Tenth Liberation of 2013: Hundreds of Mink Released by Activist in Grand Meadow, Minnesota

On October 7th, an individual working alone emptied a mink shed at the Myhre Mink Farm on Highway 16 in Grand Meadow, Minnesota. At least 250 fur-bearers ran to the lake directly behind the property. These animals needed very little help to freedom. As the cages were being unlatched, many of the individuals pawed it …

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450 Mink Released in Minnesota; Wave of Fur Farm Raids Continues

Peter Young AnimalLiberationFrontline   Unprecedented wave of mink liberations continues with a fur farm hit in Grand Meadow, Minnesota. In what is now the 9th fur farm raid in just over three months, nearly 500 mink were set free from a small mink farm in Grand Meadow, Minnesota. Details are sparse, but sometime Sunday night …

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2000 Mink Liberated in New Holstein, Wisconsin

2,000 mink were released from cages at Bonlander Furs in New Holstein, Wisconsin during the early morning hours of October 5, according to local news reports.

Animal rights and environmental terrorism

Animal rights and environmental terrorism Steve Cooke Abstract Many paradigmatic forms of animal rights and environmental activism have been classed as terrorism both in popular discourse and in law. This paper argues that the labelling of many violent forms of direct action carried out in the name of animal rights or environmentalism as ‘terrorism’ is …

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2000 Mink Released in Wisconsin, Latest in Major ALF Campaign

  Peter Young AnimalLiberationFrontline The eighth US fur farm raid since July sees 2,000 mink freed from a farm in New Holstein, Wisconsin. Early Saturday, a driver called police to report mink on the road near Bonlander Furs, a mink farm in New Holstein, Wisconsin. Cages had been opened and 2,000 of the farm’s reported …

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2,000 mink released from farm near New Holstein

Oct. 5, 2013 Post-Crescent.com NEW HOLSTEIN — Police say about 2,000 mink were released from a fur farm early Saturday morning in Calumet County.Calumet County Sheriff’s deputies arrived to the area around 4:45 a.m. Saturday after 911 callers said the mink were loose on the roadway. The Bonlander Furs farm was the site of the …

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Former activist, industry leader speak about recent mink farm raid

Farmer not willing to release name publicly Aaron Osowski, The Park Record Posted:   10/04/2013 The Sept. 13 raid of a Summit County mink farm has gained the attention of animal activist groups such as the Animal Liberation Front (ALF), whose website featured a claim of responsibility for the raid from an anonymous source. The …

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500 Mink Released from Fur Farm in British Columbia

According to media reports, approximately 500 mink were released from cages at a fur farm (28250 Downes Road) in Abbotsford, British Columbia early on October 2.

30 Trucks Damaged at Poultry Transporter in Ontario, Canada

Received Anonymously Early Sunday morning, September 29, 2013, the Animal Liberation Front spray painted license plates, glued locks, and slashed tires at a poultry transport company in Smithville, Ontario. This action was undertaken to prevent the transport of chickens from factory farm to slaughterhouse. The action made local news and damages are estimated at $50,000.

Up to 300 Captive Mink Released in Ohio

Received anonymously 9/29/2013 150-300 mink released from cages and dozens of breeding cards destroyed at the massive mink farm owned by Lion Farms, 2707 Hoaglin Road in Van Wert, Ohio. This facility confines tens of thousands of animals, making it one of the largest mink farms in the United States. Time constraints prevented us from …

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October 25- International Kick Off to Move Marie Mason Campaign

In 2009, environmental activist and community organizer Marie Mason was sentenced to almost 22 years in prison for the arson of an office which housed genetically modified organism (GMO) research andfor the destruction of logging equipment.  Marie is now serving the longest sentence of any activist in the US for environmental direct action.  Her sentence is part of a larger crackdown by the state on environmental activists, …

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Animal rights group claims it freed mink in Cambria County

September 27, 2013 By Molly Born / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette CAMBRIA TOWNSHIP, Pa. — For nearly 60 years, George Rykola has raised mink on this quiet, bucolic farm in rural Cambria County. He and his wife, Anna, live next door to thousands of mink they keep and pelt for market. Their relatives live close, too, and help on …

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Hundreds of Mink Released in Pennsylvania; Sixth Fur Farm Rescue This Summer

Received Anonymously: Last night, the Animal Liberation Front opened hundreds of cages at the Rykola mink farm located at 557 Colver Road in Ebensburg, Pennsylvania. We lost count of the number of wild animals freed into their natural environment, due to the animals being housed in atrocious conditions, four to tiny cob-webbed cages. Words can …

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Hunting Stand Destroyed in Ontario, Canada

Received anonymously: On September 16 I tore down this makeshift deer stand that would of been used to murder deer and wild turkey in this upcoming hunting season in Simcoe,ON CA. I discarded the straps and seat used for it far away so they could not be used in another stand to murder animals. Until …

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Authorities trying to figure out who set 20 mink free from Utah farm

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS September 18, 2013 HOYTSVILLE, Utah — An investigation is continuing to determine who broke into a northern Utah farm and freed 20 mink. Summit County Sheriff’s Sgt. Ronald Bridge said the animals were released on Sept. 13 in the small town of Hoytsville. Fifteen mink were found soon after and the owner …

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