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The Animal Liberation Front is a criminal organization that has claimed responsibility for thousands of acts of violence against animal enterprises and their employees, mostly in the United States and Great Britain.
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The Animal Liberation Front was started in Great Britain in the 1970s and later spread to the United States and elsewhere.
Although a number of ALF members have been arrested and convicted of crimes on both sides of the Atlantic, the group presents unique problems for law enforcement since in many respects it is more of a brand name for animal rights terrorism rather than a single overarching group. Activists who commit terrorist acts simply label their activities as being ALF actions -- there is no command structure or other formal organization.
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British animal rights extremists continue tactic of threatening secondary and tertiary targets.
ALF activists proud of setting fire to home with children inside.
Dogs are stolen from breeding facility at university and then apparently dumped near river.
For once, Coronado is right -- more animal rights extremists should be under indictment or in prison.
Woodson complains that the government has unfairly linked her to the Animal/Earth Liberation Front, but then turns around and says she won't challenge the designation and is, in fact, happy for it.
Suspect sought for questioning in Animal Liberation Front attack that did more than $450,000 in damages.
But Times fails to back up its main claim that former developer James Gorman is actively funding such extremists.
Another prominent SHAC activist convicted of extremist activities.
Christopher McIntosh could face up to 5 years in jail and a $250,000 fine if convicted.
Extremists smash windows and paint the same old lame slogans.
And, not surprisingly, activists release error-filled letter claiming responsibility for release.
ALF threatens to poison holiday partygoers with potentially fatal substance.
What would animal rights activists do if they were not threatening to firebomb somebody or other?
Two animal rights extremists will spend a couple years in prison for setting fire to an animal husbandry building at Brigham Young University.
Video sent to media shows three activists in black and wearing ski masks destroying laboratory.
But does not address animals that apparently drowned as a result of the attack, nor how it managed to supposedly house hundreds of animals after removing them from the laboratory.
Injunction will place limits on time and place of animal rights protests against Oxford University's animal laboratory.
Animal rights extremists suspected in attack on laboratory used by University of Iowa Psychology Department.
Animal Liberation Front spokesman asks why should children of researchers be allowed to go about their lives as normal when animals are being killed?
Joshua Demmitt, 18, and Justus Ireland, 23, will spend at least five years in a federal prison for ALF and ELF-inspired arsons.
College student admits to arson at BYU farm as well as a number of other animal rights-related criminal acts at BYU.
Animal rights extremists are just as clueless in Russia as they are in the rest of the world.
Activists deny that tour featuring ELF and ALF activists has anything to do with those extremist groups.
In mid-1990s, Blair spokesman and other Labour politicians expressed their support for ending animal experiments.
Eighteen year-old idiot activist returned to scene to watch arson he set.
Steve Best is the most prominent of a growing number of American academics defending ALF, SHAC and other animal right extremists.
Extremists steal mice, rats and chickens being bred for research purposes.
ALF spokesman says exhibit that recycles materials from used fur coats could be targeted.
Former ALF/ELF spokesman says that 9/11 was defensible act of political violence.
In January, a British judge issued an injunction limiting protests against company that leased property to another company that is a customer of HLS.
September 2003 attack by Animal Liberation Front caused $250,000 in damage to LSU laboratory.
If you're going to hurt people, just pick a brand name other than Animal Liberation Front.
Threat against Stockholm supermarkets follows on an earlier threat against Uppsala supermarkets -- both turned out to be hoaxes.
Hundreds of thousands of dollars in damage done to lab that did research on cigarette smoke and other toxins.
Activists celebrate violence and then wonder why the press pegs them as terrorists.
Activist who arranged speech by Rodney Coronado the day of $50 million San Diego arson has his house raided by a Joint Terrorist Task Force investigating the fire.
Most quickly recaptured, but not before rampaging through local farms in search of food.
Convicted animal rights terrorist offers up his quasi-religious view of the sanctity of terrorism.
In Rodney's world, even rocks have rights.
Newkirk says that PETA will always come to the defense of ALF.
Coronado thinks he and ALF/ELF terrorists will be heroes 100 years from now.
Since those responsible for an illegal animal ring were already convicted by courts, the ALF figured it would endanger the lives of firefighters just to make a point.
Canadian government once again has to drop legal proceedings against ALF activist and former spokesman.
Threat of ALF terrorism apparently drives small supplier of cats out of business.
Spanish extremists torch a fur farm and dedicate their arson to Barry Horne and the Palestinians.
Site of January 2000 arson that caused $250,000 in damages is again attacked by animal rights extremists.
