video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I8i0oPHkyU0 The moment the brand hits my skin, I can’t help but think of them. Him cramped in a metal cell, absolutely terrified, the barrel of a gun to his temple. Her crying out as her child is ripped away from her …
Mar 08
Dancing the World Into Being
By Naomi Klein, Yes! Magazine 08 March 13 Naomi Klein speaks with writer, spoken-word artist, and indigenous academic Leanne Betasamosake Simpson about “extractivism,” why it’s important to talk about memories of the land, and what’s next for Idle No More. n December 2012, the Indigenous protests known as Idle No More exploded onto …
Mar 08
Hunters are terrorists of animal world
by Gary Yourofsky, Press Officer North American Animal Liberation Press Office Before I refute every hunting lie ever espoused, let me begin with a quote from the great philosopher Pythagoras: “As long as humanity continues to be the ruthless destroyer of other beings, we will never know health or peace. For as long as people …
Mar 08
The Freedom Fighters of the Animal Liberation Front
by Will Hazlitt, Press Officer North American Animal Liberation Press Office Recently I had the opportunity to have some lengthy discussions with a pair of self-termed “journalists.” Both conversations were interesting and unsettling at the same time. First of all, when did a ‘reporter,’ as defined by the American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language …
Feb 28
Attorney Claims USA Chills Rights of Environmentalists
By RYAN ABBOTT Courthouse News Service WASHINGTON (CN) – An attorney whose client is serving 22 years for destroying private property claims the FBI denied her FOIA request, to cover up the government’s “Green Scare” program, meant to chill the speech rights of environmental activists. New York City attorney Susan Tipograph sued the Department of …
Feb 12
Heart Attack Grill ‘spokesman’ dies after apparent heart attack
By JoNel Aleccia NBC News A 54-year-old man who spent his days touting the greasy pleasures of the Heart Attack Grill in Las Vegas has died of an apparent heart attack, the restaurant’s owner said. John Alleman was waiting for a bus outside the downtown grill last week when he collapsed, Jon Basso told NBC …
Jan 30
Arson, Cracked Testicles, and Internet Death Threats
Gawker.com by Jordan Heller How Animal Rights Extremists Are Learning From the People Who Murdered George Tiller “We will…strap you into a monkey restraining device and use industrial pliers to crack your testicles like walnuts.” That was the simple message that medical researcher Dr. Donal O’Leary received in October 2011. The note, which threatened to …
Jan 11
Minn. Activist’s Dad Admits To Bumping Prosecutor
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — A suburban Minneapolis man has pleaded guilty to bumping a federal prosecutor in Iowa two years ago after his son was sentenced and immediately imprisoned for his role in a 2006 attack on a ferret farm attributed to the Animal Liberation Front. Timothy DeMuth, 51, pleaded guilty Thursday in Davenport …
Jan 11
Canadian accused of links to animal liberation group to make first U.S. court appearance
Globe and Mail by Jeff Barnard A Canadian woman who spent a decade as a fugitive in the largest eco-terrorism investigation in U.S. history is due in federal court in Oregon on conspiracy and arson charges. Rebecca Rubin, 39, a Canadian citizen with connections to North Vancouver, was to be arraigned Friday afternoon in U.S. …
Jan 09
Locks Glued of a Very Bourgeois Shop in Vancouver, BC
Received anonymously: During the night of Dec. 24, the locks were glued of a very bourgeois shop in Vancouver, BC; a shop that sells fur, down, silk, and leather and profits off the backs of animals. This was a very small action, and may be taken as a warning. Actions of all types coming your …
Jan 09
ALF cell attacks an unoccupied police cruiser via Molotov cocktail
Received anonymously January 9, 2013 On a late rainy January 5th night an ALF cell attacked an unoccupied police cruiser via Molotov cocktail. This cruiser was parked there to intimidate or detour any future attacks or protests on Megan Halprin’s residence or the Snowflake fur shops she owns. However, the increased police presence will not …
Jan 05
Solidarity in silence, resist the Grand Jury witch hunt!
Support Grand Jury Resisters by writing letters to those who are already incarcerated and/or donate to those currently subpoenaed to help with legal fees. More information about political prisoners and grand jury resisters can be found on our Prisoners page. Pacific Northwest Grand Jury Kteeo Olejnik, Maddy Pfeiffer and Matt Duran are three activists currently …