(video) By IAN AUSTIN The Province June 6, 2012 The Vancouver Police Wednesday released surveillance video from several Vancouver furriers in a bid to nab apparent activists who pelted the stores with red paint.Snowflake Furs, Pappas Furs and Speiser Furs all had red paint hurled at their premises – a common tactic used by animal …
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Jun 05
Fur Farmers Release Guide to Preparing for ALF Raid
Historically, June is the beginning of “fur farm raiding season”, when mink born in March mature to a state where they can be liberated. To prepare, the Fur Commission USA is distributing a two-page document titled “Trespass Season Is Coming. Are You Ready?”, to help mink farmers prepare for possible raids by the Animal Liberation …
May 25
More “Homeland Security” Repression Against Activists
May 25, 2012 Canadian Border Another report of activist harassment at the border just in. “I was denied entry into Canada yesterday after arrival. The Canadian Border Security Agency interrogated me for over an hour about my past and also about animal rights organizations they had information I was a member of a particular animal …
May 25
Animal w-activists
North Shore News May 25, 2012THE red paint bombing of several Lower Mainland businesses to draw attention to the practices involved in the fur trade is attention getting but ultimately defeats the purpose of the animal rights activists behind it. Tossing buckets of red paint at store windows or spraying a truck outside the home-based …
May 24
Fire Destroys Building at Iowa Animal Auction
Investigators say there was a “good possibility” the fire was caused by a discarded cigarette. In the past month, buildings at several Midwest animal abuse targets have also gone up in flames, including a rodeo training facility, mink farm, and dairy farm. Four of them have been ruled arson. Watch the video of the burning …
May 24
Animal rights activists attack Vancouver fur stores
By Jeff Green The Province May 24, 2012A campaign against the fur industry has been brought to the front lawns of Vancouver shop owners.Vancouver Police and the RCMP are searching for the vandals who coated red paint on four fur stores: three in Vancouver and one in North Vancouver. An animal rights extremist group called …
May 23
Animal rights activists hit several Vancouver-area fur stores Red paint a reminder of ‘innocent blood spilled in vicious trade’
By Kim Pemberton Vancouver Sun May 23, 2012Four Vancouver fur stores have been targeted by the Animal Liberation Front, an extreme animal rights group willing to resort to illegal activities like vandalism and arson. On Monday buckets of red paint were splashed on windows and signs at Capilano Furs, Speiser Furs, Snowflake Canada and Pappas …
May 21
Years After Visits by ALF, Fur Farms in Minnesota and Maryland are Confirmed Closed
We are happy to pass along that the Gunnink Fox Farm (Chandler, MN) and Parsons Mink Ranch (Salisbury, MD) have both been confirmed as closed. One was raided twice by anonymous activists, and at least two of the actions were claimed by the Animal Liberation Front. The report states that the remaining sheds at Parsons …
May 14
“Homeland Security” Ramps Up Repression Against Activists
14 May, 2012 Houston Texas If anyone still harbors any doubt about America not being a free country, read the following. An animal liberation activist returning to the US from time off in Mexico had his mobile phone seized by immigration agents after refusing to divulge the lock code to permit access to the phone’s …
May 11
FBI agents serve activist with a subpoena to appear at a grand jury investigating 2008 arson in Santa Cruz, CA
One person in California has been subpoenaed to a grand jury by FBI agents. From the subpoena, it appears the grand jury is investigating a fire set at the home of a UC-Santa Cruz animal researcher in 2008. There was no claim of responsibility for the fire, and there is no evidence activists were responsible. …
May 10
Fifth Midwest barn fire in one month destroys rodeo equipment and training arena
A massive fire destroyed a barn used by a rodeo in southern Illinois last night. The fire consumed the entire building and its contents, which included “expensive” equipment used for an annual rodeo. The was no word from investigators about a possible cause. The destroyed facility east of St Louis used by “Optimist Rodeo”. The …
May 10
Victor VanOrden released after serving only three months of his five year sentence
Victor has been granted parole and was released May 10th. In February he received an exorbitant sentence of five years for the “crime” of cutting a fence and opening a single cage at the Circle K Fur Farm in Sioux City, Iowa. This week, the judge granted Victor parole, reducing his sentence by over 90%. …
Apr 21
Animal Activist Released from Jail After Attempted Mink Liberation
Kellie Marshall finishes her 60 day sentence for an attempted fur farm raid in Iowa From Animal Liberation Frontline by Peter Young April 21, 2012 Quick note to announce that Kellie Marshall has been released after her (relatively) brief sentence for cutting fences and releasing one mink at the Circle K Fur Farm in Sioux …
Apr 17
FBI Seeks Activist “Liaisons” — Agent Says “We Don’t Just Work for Those Big Companies”
by Will Potter April 17, 2012 in Surveillance FBI agents visited an animal rights activist in Minnesota saying that they “don’t just work” for Big Ag corporations, and that they are in search of activist “liaisons.” Dallas Rising is the program director for the Animal Rights Coalition , an organization in Minneapolis founded in 1980. …
Apr 11
Settlement Reached Over Long Haul Raid
Kathleen Richards Apr 11, 2012 East Bay Express The law enforcement agencies that raided the Long Haul in 2008 have come to a settlement agreement in the lawsuit filed against them by the anarchist library and community center, as well as the prisoner support group East Bay Prisoner Support (EBPS). According to the settlement, the …