Feb 26
Received Anonymously On the night of February 22nd, we poured a mixture of sand and water into the fuel tanks of two tractors used in the construction of a new Atlanta streetcar. The streetcar is one of many major development projects the city has initiated in the past few years as a part of a …
Feb 26
PE: For those unfamiliar with your past, could you introduce yourself? YES SIR, INMATE #03895-000…oh wait, sorry, old habits… Hi my name is rod and I’m from the desert southwest, but live in the great lakes bioregion now. I’ve spent my life fighting for the earth and animals and have just finished a 5 year …
Feb 21
Posted by Negotiation Is Over Brian Vaillancourt M42889 3820 East Main Street Danville, IL 61834 Earlier today, Brian was moved from Stateville to Danville Correction Center in Illinois. Because he was unable to retain competent counsel, he accepted a plea deal on February 3, 2014, was convicted of aggravated arson, and was sentenced to 9 …
Feb 20
Whenever we the human race set about oppressing another group from within or from outside our own species the justifications we use are not only similar in design but often times exact verbatim. There is a fairly intricate pathology to how we determine the otherness of different groups. Unfortunately, it is far to complex for …
Feb 20
JOIN US! For the fifth annual Animal Liberation Forum, a two day FREE event dedicated to the animals! The event kicks off Friday March 21st at 6pm in Kinesiology Room 59 at CSULB. 6-8pm, there will be a potluck and mixer for conference attendees so please bring vegan snacks and food to share! And then …
Feb 19
Received anonymously A fur coat was smeared with red paint at a second-hand shop in the Bay Area rendering it unsellable. This was a small action to send the message that the wearing of fur, and profiting off the miserable captivity and slaughter of fur bearing animals, is never acceptable – even if it’s ‘second …
Feb 12
The Earth First! Prisoner Support Project just created a new donation page for Brian Vaillancourt, in hopes of getting legal funds for him to appeal the 9 year sentence. Here’s the site: http://www.gofundme.com/6s3pvg Also, new links to records in Brian’s case: indictment: http://nycabc.files.wordpress.com/2014/02/brian-vaillaincart-indictment.pdf investigative report: http://nycabc.files.wordpress.com/2014/02/bvinvestigativereport.pdf Brian Vaillancourt, a long-time animal rights activist …
Feb 12
I was hauled in front of US Congress as part of their attempt to stop the work of the Earth Liberation Front and Animal Liberation Front. Thanks to my good friend and attorney Stu Sugarman who represented me during the hearing, the Congressional inquiry was a failure, an embarrassment for Subcommittee Chairman Rep. Scott McInnis, …
Feb 08
Opposing Views By Michael Allen Jose Ochoa died after a rooster stabbed him in the leg during an illegal cockfight near Tulare County, Calif. The rooster had a razor-like knife attached to its leg, which the birds use to fight each other to the death, notes LA Weekly. Ochoa may have lost too much blood …
Feb 07
Brian was arrested on February 9, 2013 in Chicago for allegedly trying “to burn down a slaughterhouse known as McDonalds.” Negotiation Is Over has learned that days ago after serving a year in Cook County Jail, on February 3, 2014, he was convicted of aggravated arson and sentenced to 9 years in Stateville Prison. He …
Feb 03
By Ryan Shapiro, Truthout | Op-Ed A lawsuit filed today seeks to strike down the federal Animal Enterprise Terrorism Act. Politicians, industry and law enforcement too long employed the rhetoric and apparatus of national security to counter effective animal advocacy, labeling those who exercise constitutionally protected rights “terrorists.” It is only by chance that I …
Jan 28
Rebecca Rubin Rubin pleaded guilty last October to arson, attempted arson and conspiracy to commit arson in Oregon, Colorado and California as part of the underground Earth Liberation Front and Animal Liberation Front. Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. — A Canadian woman who admitted taking part in ecoterrorism firebombings has been sentenced to five years in …
Jan 26
“The food we eat masks so much cruelty”… by JON HOCHSCHARTNER Counterpunch While Angela Davis is well known for her progressive perspectives on race, gender, and class, less well known are her views on species, which are quite forward-thinking. The great socialist scholar, it might surprise some to hear, does not consume animal products. “I …
Jan 25
by Peter Young AnimalLiberationFrontline Prosecutors name the Aeschleman fox farm as the intended “burglary target” of Kevin Olliff and Tyler Lang. Since the arrest of Kevin Olliff and Tyler Lang for “possession of burglary tools,” one thing was suspiciously missing from the prosecution’s case: A target. At no point was the intended “burglary” target named, …
Jan 22
Rebecca Rubin, a North Vancouver animal rights activist guilty of several arsons, should get a stiff prison sentence to dissuade those who consider her a hero, the U.S. government says By: Sandro Contenta TheStar.com (Canada) A North Vancouver animal rights activist guilty of several arsons should get a stiff prison sentence to dissuade those who …
