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An animal rights group allegedly claimed responsibility for vandalizing a Michigan slaughterhouse and one of its vehicles and freeing cows from the facility Monday morning.<\/div>\nThe Animal Liberation Front (ALF) released an email following the incident at McNee\u2019s Meats. Members of the group spray-painted \u201cMeat is Murder\u201d on the front of the building and a sign outside, glued door locks to the building and company vehicle shut, and released cattle. WNEM<\/a> <\/em>reports cages used for holding chickens were also destroyed.<\/p>\n McNee\u2019s Meats is located in North Branch, Michigan. ALF has attacked other slaughterhouses and cattle operations across the country including Harris Farms in January 2012<\/a>. ALF set a fire that heavily damaged 14 tractors and several cattle trailers. Losses were estimated to total over $2 million.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Brett Wessler Drover’s Cattle Network 08\/28\/2013 An animal rights group allegedly claimed responsibility for vandalizing a Michigan slaughterhouse and one of its vehicles and freeing cows from the facility Monday morning. The Animal Liberation Front (ALF) released an email following the incident at McNee\u2019s Meats. Members of the group spray-painted \u201cMeat is Murder\u201d on the … <\/p>\n