Liberation & Sabotage: Italy, USA, UK & Spain

11th - 13th February

THREE GOATS RESCUED FROM AGRICULTURAL SCHOOL (USA)
20,000 PHEASANTS FREED (Italy)
ABUSERS LOCKS GLUED (UK)
MARCH AGAINST NOVARTIS ENDS WITH SMASHED WINDOWS (Spain)
SIX RABBITS FREED IN RETURN VISIT TO FARM (Italy)
CARS VANDALIZED AT HOME OF ZOOLANDIA OWNERS (Italy)
MACHINERY WRECKED AT ZOO CONSTRUCTION SITE (Italy)

***UK: 12th Feb
https://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2008/02/391200.html (Foie gras subvertising)
https://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2008/02/391135.html (Circus posters removed)

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THREE GOATS RESCUED FROM AGRICULTURAL SCHOOL (USA)

anonymous communique:

"In the early hours of Saturday, Feb. 9th 2008, three young goats were liberated by the ALF from the Carpinteria High School FFA in California. After cutting through one lock and one fence, we took them from their small pens with concrete floors and carried them to freedom. They were taken to a place where they will be able to live their lives free from cages and fences, able to enjoy sunshine and grass as opposed to steel bars and concrete floors. As we brought them to their new home, they immediately stopped crying, began eating the grass around them, and enjoyed their surroundings. They listened to us and licked our faces as we soothed them before leaving the three of them on their own. They will no longer be victims to animal exploitation or slaughter for human greed.
The FFA is an organization that teaches kids from a young age how to carry on the fucked up tradition of anthropocentrism, where they are taught how to raise animals for exploitation, abuse, and eventually murder. FFA is known for keeping animals in small, dirty, unkempt, confined places where they lack nurturing and stimulating interaction with other animals. As long as the FFA continues to raise animals for the meat, dairy, or egg industries, the ALF will continue to take actions against these practices.

-ALF"

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20,000 PHEASANTS FREED (Italy)

reported by activists in Italy:

"February 8 - Minerbio (Bologna)
Local newspapers report that about 20.000 pheasants have been freed from a farm breeding them to rebuild hunting populations. The activists cut 5 out
of the 20 sheds imprisoning the animals and signed the action with
spraypainted slogans like 'free the animals' or '1945-2008- the holocauts
is not finished yet'.
The owner of the farm says he is importing the animals from eastern
european countries and he never had any problems or threats in 30 years of
activity. Damages are estimated at 10.000 euros."

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ABUSERS LOCKS GLUED (UK)

received anonymously:

"Locks glued on animal abusers in the west of england. A shooting shop, a animal-torturing charity shop and a butchers targetted.

Profit from misery and expect direct action.

ALF"

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MARCH AGAINST NOVARTIS ENDS WITH SMASHED WINDOWS (Spain)

reported by activists in Spain:

"On Saturday, February 9, between 150 and 200 people marched in Barcelona against Novartis and its links with Huntingdon Life Sciences. When the march arrived at Novartis headquarters a small group of masked activists smashed a CCTV camera and windows and spray-painted the walls."

HLS Campaign: http://www.shac.net (UK) http://www.closehls.net (USA) http://www.stophls.net (Italy)

Related actions: http://www.directaction.info/news_feb09b_08.htm (6/7th, Spain)
http://www.directaction.info/news_feb10c_08.htm (9th, solidarity in Mexico)

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SIX RABBITS FREED IN RETURN VISIT TO FARM (Italy)

anonymous report:

"February 3, 2008:
Galeotta farm, Nuova Uguzzolo (PR)

Tonight we inspected the farm to take stock of the situation 6 months after a previous liberation**. Among the many pheasants we noticed 6 rabbits in a cage. The desire to free them was too much and although it was not part of the plan we opened the cages and returned them to nature."

**http://www.directaction.info/news_july17_07.htm

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CARS VANDALIZED AT HOME OF ZOOLANDIA OWNERS (Italy)

anonymous message:

"3.2.08 - Reggio Emilia - Via Emilia Romagna - dinner time

In front of the home of the Grazioli family, owners of Zoolandia, there luxurious Mercedes bought with the agony of animals, received special treatment: all tires were punctured.

PSSSSS ... A.L.F."

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MACHINERY WRECKED AT ZOO CONSTRUCTION SITE (Italy)

reported by activists in Italy: http://www.veganlink.antifa.net

"January 20 - Ravenna
Tanks, cables and other machinery vandalized, fences destroyed, at the site of a new zoo under construction. Damages estimated at six thousand euros."

Click here for information about the campaign to stop the zoo: http://www.inventati.org/glizoobastardi

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WHO & WHAT IS THE ALF?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8WTSUGetKFc
http://www.animalliberationfront.com

ALF Articles

Global
https://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2008/02/391033.html (10th Feb)
https://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2008/02/390902.html (7th Feb)
https://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2008/02/390673.html (4th Feb)
https://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2008/01/390449.html (Jan '08)

UK: 12th Feb
https://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2008/02/391200.html (Foie gras subvertising)
https://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2008/02/391135.html (Circus posters removed)

Escada Campaign: ALF Involvement (Side B)
https://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2008/02/391133.html (11th Feb)

Direct Action 2003-2007: Statistics & Timeline
https://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2008/02/390967.html (9th Feb)

USA: UCLA Vivisector Re-Visited
https://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2008/02/390908.html (7th Feb)

2007 Review: North America Animal Liberation Press Office
https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2008/02/04/18477023.php (4th Feb)

Mexico: History in the making
https://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2008/01/390369.html (29th Jan)