Posted in Grand Juries, Legal Issues on Oct 14th, 2009
A Utah animal rights activist has been indicted by a federal grand jury on felony contempt charges for asserting his First and Fifth Amendment rights, and refusing to cooperate with the “animal rights terrorism” witch hunt. His trial is scheduled to begin on November 2.
The grand jury is investigating the release of thousands of [...]
Posted in Activists Arrested, Legal Issues on Sep 4th, 2009
B.J. Viehl has changed his plea to guilty and admitted releasing hundreds of mink from a Utah fur farm as part of an Animal Liberation Front raid. Viehl and his codefendant, Alex Hall, were charged under the Animal Enterprise Terrorism Act.
He now faces up to 5 years in prison.
Alex Hall is still taking his case [...]
Posted in Life as a Terrorist on Aug 27th, 2009
Operation Bite Back is a great new book by Dean Kuipers on the life of Rod Coronado, one of the most influential figures in the modern animal rights and environmental movements. Coronado is perhaps best known for a string of Animal Liberation Front actions, the namesake of the book, targeting the fur industry. He also [...]
Posted in Federal Terrorism Laws, Legal Issues, Legislation on Mar 5th, 2009
A mink escaping in an Animal Liberation Front style raid in Sweden. Photo from DirectAction.info.
Two animal rights activists have been arrested under the Animal Enterprise Terrorism Act in connection to the release of mink from Utah fur farms. The crimes are attributed to the Animal Liberation Front, which the FBI labels the “number one domestic [...]
The War on Terrorism has come home. Corporations and politicians are labeling activists "eco-terrorists" and national security threats. Think red-baiting, with a green twist. Here you'll find original reporting and analysis of the Green Scare, and history repeating itself.