Animal rights extremists steal goats from farm that supposedly supplied animals to Huntingdon Life Sciences.
The former ALF spokesman urges widespread rioting and attacks on military facilities in the United States.
A week after failing to burn down a McDonald's, Animal Liberation Front extremists fail to burn down a second McDonald's.
Minor damage to McDonald's restaurants, but damage to Arby's estimated at $80,000.
Extremists tried to firebomb trucks and garage at factory that produces feed for fur farms.
After saying he wouldn't be pressured into pleading guilty to criminal trespass, Webb does just that and is fined $1,000.
Activists steal chickens used in vaccine research for animal diseases.
ALF claimed as many as 1,000 mink released, but owner says all but 50 of the animals were quickly rounded up and returned.
McDonald's employees discover two gallon milk jug containers filled with flammable liquids accompanied by animal rights slogans.
Extremists cut brake lines and damage refrigeration units in delivery trucks.
Animal Liberation Front spokesman calls it quits.
If convicted of criminal contempt, British ALF spokesman will be banned from returning to the United States.
Alreading serving a four-and-a-half year sentence, a British judge hands down another five-and-a-half years to Blenkinsop.
A judge agrees that a search warrant served on David Barbarash was based on inadequate evidence.
Group also takes credit for a whole host of other crimes in Pennsylvania area.
ALF steals beagles intended for medical research.
But local officials still don't seem to grasp the nature of ELF/ALF-style attacks.
In which Kjonaas offers yet another lame excuse for supporting animal rights terrorism.
ALF spokesman David Barbarash claims activist gave mink "a fighting chance."
Because the head of a company that provides insurance to Huntingdon Life Sciences was going to appear at a golf tournament, ALF activists vandalized the course.
ALF activists throw gallons of red paint on home to protest death of animals -- but what about the animals killed to make the paint?
The Last Chance for Animals president was asked about physical violence against opponents of the animal rights movement and replied, "If it happens and it works, then that's great."
ALF takes credit for setting a truck belonging to Sims Poultry on fire.
Accused assassin Volkert van der Graaf is also now a suspect in a 1996 murder as well as a couple animal rights-related arsons in the Netherlands.
An arson at a poultry plant in Indiana could be the work of the Animal Liberation Front.
The Animal Liberation Front sabotages several bottles of Pantene Pro V. My what brave activists they are.
Blames oppressive government rather than his own stupidity for his predicament.
Nonprofits that openly advocate violence and donate to other groups that openly advocate violence should not receive tax exempt status.
In answering 54 question from a House Subcommittee, Rosebraugh reveals just how sick and twisted animal rights terrorism is.
A revelation that PETA donated money to the Earth Liberation Front is causing major problems for the animal rights group.
The Center's review of PETA's tax returns from 1995-2000 reveals a pattern of donations to animal rights and environmentalist extremists.
The full text of Richard Berman's written testimony before the U.S. House subcommittee investigation ecoterrorism.
At a U.S. House subcommittee hearing on ecoterrorism, an FBI expert testifies that ALF/ELF are the most active terrorist groups in the United States.
Originally it looked like the U.S. House might have trouble convincing the spokesman for animal rights terrorists to testify. Now it looks like their problem may be forcing him to get to the point.
The NotMilk Man bables on about conspiracies, soldiers and wars.
Guest op-ed argues that Earth Liberation Front and Animal Liberation Front are mainstream progressive causes.
Activists also urge people to "take direct action and any action necessary to stop the destruction of animals."
The Frontline Information Service sends out a release bragging about animal rights terrorism in 2001.
The animal rights terrorists' funeral was as bizarre as his short life.
Does PETA advocate and celebrate animal rights violence? Yes, every chance it gets.
FBI is interviewing current and former employees of lab targeted by animal rights terrorists.
Why do animal rights terrorists continue their campaign of destruction even after the events of 9/11?
While Americans fight in international terrorism, the home grown terrorists keep up their campaign against animal enterprises.
What better way to celebrate a convicted terrorist's death than with further acts of terrorism?
ALF activists return to previously hit farm and release recapture mink in effort to put fur farm out of business.
On successive nights, the Animal Liberation Front vandalizes and releases thousands of animals from two Iowa farms.
Terrorists claim their fire bombing of a maintenance building was intended "to bring an end to this truly evil institution."
The San Francisco Chronicle reported this week that animal rights activists, Peter Schnell, 23, of Ocean,. . .
Last week the Coalition to Abolish the Fur Trade sent out a press release saying it was reorganizating.. . .
No Compromise! recently posted a page on its web site that had me laughing out loud in front of my computer.. . .
