Category: Press Releases

37 Years of Direct Action Against Fur Farms in America

by the North American Animal Liberation Press Office There have been at least 116 fur farm raids in America over the last 37 years; more than 160,000 fur bearing captive animals have been liberated, given a new chance at life after spending their entire lives in small metal cages. At least 43 of the raided …

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Support Activists Charged with Pennsylvania Mink Liberation (USA)

Cara Mitrano and Celeste Legere are accused of raiding the Richard Stahl & Sons Mink Farm in Sunbury, PA and freeing several hundred minks from captivity. A small town prosecutor has stacked sixteen charges against them including felony eco-terrorism and racketeering. They face up to forty years in prison. Their bail is set at $150,000 …

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Chilean Activists Sentenced for Meat Packing Plant Arson

The Susaron case is the name given by the Chilean press to the arrest of 4 comrades accused of having set fire to trucks, the meat packing plant and the sales room of the Susaron butcher’s shop. This company is nationally known for producing important imports and exports of pork, beef and chicken. On September …

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Hundreds of Captive Mink Liberated Last Night From Pennsylvania’s Only Remaining Fur Farm

For Immediate Release October 19, 2024 Stahl Mink Farm Targeted Again After Thousands of Captive Mink Released in September 2023    Although an anonymous communique has yet to be received by the North American Animal Liberation Press Office, activists appear to have liberated hundreds more captive mink from Stahl Fur Farm in Pennsylvania early this …

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Rykola Mink Farm Abandoned After ALF Raid (Pennsylvania, USA)

From Press Officer Joseph Buddenberg patreon.com/josephbuddenberg Eleven years ago today. For 54 years, George Rykola murdered thousands of mink every year without consequences. His farm lacked a fence or security, but sadly had never been visited by the Animal Liberation Front. It was the fifth fur farm from which I freed animals that summer. I …

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Another Dead Mink Farmer

In 1959, Joanne and Ron Gengel moved to Lake Villa, IL, with half of Ron father’s mink farm. Their family has been killing mink ever since. Joanne served as the secretary for the Illinois Mink Breeders Association. Today the Gengel Mink Farm is run by her son Gerald and daughter-in-law Justine on their 60 acre …

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Hobbs Fur Farm, Franklin, Idaho

Jackson Hobbs, brother of Fur Commission USA’s Challis Hobbs, smiles as he holds a fox he will soon kill. The Hobbs family imprisons thousands of mink and foxes on their fur farm in Franklin, Idaho. Here are also very recent photos of the farm and cages that hold hundreds of foxes captive, and that could …

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Fur-Bearing Animals Need Your Help

Historically, June is the beginning of “fur farm raiding season”, when mink born in March mature to a state where they can be liberated into the wild. Since 1995, there have been at least 116 raids on fur farms across the United States.  At least 43 of the raided farms have closed forever. Fur farm …

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Update from Imprisoned Chilean Animal Liberationists

[editor’s note: in November 2022, four anarcho-nihilist and animal liberationist individuals were thrown in jail accused of an arson attack at a meat packaging plant ‘Carnes Susaron’, Ten lorries, the administrative offices -including the safe and all their paperwork – and the actual meat factory and refrigeration systems that at the time had seven tones …

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US Fur Farm Survey Continues to Show Many Closures

In September ’24, anonymous activists visited over 20 fur farms in Idaho and Utah to compile footage and data on the dying fur trade, and to determine the operational status of the fur farms in both states. What we uncovered is further evidence of the power of direct action and pressure campaigns. Farms that once …

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Danish Conference for Animal Liberation

WHAT: Two day conference + animal liberation march WHEN: 31st Aug, 1st September WHERE: Ungdommens Demokratihus, Copenhagen, Denmark. Join animal liberation activists for a two day animal liberation conference in Copenhagen, Denmark, at the end of August. Organisers have put together two (and a bit) full days of mingling and plotting, marching and learning. Expect …

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Another Fur Farmer Dead (USA)

Another dead fur farmer. Audrey Zimbal, age 91, of Sheboygan WI died on July 10, 2024. Audrey and her husband started the Zimbal Minkery in 1954. Audrey loved killing mink. Her and her husband killed millions of mink throughout their lives. Her children continue to murder hundreds of thousands of mink every year. Her daughter …

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MaxMara Goes Fur-Free

Max Mara Fashion Group goes fur free after a two month period of tactical escalation and home demonstrations. Thanks to CAFT USA and all who occupied stores and showed up at the homes of those responsible. The fur industry is dying.

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Historically, June is the beginning of “fur farm raiding season”, when mink born in March mature to a state where they can be liberated into the wild. Since 1995, there have been at least 116 raids on fur farms across the United States.  At least 43 of the raided farms have closed forever. Fur farm …

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Interview: Animal Liberation Prisoner Sindre (Sweden)

Unoffensive Animal got the chance to speak to Sindre, a Swedish animal liberation activist, locked up in prison indefinitely for actions against a mink farmer. (More information on Sindres case, and how to write to him here) Sindre, could you to tell us something about yourself, a brief background? I am 22 years old and …

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