World Animal Liberation Newswire Archive

There is outrage in Camden as a £30 million building described locally as "monstrous" and hosting a jacuzzi, gym and swimming pool and currently used by Cancer Research UK has been sold. Camden council have given planning permission for the ambassadorial building to be converted into a home that campaigners say "will never be used". Is this how CRUK spend money?

Three Members summoned before Newcastle Magistrates on 14th December 2009

There are plans to build a deadly pathogen lab alongside St Pancras International on a Camden Council house estate [Somers Town]. The consortium unveiled the design plans this week as revealed by the Evening Standard where they admitted that the lab could in fact be level 4 facility if "driven by science" meaning that it could contain deadly diseases such as rabies. They have claimed that full "public community consultation will take place" and have given 24 hours of this.

3rd-7th December

DEPARTMENT STORES PAINTED RED (Canada)
NOISE BOMBS AT THE DUTCH EMBASSY (Chile)
FUR SHOP, HUNTERS TARGETED (Italy)
SABOTAGE AT HOME OF HUNTER AND COAL MINE PROPONENT (UK)
HOAX BOMB LEFT AT ZOOLANDIA (Italy)

As dozens of people access this indymedia function to address their ideas and concerns, some of them have argued about discussing tactics for the future, particularly to do with the EDL marches around the UK. The following text is a sample of how Animal Liberationists have faired when they have taken the fight underground. Please Enjoy.

one the tenth of december activists will be out to show there respect to the dead animals though factory farming and vivisection and other vile trades

26th November - 2nd December

HUNTER'S CABIN DESTROYED, BIRDS LIBERATED (Italy)
BIRTHDAY SURPRISE FOR ASTRAZENECA DIRECTOR (Sweden)
ACTION AGAINST ANIMAL CIRCUS (Spain)
ARSON ATTACK ON BUTCHER SHOP (Chile)
VAN SABOTAGED AT SEAFOOD RESTAURANT (Spain)

Life Sciences Research (LSR) announced that, at a special meeting of its stockholders, its stockholders voted to approve the merger of Lion Merger with and into LSR pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of July 8, among LSR, Lion Holdings and Lion Merger, as amended by Amendment No. 1 to Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of October 20, among LSR, Lion Holdings, and Lion Merger.

Fortress Investment Group are the number one financial target. Fortress Investment made a secret loan agreement with HLS/LSR in 2006, after Stevens Inc pulled their loan with HLS.

People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals has been classified as as a “terrorist threat” in a document created by the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

The USDA created a new “APHIS Facility Security Profile” form [see PDF] to send to animal experimentation facilities. Recipients were asked to answer about their experiences, and return the form to the government so the USDA can better meet their needs

Earth Liberation Front Communique: 11.23.09

Justin Solondz, an environmental activist who was wanted by the FBI for “eco-terrorism” charges tied to the Earth Liberation Front, has been sentenced to 3 years in a Chinese prison for manufacturing drugs. Back in June I reported on his arrest via Twitter, and now much more details have emerged about his life overseas and his sentencing.

Call for an international day of action for the release of animal rights activists imprisoned in the Netherlands - Wednesday, 02.12.2009

19th-25th November

FREEDOM FOR 80 MINK (Germany)
MAXMARA PAINTED RED IN SANTIAGO (Chile)
SURPRISES AT THE UNIV. OF UTAH (USA)
FUR SHOP GLUED AND PAINTED (Sweden)
EXPLOSION BLACKENS DOORWAY AT ZOOLANDIA WAREHOUSE (Italy)
SLOGANS PAINTED ON FUR SHOPS, BUTCHERS (Russia)
COMMUNIQUE, PHOTOS RELEASED FROM FUR FARM RAID (Italy)

Earlier this month we reported that a German woman had been arrested in Holland at a mink farm. 5,000 mink had been released from the farm. Shortly after news of the first arrest came out rumours started to emerge of a second and possible third arrest.

Following two house raids in Evesham and Gosport in the early hours of Tuesday 10th November, four animal rights activists were arrested, charged with conspiracy to commit criminal damage and given wide-ranging bail conditions designed specifically to prevent their participation in any facet of animal rights campaigning. The charges are based upon the seizure of a solitary piece of 'evidence' in a raid a year earlier.

The raids commenced at 7am when police wearing balaclavas, including members of the National Domestic Extremism Team (NDET), raided two houses. At one address masked police scaled the walls and broke windows, instead of knocking on the door, to gain entry. At the other, 20-30 police burst in brandishing fire extinguishers. From these two raids four people were arrested and later charged with conspiracy to cause criminal damage. The arresting officer was DC Mace, of the NDET London, and the accusations relate to several minor acts of criminal damage in the south of England, claimed by anonymous animal rights activists.

There are plans to build a deadly pathogen lab in Camden. The lab could be a level 3 facility which means that it could contain anthrax and bird flu. This in turn means that the community could face scrutiny under teoor legislationa nd that the community on the Somers Town estate, many of whom are Irish could face intimidation and surveillance under terror legislation in relation to The Troubles.

There are plans to build a high level virus containment facility in Camden. MI5 have voiced fears over safety around the lab [Evening Standard] and scientists from the NIMR have voiced security fears. Residents have also voiced fears as to the proximity of nuclear waste carriage trains which travel from Stratford to Sellafield and vice versa. The nuclear trains sit at Kings Cross. Imagine an explosion...

13th-18th November

OFFICE OF HUNTING ORGANIZATION VANDALIZED (Italy)
RESEARCH BUILDING GRAFFITIED (Mexico)
HOME MAKEOVER FOR MARAMOTTI FAMILY, OWNERS OF MAX MARA (Italy)
HUNTER'S CARS DAMAGED WITH STONES (Italy)
MOTOR OIL DUMPED AT ENTRANCE TO PET SHOP (Italy)
DOZENS OF MINK FREED (DELAYED REPORT) (USA)

Originally published by at  http://www.lasthours.org.uk/news/two-jailed-for-contempt-of-court-in-usa/

Two people, Carrie Feldman and Scott DeMuth have been jailed for refusing to testify in front of a grand jury in Iowa, USA. The two were found to be in contempt of court this Tuesday. Both will be held until they agree to testify or for the duration of the grand jury (another 11 months). By law the longest they could be held is 18 months.