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 …
Jan 20
by Peter Young AnimalLiberationFrontline Kevin Olliff receives 30 month sentence for possessing fur farm “burglary tools”. Tuesday, Kevin Olliff accepted a plea deal and was sentenced to 2.5 years in Illinois prison. The only allegation against him was possessing tools the prosecution claimed were intended to be used to “burglarize” a fox farm. With credit …
Jan 19
What’s In A Name Anyway? Would you consider Martin Luther King Jr. a terrorist? How about Mohandas Gandhi? Maybe the Suffragettes or those who participated in the Boston Tea Party? Those Salvation Army workers always seemed like a bunch of no-good terrorists to me. Obviously, I’m being facetious but the point is very simple. Why …
Jan 17
According to the Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary 11th edition the definition of the word “compassion” is: “Sympathetic consciousness of others’ distress together with a desire to alleviate it”. Very well, by the definition thus given we see right off the bat that compassion is more than just a feeling, or a pretentious connection with others’ pain. …
Jan 16
[Press Office note: The Namibian newspaper has reported that its website and the website of a travel company in Namibia were targeted by the hacktivist network Anonymous in protest of a decision by the government of Namibia to allow the hunting of endangered black rhinos.] Associated Press DALLAS — A North Texas man who paid …
Jan 15
http://supportmariemason.org/ Marie Mason’s birthday is January 26. Please send her a card and brighten her day! She loves to get mail from supporters and can receive mail from anyone — although she is limited in how many people she can write back. Some ideas include: * Photos of the wild you find inspiring * Poetry …
Jan 10
When anonymous activists shut down a Colorado mink farm last month, it was no surprise that no one was caught. In over 30 years of Animal Liberation Front raids, there have been fewer than 40 arrests for nearly 1,500 actions. That doesn’t mean the FBI doesn’t try. Two weeks ago, the FBI raided a home …
Jan 07
By Eyal Megged The Haaretz January 3, 2014 The Righteous Among the Nations, those saintly non-Jews who are presented as role models for every Jewish child around here, were fanatical people who performed fanatical acts. The decision to save persons and families right under the Nazis’ noses in occupied Europe was not just an extreme fanatical …
Dec 27
It’s been years. Eleven years actually. And it’s how people are remembered. Eleven years ago some of the horror at Alamogordo was ending. Despite years and years of animal cruelty violations, the USDA finally closed the infamous Coulston laboratory where unspeakable cruelty was inflicted on our closest relative, the chimpanzee. We’ve all heard about the …
Dec 27
Japanese government’s websites, including the ones of the prime minister’s office, Taji, Wakayama Prefecture, the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, and the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, have been cyber attacked by Anonymous, a group of “hacktivists” (hacker-activists) who primarily hack websites to bring about social change. “STOP these slaughters IMMEDIATELY, or get ready to …
