Category: Press Releases

Western Star Fur Farm (Astoria, Oregon) Shuttered and For Sale

Carl Salo of Astoria, Oregon died in 2023. Now the fur farm that he owned, Western Star Fur Farm, is empty and for sale. 300 mink were liberated from Western Star in 2011. Astoria was once the largest mink farming town in Oregon. Five mink farms were active in 2010. The Ylipelto Mink Farm in …

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Write to Swedish Detained Animal Liberation Activist Sindre

UPDATE 1st JULY: Sindre has been granted longer leaves from detention and is sometimes sleeping at home now. He is still serving his sentence, which does not have a final date and psych hospital has the last word on when Sindre is done serving a sentence that without the mental hospital would’ve been a four …

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Fur Farm Liberations Begin, What Are You Doing This Summer?

In an anonymous communique received by the North American Animal Liberation Press Office, activists state they released every last fox from Schmuecker Fox Farm in Luzerne, Iowa. The communique reads, in full: ⁠ June 20th⁠ All cages were opened, all breeding cards were scattered or destroyed, and perimeter fences were leveled at Schmuecker Fox Farm …

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If Not You, Then Who? If Not Now, Then When?

There’s nothing better than on the ground research. A fur farm that looks like it might be in operation in aerial images (Google Maps) can look very different in person. For example, activists visited the Sargent Fur Farm in Morgan, Utah. The sheds that once held mink were found to now be used for storage …

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Animal Liberation Prisoner Marius Mason Needs Urgent Support

Marius Mason is an activist serving a 22 year sentence after being found guilty of arson at a laboratory and on logging equipment. Marius was approved for gender affirming care in 2022 when he was moved to FCI Danbury, a male prison. He was then transported to FMC Fort Worth where he was supposed to …

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Animal Liberation Prisoner Marius Mason Releases June 11 Statement

Marius Mason is an anarchist animal rights activist who has been in prison since 2009. Marius plead guilty to being involved in an arson at a research lab, and to twelve acts of property damage. Marius release date is January 10 2027. Each year at June 11th, the international day of solidarity of with Marius …

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June is the Beginning of “Fur Farm Raiding Season”

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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15 years ago today, the ALF destroyed the headquarters of a primate breeding company in Reno, Nevada.

15 years ago today, the Animal Liberation Front destroyed the headquarters of a primate breeding company in Reno, Nevada. “In the early morning hours of May 18th, four incendiary devices were planted at Scientific Resources International, a supplier of non-humyn primates for use in vivisection labs all over northern Nevada. The concept of animals existing …

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Jorney Mink Ranch in Alliance, OH

The Jorney Mink Ranch in Alliance, OH was raided three times by the Animal Liberation Front. In total, 11,000 wild mink were liberated from their cages at this now-former wildlife prison. We now feel confident to say that the Jorney Mink Ranch (pictured here) and the B.J. Hoffman Fur Farm, both large farms in Ohio, …

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Our Latest Available Publication: The Militant Vegan

Complete Collection, 1993-1995: (Animal Liberation Zine Collection) Paperback – Illustrated, October 15, 2019 Together in one professionally-bound book, for the first time. The Militant Vegan was a low-production-value, limited-circulation, photocopied publication that ran from 1993 to 1995, and never enjoyed a wide audience. This is the complete collection of the animal liberation zine covering direct action, animal …

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Animal Liberation Gathering August 9-11, 2024 (Appelscha, Netherlands)

Lectures, workshops, networking, planning, and relaxation. Come join the gathering and together we’ll give activism a boost. Register here: https://www.biteback.nl/campagne/animal-liberation-gathering/english/ Camping tot Vrijheidsbezinning The Gathering will take place at the Camping “Tot vrijheidsbezinning” in Appelscha. Purchased by anarchists in 1933, it has since become a landmark among activists where multiple events are held every year. …

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Political Prisoner Maxim Plokhoi Initiates May Day Hunger Strike (Ukraine)

More information on Maxim here. APRIL 22 – EARTH DAY Open letter PRISONER OF CONSCIENCE Glory to the Earth! Glory to the earthlings! There is more truth in such a greeting… Because HOME is the whole Earth, the whole planet, and not a part of the mainland with towers and walls around the perimeter. They …

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Coming May 11th: Animal Liberation Summit (Amsterdam)

WHAT: One-day gathering / workshop event. WHERE: Plantage Doklaan 8, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. WHEN: 11 May From the event website: “Fighting for animal liberation can feel lonely and pointless. As there will never be a means to and end to these violent industries. Collectively, however, we can bring about meaningful change and connect on our …

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Mass Demonstration Against Puppy Killers MBR Acres, UK

WHAT: Mass demonstration against MBR Acres, UK. WHEN: 25th of May. WHERE: MBR Acres, Sawtry Way, Huntingdon, Cambs, PE28 2DT, UK Inspired by the demos at Green Hill in Italy in 2012, people have organised a demo outside MBR Acres, the notorious vivisection puppy breeder run by Marshall BioResources, which breeds animals for laboratories internationally …

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New Zine: Developing Action Capacity

We’ve been sent quite a nice resource on how to develop into an action group which we believe is worth reading. below is a little excerpt as well as links to the zine on print form and on read only form. PRINT READY ZINE READ ONLY ZINE “We are not special. Our skills are not …

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