BY KIM JANSSEN Federal Courts Reporter July 10, 2014 4:49PM A pair of California animal rights protestors have been federally charged with freeing 2,000 mink from an Illinois fur farm. Tyler Lang, 25, and Kevin Johnson, 27, allegedly released the animals from a mink farm in Morris, 65 miles southwest of Chicago last August, then …
Jul 08
What We Must Do To Win, by Anonymous
There are two big issues that are preventing us, animal liberation activists, from being as effective as we can be right now. First, we lack coordination, especially here in the United States. We go and protest a restaurant once and never go back. We go and leaflet outside a target and never go back. We …
Jun 21
The Arsonist of Animal Liberation Revolution
Posted by Negotiation Is Over on June 21, 2014 Editorial Note: This article was originally published for our Spanish-speaking friends under the title EL INCENDIARIO DE LA REVOLUCIÓN ANIMAL. And, since it is such an outstanding and inspirational piece of work, NIO has taken the liberty of translating it into English so that we may …
Jun 14
Guns made civil rights possible: Breaking down the myth of nonviolent change
A crucial part of the struggle’s been forgotten: how armed self-defense protected activists from white supremacists Charles E. Cobb Jr., for Salon Excerpted from “This Nonviolent Stuff’ll Get You Killed: How Guns Made the Civil Rights Movement Possible” We who believe in freedom cannot rest until it comes. — Ella Baker I have never subscribed to …
Jun 13
Running from the Devil- An interview with grand jury resister Steve Jablonski
CrimethInc. If you were contacted by the FBI, what would you do? Do you know who you would call? Would you be able to find a lawyer? Would you quit your job? Would you talk to your partner, your comrades, your parents? More importantly, would you talk to the government? If the FBI informed you …
Jun 11
Mexico City Bans Use of Circus Animals
Violators face $70,000 fines, confiscation of animals By: Hannah Weinberger Outside Magazine Mexico City circus acts have long walked fine lines between animal care and cruelty. Following abuse allegations, politicians voted overwhelmingly Monday to ban on use of animals in circus acts.The bill, which received 41 supporting votes and had no detractors, is awaiting Mayor Miguel Angel …
Jun 08
Until All Are Free: Documentary on Political Prisoners Eric McDavid and Marie Mason
A new 20 minute documentary has come out telling the story of Eric McDavid, Marie Mason and the larger Green Scare in which they are a part. The video is free to view and share so check it out, share with friends and family, organize a film screening. http://supportmariemason.org/2014/06/08/until-all-are-free-documentary-on-political-prisoners-eric-mcdavid-and-marie-mason/
Jun 01
BMJ: Is animal research sufficiently evidence based to be a cornerstone of biomedical research?
Analysis BMJ 2014; 348 doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmj.g3387 (Published 30 May 2014) Cite this as: BMJ 2014;348:g3387 Correspondence to: P Pound pandorapound{at}gmail.com Public acceptance of the use of animals in biomedical research is conditional on it producing benefits for humans. Pandora Pound and Michael Bracken argue that the benefits remain unproved and may divert funds from …
May 22
Former ELF Member Pleads Guilty to Arsons; Snitches on Friends for Reduced Sentence
Originally posted on the EarthFirst! Journal website. Tomorrow, May 5, 2014, Liam Mulholland will be sentenced for his involvement in a 2003 ELF arson. Mulholland pleaded guilty to setting fire to a house at Mystic Forest housing development in Ann Arbor, Michigan, on March 21, 2003. Spray painted on the garage of a neighboring house were …
May 06
Vegan-Inspired Short Film Release: The Herd
The Herd: A brutal horror film with a compassionate message. FOR IMMEADIATE RELEASE Contact: Ed Pope ed.pope@btinternet.com Inspired of a frustration at the mainstream refusal to accept the sentiency of other species, THE HERD takes that anger and throws it back at the masses. This a film which inflicts every torture suffered by dairy cows …
Apr 20
Animal Rights Activist Sentenced to 30 Months in Jail for Having Bolt Cutter in His Prius
by Will Potter on April 20, 2014 in Terrorism Court Cases An animal rights activist with a long history of activism—and an equally long rap sheet—was sentenced to 30 months in jail for having bolt cutters in the back of his Prius. Kevin Olliff and Tyler Lang were driving through rural Illinois on August 15, …
Apr 19
Begging for crumbs from the master’s table
Posted by Negotiation Is Over on April 19, 2014 by Camille A. Marino Disturbingly, my colleague in Rome reports this morning that “vivisection in Italy has increased radically despite that tens of thousands of people rallied in the streets last year.” And I remain among the activists in the states who continue to admire campaigns …
Apr 17
Animal rights activist jailed for six years for Huntington Life Sciences plot
Debbie Vincent found guilty of involvement in European-wide campaign to terrorise animal testing firm and its suppliers A former soldier has been jailed for six years for her part in a conspiracy to blackmail an animal testing company through a campaign of terror involving improvised explosive devices and the desecration of graves. Debbie Vincent was …
Apr 11
Fire destroys building at USDA lab, site of past raid
Fire destroys empty chicken barn at a USDA research lab in Maryland and site of 1987 raid. Cause remains under investigation. AnimalLiberationFrontline by Peter Young A fire is under investigation at a large USDA agricultural research center in Beltsville, Maryland. A multi-story chicken barn went up in flames at the Beltsville Agricultural Research Center on …
Apr 09
‘Liberator’ centers on animal-avenging heroes
USA Today New collection features a slew of fresh stories, including one by creator Matt Miner Any animal lover with a dog, cat, hamster, rabbit or other pet in their life can probably connect to Liberator differently than most comic books. The first collection Liberator: Rage Ignition, out Wednesday, collects the first four-issue miniseries that …