North American ALF Year-End Report: A “Must Read”

FUR COMMISSION USA PRESS RELEASE, APRIL 5, 2002
North American ALF Year-End Report: A “Must Read”
THE NORTH AMERICAN Animal Liberation Front Press Office’s 2001 Year-End Direct Action Report should be considered a “must read” by all law enforcement and citizens engaged in the battle against ecoterrorism.
The 47-page report, which amazingly is copyrighted, is dedicated to animal rights terrorist Barry Horne, who died in prison while serving time for a series of arsons in the UK which caused tens of millions of dollars in damages. But the report itself deals exclusively with crimes in the US and Canada, tallying up $17.3 million in damages, primarily in Western states.
ALF published the report in order to detail the “movement’s collective his/herstory.” That’s right! You didn’t think anyone actually used that word, did you?! “Real resistance to the corporate machine takes place on every level, and the following pages serve to document our struggle, and our uprising,” it states. Highlights, or perhaps that’s lowlights, follow:
pp22: “On January 29, imprisoned mink liberator Justin Samuel was subpoenaed and sent to a Portland [Grand Jury] hearing. He refused to testify and was convicted of contempt of court and sentenced to an additional 4 months in prison. Justin’s expected release date was Nov. 29, but it is unknown at this time if he has been released. Justin, serving a prison sentence for releasing mink at various Wisconsin fur farms in 1997, implicated another activist [Peter Young] at his plea hearing on Aug. 30, 2000. That activist has thus far eluded capture.”
pp12-13: Here we find “Monthly, Weekly, Daily Totals” for ecoterrorism and the “Busiest Time Periods”. Not surprisingly, they coincide with school holiday sessions with peak periods in June, July, January, February and Thanksgiving break. Average crime rates are given as “one every 3.3 days, or over 11 actions per month,” but as it happens, all of the 137 crimes detailed in the report took place on 110 days.
… and One Snail
pp13-14: A listing of “targets” includes: 10 fur stores, 8 Stephens Inc. targets, 7 Bank of New York offices or facilities, 5 research labs, 2 Bank of America offices or facilities, 4 animal breeders, 4 meat stores, 3 fur farms, 3 McDonalds, 3 Dairy Queen, 3 Burger King, 3 factory farms, 2 HLS targets, 2 Pizza Hut, 1 KFC, 1 Wendy’s, 1 hunting store, 1 pet store, 1 wild horse facility, 1 circus animal train. Damaged property: approx. 150 windows or glass doors, approx. 11 vehicles and 1 yacht, 4 fires were set. Animals stolen and abandoned: 3,000 mink, 1,047 ducks and ducklings, 469 chickens, 200 horses, 62 pigeons, 50 geese, 44 beagles, 28 rabbits, 12 perch, 10 ferrets, 2 hermit crabs and 1 snail. It is worth noting that the mink figure of 3,000 is misleading, since it was largely achieved by raiding the same Iowan farm twice in six days, and thus releasing the same animals twice.
p15: The “ALF Press Office Award for Most Vehicles Damaged in a Single Action” goes to “anonymous activists” for 36 SUV’s destroyed in Eugene, Oregon, on Mar. 30. Any lot with more than 36 vehicles on it must now be considered a prime target for trophy hunters!
p18: The report boldly states that tougher laws won’t deter ALF/ELF and other ecoterrorists. “The impacts from all these new laws will, contrary to their stated intended purpose, not stem the flow of economic sabotage actions or animals being liberated,” says the report, contradicting itself two pages later …
p20: “2001 is notable for a number of activists who have been charged and/or convicted of taking part in actions, or who are now serving prison time,” says the report. “Due to arrests and convictions, 2 ELF cells were made inactive, one on Long Island, NY and one based out of Omaha, NE. With the arrest and conviction of Mark Sands in Phoenix, AZ, the CSP has all but ceased … At year-end, only 3 Earth activists are in prison but another 5 Animal activists and 1 Earth activist are awaiting sentencing hearings, while one other is awaiting trial.”
Click here to obtain a copy of the report in PDF format.
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