Archive for the 'Direct Action' Category
Activist receives 30-day sentence for interfering with bear traps
Albert “Ali” Kazemian, of NJ, is a dedicated animal rights activist who works with the group BEAR. Despite two previous convictions (for interfering with black bear hunting and interfering with black bear trapping), he poured urine on the bait of bear live-traps to prevent bears from entering them. A home-owner saw him and the police set up surveillance on the trap. When he returned, he was caught. He was sentenced to the 30 days, but fought for an appeal. Now, the sentence has been confirmed and he has begun to serve his term (see link for address). Read more
Swedish ALF burns wildlife slaughterhouse before it opens
We certainly don’t want to come off as biased towards arson as a tactic, but these things are certainly some of the most news-worthy. On the night of the 4th of July, while American’s celebrated aimlessly with fireworks, the Swedish ALF (called “Djurens Befrielsefront”) lit fire to a slaughterhouse in Lövudden, Sweden. The slaughterhouse, set to open September 1st, was meant to slaughter elk, moose, and other wildlife, but the fire was not covered by the insurance and the owned has stated that it is unlikely to be rebuilt.
Greenwash Guerillas Pie Pro-War Thomas Friedman
On Earth Day, the “Greenwash Guerrillas” pied neo-liberal, capitalist Thomas Friedman. [video footage]. Friedman was speaking at Brown University for Earth Day, where he went on about “market solutions” to global warming, when two pie-throwings ascended the stage and threw green whipped-cream pies at him. They then tossed leaflets explaining themselves to the crowd before escaping out the side door.
ALF Cascadia Strikes Oregon Fur Farm
On April 21st, ALF Cascadia, of the decentralized, leaderless Animal Liberation Front, took credit for liberating mink from Jefferson Fur Farm in Jefferson, Oregon. According to the industry group Fur Commission USA (contact information here), 53 mink were released, but all were later recovered. Economic damages from destroyed records are estimated at around $5000. Below is the press release from the ALF:
New Zealand Vandals Strike Against Development
Reposted from Bombs & Shields
Palmerston North, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand - Vandals stalled construction in the Manawatu River watershed by torching a $750,000 drilling machine. Multimillion-dollar construction projects have have sparked heated battles between current residents, environmental advocates and developers. While above ground eco-groups attempt to slog out compromises in the courts, clandestine saboteurs have been costing the construction industry millions in additional expenses each year. According to Malcolm Abernethy, a technical adviser with the Contractors’ Federation, small acts of arson and vandalism are a serious threat to industrial progress. “Every night something probably happens, but it’s not always reported.”
Japan Kills 60% of the Whales It Hoped To
The BBC and Reuters are reporting that Japan succeeded in only catching 551 minke whales out of the 850 it had hoped to, and 0 of the 50 fin whales it had desired.
These lessened numbers are the direct result of the actions of direct action protestors The Sea Shepherd Conservation Society, who boarded vehicles, threw foul-smelling liquid, and generally harassed the Japanese whalers for months. Read more
No commentsVancouver Island In Trouble
On the southern tip of Vancouver Island, in British Columbia, Canada, lies both the small town of Langford and a hotbed of eco-rebellion against mindless development.
The issue is Bear Mountain, a diverse and wild eco-system that holds particular spiritual importance for the First Nations peoples who still live in the area. The forces of development would like to see it cut, stripped and paved for the sake of condos and golf-courses.
No commentsLNG Tugboat Hijacked by Armed Environmentalists
“We are the gentlemen who work in the ocean … since the [Somali] civil war began the ocean has been our Mother.”
These are the words of the anonymous spokesperson of the Ocean Salvation Corps, a group of seafaring Somalians who refuse the label of pirate.
On Feb. 1st, the Gentlemen hijacked the Svitzer Korsakov, a tugboat on its way to break ice at Sakhalin II, a controversial natural gas project off the coast of Russia that threatens, among a great number of species and habitats, the critically endangered Western Pacific Gray Whale. They held the ship until March 18th, whereupon they released the ship and crew unharmed after receiving $700,000 as ransom.
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