For immediate release September 18, 2023 Although an anonymous communique has yet to be received by the North American Animal Liberation Press Office, news media reports that the only remaining fur farm in Pennsylvania, Stahl Fur Farm, was raided this weekend and 6000-8000 captive mink destined to be killed in November were liberated. The farm …
Sep 18
PSP: Thousands of mink escape from Rockefeller Township facility; activist hints at culprit
The News Item (Pennsylvania) By LARRY DEKLINSKI AND JOE SYLVESTER ROCKEFELLER TOWNSHIP — Between 6,000 and 8,000 minks escaped from a facility Sunday morning after someone cut holes in a fence, according to Pennsylvania State Police. A man identifying himself as Joseph Buddenberg, of Los Angeles, who said he is a press officer with the …
Sep 17
Hunter’s Vehicles Vandalized (Picassent, Spain)
According to pro-hunt media, two hunters shooting pigeons in Spain had their cars keyed by a member of the public. Earlier that same day, whilst one of them was shooting a pigeon, a walker with a dog told them they really shouldn’t be shooting over their head whilst they were walking. The hunters threatened them …
Sep 17
Hunter’s Vehicles Vandalized (Picassent, Spain)
According to pro-hunt media, two hunters shooting pigeons in Spain had their cars keyed by a member of the public. Earlier that same day, whilst one of them was shooting a pigeon, a walker with a dog told them they really shouldn’t be shooting over their head whilst they were walking. The hunters threatened them …
Sep 15
Visit the Press Office Table at the NYC Anarchist Book Fair: Tomorrow, Saturday, September 16
PROGRAMME September 15 – Music Festival [5:30 – 10pm] P.I.T. BROOKLYN September 16 – Book Fair & In-person Workshops & Art Festival [11am -8pm] LA PLAZA COMMUNITY GARDEN September 16 – Film Festival [8 -11pm] TOMPKINS SQUARE PARK, EAST VILLAGE September 17 – Virtual Workshops [11am – 7 pm] VIRTUAL @ P.I.T BROOKLYN
Sep 15
Remembering Hazel, the First Ever T&S Rabbit Liberated by the ALF.
From: https://unoffensiveanimal.is/2019/08/26/four-rabbits-liberated-from-fur-farm-action-dedicated-to-matthias/ Back in 2019 I stumbled upon T&S rabbits and I was left perplex by the abhorrent conditions of the farm and the fact that they were breeding rabbits to skin them and sell their fur. At the end of August that same year, alongside some other ALF comrades, I broke into the farm in …
Sep 15
Support 4 Chilean Activists Jailed for Arson Against Meat Company
The four comrades accused of the 2022 arson attack against the Susaron Meat Company in Chile are still in prison awaiting trial. It was in November 2022 that four comrades were arrested by the police for an arson attack, which had taken place in September of the same year, against a slaughterhouse in Chile. The …
Sep 15
37 Years of Direct Action Against Fur Farms in America
1986-2023: 37 Years of Direct Action Against Fur Farms in America 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 …
Sep 12
Dismay at Wisconsin Trappers Association Annual Convention
On Saturday, Gary Groenewold of Groenewold Fur & Wool Co., one of the largest buyers of wild (trapped) fur in North America, spoke about the fur market at the Wisconsin Trappers Association annual convention. Groenewold talks about how fur farmers are struggling just to break even (Groenewold estimated that the U.S. has lost “85% of …
Sep 12
Pettersson Fur Farm Closed Down (Falkenberg, Sweden)
Since 2017, Djurfront has been campaigning to shut down Niclas Pettersson’s mink farm in Falkenberg, Sweden. He was the perfect target for multiple reasons, including the fact that he owned the only mink farm in the southern part of Sweden, making him very isolated from the lobby industry. Since the begining of the campaign activists …
Sep 01
Pacific Northwest Fur Industry & Successful Midwest Direct Action
by Counter Info Wed, Aug 30, 2023 12:29AM The state of the fur industry in the Pacific Northwest and some news on successful direct action. The fur industry in the Pacific Northwest is a shell of what it once was. Since the first recorded ALF liberation at a fur farm in 1986, where 66 foxes …
Aug 30
Geiger Mink Farm in Wisconsin closes after 60+ years
by Final Nail The Geiger Mink Farm in Kronenwetter, Wisconsin has closed. The end of the farm, after 60+ years in operation, comes as a relief to neighbors. For many years, residents of homes near the farm attended village board meetings to plead for help dealing with fly infestations (“Thousands of flies. We can’t go …
Aug 30
Mink fur farms continue dramatic decline in capacity, market interest, and value, according to latest USDA annual survey
EIN Newsdesk Animal Wellness Action calls for government buy-out of small and declining, very inhumane and virally dangerous industry Mink farming is in a death spiral, with no recognizable domestic market for pelts. — Wayne Pacelle, president of Animal Wellness Action WASHINGTON DC, UNITED STATES, August 30, 2023 /EINPresswire.com/ — The mink industry is experiencing …