Seattle Weekly By Nina Shapiro Jun. 26 2012 As observed in this week’s feature story, the underground movement that produced the infamous 2001 arson at the University of Washington largely fell apart afterward. Its members dispersed amid squabbles and a backlash from law enforcement. But that doesn’t mean radical activism is completely dead. The Animal …
Jul 12
Hundreds of Bluefin Tuna Released in Croatia
12 July 2012 The Black Fish news release: “On Sunday a diving team of The Black Fish successfully released hundreds of bluefin tuna back into the Adriatic Sea from cages at a fish farm near the island of Ugljan, Croatia. The action is marking the start of a new campaign to highlight the lucrative trade …
Jul 08
Namibia: Kudu Kills Man in Self-Defence
Repost from AllAfrica.com Full article MURURANI – A 44-year-old man was killed by a kudu that he was trying to kill with an axe at Mururani village, south of Rundu, on Saturday. The man had caught the kudu in a wire trap. Police Deputy Commissioner Willie Bampton said the deceased was identified as Johannes Wihinda, …
Jul 06
UCLA Vivisector Lynn Fairbanks Targeted by Animal Liberation Front
For Immediate Release July 12, 2006 UCLA Vivisector Lynn Fairbanks Targeted by Animal Liberation Front Los Angeles: In a communiqué received today, the Animal Liberation Front (ALF) took credit for an attack at the home of UCLA primate vivisector Lynn Fairbanks. An incendiary device was reportedly left on her porch, although it was not confirmed …
Jun 29
June E-Newsletter 2012
Breaking News Busted: Pro-Animal Research Group Americans for Medical Progress Following Activists on Twitter June 07 They are currently using the Twitter name “Vegwashington” to follow over two-dozen activists. View the Twitter profile, then see who they are following here. Fur Farmers Release Guide to Preparing for ALF Raid June 05 Historically, June is the …
Jun 23
Horse Races Sabbed
Communiqué from Racehorse Revenge Date: June 23, 2012 Institution Targeted: Hastings Racecourse Received anonymously: On June 9, the night before the Belmont races we acted in defense of the horses at Vancouver’s Hastings Racecourse. We knew it was expected to be the biggest night of the year for the track so we scattered thousands of …
Jun 22
Snitch Briana Waters Sentenced to 4 Years
Seattle Weekly By Nina Shapiro Jun. 22, 2012 UPDATE: Waters was sentenced this morning to four years in prison. Seven years ago, Briana Waters’ attorney stood in front of a jury and aggressively defended his client as the victim of a wrongful and malicious persecution. Waters, attorney Robert Bloom said, was “completely innocent”–involved in neither …
Jun 17
AMP Website Hacked
Communiqué from Unknown Activists Date: June 17, 2012 Institution Targeted: Americans for Medical Progress Website Received anonymously: Anonymous activists have reported temporarily taking down the website of the pro-vivisection organization Americans for Medical Progress (www.amprogress.org) on May 29 and again on June 6.
Jun 13
FBI Document Reveals Unreported 2008 Mink Release in Utah
Animal Liberation Frontline June 13, 2012 One of the many documents made pubic in the Alex Hall and William Viehl case revealed a previously unknown action that was apparently the work of animal liberators: Sometime in August, 2008, persons unknown opened 15 pens and released 114 mink from a mink farm in South Jordan, Utah. …
Jun 06
VPD seeks public help in identifying vandals who targeted furs stores
By NEAL HALL VANCOUVER SUN June 6, 2012 VANCOUVER – Vancouver police released a surveillance video today showing two people throwing red paint on the windows of a Vancouver fur store last month. The vandals are believed to have targeted two other Vancouver fur stores recently. Police are hoping the public will recognize the two …
Jun 06
Vancouver police seek tips on vandals who tossed red paint at three furrier stores
(video) By IAN AUSTIN The Province June 6, 2012 The Vancouver Police Wednesday released surveillance video from several Vancouver furriers in a bid to nab apparent activists who pelted the stores with red paint.Snowflake Furs, Pappas Furs and Speiser Furs all had red paint hurled at their premises – a common tactic used by animal …
Jun 05
Fur Farmers Release Guide to Preparing for ALF Raid
Historically, June is the beginning of “fur farm raiding season”, when mink born in March mature to a state where they can be liberated. To prepare, the Fur Commission USA is distributing a two-page document titled “Trespass Season Is Coming. Are You Ready?”, to help mink farmers prepare for possible raids by the Animal Liberation …
Jun 01
Schneier on Security
A blog covering security and security technology. Laptop Security while Crossing Borders Last year, I wrote about the increasing propensity for governments, including the U.S. and Great Britain, to search the contents of people’s laptops at customs. What we know is still based on anecdote, as no country has clarified the rules about what their …
Jun 01
Trapper Website Hacked
Communiqué from Unknown Activists Date: June 01, 2012 Institution Targeted: Trapperman Website Received anonymously: The trapping forum Trapperman.com experienced a distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack on May 29. Site owner Paul Dobbins told Trapper & Predator Caller magazine, “We got hacked and the hacker took the server down.” As of June 1, the website is still …
May 29
April/May E-Newsletter 2012
Breaking News Animal Liberation Front Targets Multiple Vancouver Fur Shops May 23 On the night of May 21st four Vancouver fur stores were visited by the ALF. Capilano Furs, Speiser Furs, Snowflake Furs and Pappas Furs were covered in red paint to remind the public of the innocent blood spilled every day in the vicious …
