Aug 21
Kopenhagen Fur was once the world’s largest fur auction house. In 2020, it was reported to be responsible for 40% of global mink fur production. It is now closed and for sale. Kopenhagen Fur’s enormous headquarters outside Copenhagen, Denmark– including auction hall, warehouse, and design studio– is for sale. The building opened in 1963, and …
Aug 16
In Kouvola and other regions of southern Finland, dozens of hunting hides have been destroyed or sabotaged in recent months. The damage ranges from the demolition of entire towers to the deliberate sawing of load-bearing parts, which can be life-threatening for hobby hunters. In addition to Kouvola, Sipoo, Porvoo and southwest Finland are also affected, …
Aug 09
NPR A Texas real estate magnate and trophy hunter was killed by a Cape buffalo during a hunting expedition in South Africa, according to a safari company, which described the incident as “sudden and unprovoked.” (hahahahaha) Asher Watkins had been tracking the bull for a kill when the large horned animal staged an attack first. …
Aug 04
Global fur production has collapsed. Here’s how it happened. by Kenny Torrella In just one decade, a longtime fashion mainstay has been relegated to the sidelines of both haute couture runways and bargain clothing racks: fur. In 2014, over 140 million minks, foxes, chinchillas, and raccoon dogs — a small, fox-like East Asian species — …
Jul 31
One of the brightest flames in Britain’s animal rights movement has gone out. Karl Garside, Animal Liberation Front (ALF) activist , hunt saboteur and investigator has passed away aged 59 from heart disease. For more than four decades on the frontlines of the fight for animal liberation, Karl fearlessly took direct action to end animal …
Jul 24
Amy Upham and Selena Kate Lloyd (Lloyd is ~39 years old) of Buffalo, NY Upham and Lloyd were tenants in the apartment above Burning Books, a book store in Buffalo, New York. They told agents from the FBI’s Buffalo office that the shop’s owners—Leslie James Pickering, Theresa Baker, and Nate Buckley—were inciting violence in workshops and talks at …
Jul 24
Watch/Listen here as members of Animal Activism Collective, the Coalition to Abolish the Fur Trade, and the North American Animal Liberation Press Office relate the current state of the cruel US fur trade: https://www.youtube.com/live/6GvGKhafZbA – Recent USDA report on mink farming in the United States – The communique submitted by ALF activists after the mass …
Jul 24
Utah, behind only Wisconsin, has historically had the second highest number of fur farms of any US state. Now, for the first time since at least 1970, the number of mink killed on Utah mink farms has dropped below 100,000, according to new data from the USDA. The number of mink farms in the state …
Jul 23
The EF! Animal Lib Stream Squirrels have sent us a promo for the animal liberation stream within EF! UK this August. They are trying to bring more animal liberation to Earth First whilst creating a space for radical animal liberation to grow and share and plot in the UK. Read their words below after watching …
Jul 10
Steven M. Grazier Massillon Independent An animal activist groups is claiming responsibility of the release of about 2,000 mink last week in Stark County. American Liberation Front says activists opened several mink cages July 3 at Tonn’s Mink Farm in Tuscarawas Township. Dennis Tonn, owner of the farm, said July 7 that nearly 600 mink …
Jul 09
For Immediate Release July 9, 2025 Animal Liberation Front (ALF) Claims Liberation of 2000 Captive Mink From Massillon, Ohio Fur Farm Last Week In a communique received today by the North American Animal Liberation Press Office, Animal Liberation Front activists claim to have released approximately 2000 captive mink from Tonn’s Fur Farm in Massillon, Ohio …
Jul 09
Steven M. Grazier Massillon Independent Key Points The owner of Tonn’s Mink Farm said about 600 of nearly 2,000 released animals remain missing. Dennis Tonn said a trespasser came on his business property and cut fencing to release the animals. Tonn said he called the Stark County Sheriff’s Office and FBI to investigate the incident. …
Jul 04
Robert Wang Canton Repository Key Points: Fur Commission USA says about 2,000 mink were released at a Massillon-area mink farm late July 2 or early July 3. An organization called the North American Animal Liberation Press office said activists were responsible for the mass mink release. The Stark County Sheriff’s office has not yet confirmed …
Jul 03
For Immediate Release July 3, 2025 Animal liberation activists successfully liberated approximately 2000 captive mink from a Massillon, Ohio fur farm last night. The farm was not positively identified but presumably is Tonn’s Mink Farm, 3270 Pigeon Run Road SW, in Massillon, Ohio, operated by Dennis and Wanda Tonn. There are no other known fur …
