liberation Front just go weirder. After the Fur Commission issued bulletins telling fur farmers to call the police if their address is on the internet, and to be on alert for the …
Mar 18
Southern Daily Echo AN animal rights activist has been convicted of conspiring to blackmail customers and suppliers of an animal research company. Stop Huntingdon Animal Cruelty (SHAC) activist, Debbie Vincent, 52, was found guilty at Winchester Crown Court. The court heard she and other members of the group aimed to ‘close down’ Huntingdon Life Sciences, …
Mar 12
By Jana Winter The FBI’s decade-long hunt for a suspected environmental terrorist believed to have bombed two buildings in California has narrowed to Honolulu, where authorities are aggressively advertising a $250,000 reward for information leading to his capture. Daniel Andreas San Diego, 36, a Berkeley, Calif.,-born hard-core vegan and self-styled “animal liberationist,” is believed to …
Mar 12
Science Insider Animal rights activists have dramatically shifted their tactics over the last decade, targeting individual researchers and the businesses that support them, instead of going after their universities. That’s the biggest revelation to come out of a report released today by the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB), the largest coalition of …
Mar 01
The FBI is putting up billboards in Buffalo as part of a nationwide search for an animal rights activist accused of domestic terrorism. The billboards ask the public to contact the agency if they think they have seen Daniel Andreas, a San Diego man who has been on the run for 10 years. The FBI …