Yourofsky says he would "unequivocally support" the murder of an "animal abuser."
To Josh Harper, victims of animal rights violence are just "collateral damage."
Activists target the Bank of New York because it handles shares of Huntingdon Life Sciences.
PETA is angry about a lack of flood planning at a research institute in Texas. Maybe if the labs didn't have to spend so much money and time keeping animal rights terrorists out, they might be able to devote more resources to emergency planning.
Activists smash windows at a store because it has financial dealings with a company that also works with Huntingdon Life Sciences.
Animal rights extremists steal 250 ducks that were part of research to find treatments for diseases that afflict ducks.
A court makes changes to Rodney Coronado's parole conditions to keep the convicted terrorist from his vocal campaign in support of animal rights terrorism.
Terrorist tactics by animal rights activites continue to take their toll on Huntingdon Life Sciences.
Animal rights extremists create a "hit list" with the names of hunt supporters.
Ronnie Lee praises the animal rights terrorists who attacked Huntingdon Life Sciences director Brian Cass.
After repeated attempts to get him to appear before a grand jury, Josh Harper finally spendsa n afternoon pleading the Fifth about the Animal Liberation Front.
Why doesn't animal rights and environmental violence receive as much media attention as anti-abortion violence?
Jared McIntyre, 17, pleads guilty to burning down homes in Long Island, New York, in the name of the Earth Liberation Front.
The PETA president sings the praises of animal rights terrorists in the latest version of her book, "Free the Animals."
The Animal Liberation Front claims it broke windows and wrote graffiti on McDonald's headquarters.
Why are there so few arrests of animal rights terrorists?
Animal rights extremists manage to destroy one of three trucks they sabotaged with incendiary devices.
A judge is angered by activists comments that "come dangerously close to asking people to commit violent acts."
Is Harper afraid of perjury charges if he tells a grand jury that he doesn't know who is behind ALF/ELF attacks?
On Friday, November 17th, Andy Stepanian will be sentenced for his role in numerous Animal Liberation. . .
On September 28, Denmark authorities arrested four men and one woman and charged them with at least. . .
After an outbreak of rabies in the area, authorities in Gaston County, North Carolina began rounding. . .
Over the weekend Animal Liberation Front activists broke into an animal breeding facility in Glenwood,. . .
Over the weekend terrorists believed to be animal rights activists managed to destroy a vehicle at a. . .
Are the people who act as "spokespersons" for animal rights terrorists really just innocent bystanders. . .
Activists destroy a lab that performed safety tests on chicken and egg products.
Terrorists do not need to kill or injure people to create a climate of fear despite what Bill Clinton and the animal rights movement seem to think.
No Compromise - an animal rights magazine that supports terrorism - is having trouble finding someone willing to print its latest issue.
Furriers in New Jersey file suit against animal rights groups, while activists meet in Philadelphia to discuss how to respond to such legal challenges.
A suspect in raids on several mink farms kills himself before he can be brought to trial.
A grand jury subpoenas a college student who claimed to be a spokesman for the Animal Liberation Front.
Animal Liberation Front terrorists do more than $2 million to laboratory researching cancer, Parkinson's and Alzheimer's Disease.
America's Most Wanted profiles two animal rights terrorists on the run from the law.
Two lawsuits against extremist anti-abortion groups could set precedents that might eventually be used to pursue legal action against animal rights extremists.
Animal rights extremists claim they poisoned a traditional Italian Christmas cake in order to protest against genetically modified wheat.
Barry Horne's much-celebrated hunger strikes ends in a public relations disaster.
Animal rights activists who terrorize medical researchers and farmers whine and moan when someone turns the tables on them.
The animal rights terrorist group threatens violence against Animal Liberation Front activists who cooperate with police.
The Animal Liberation Front urges people to hack web sites, send viruses, and launch denial of service attack against animal rights opponents.
Two young activists arrested and charged with a cross-country spree of "animal liberation."
Animal Liberation Front activists release thousands of mink from a British fur farm.
Animal Liberation Front supporters are angry that the two brothers are cooperating with a federal prosecutor investigation animal rights terrorism.
Animal rights activists have fits over Envirolink's financial plight.
Ellerman receives a seven-year sentence for firebombing the Fur Breeder's Cooperative.
On May 14, 1998, the Internet search engine/portal Lycos entered into an agreement with EnviroLink,. . .
ALF activists release thousands of mink from farm in England.
A convicted terrorist defends his chosen trade.
The animals were part of research into hepatitis B -- a disease that kills more than one million people annually.
The admitted animal rights terrorist says he was tired of running.
Josh Ellerman plead guilty to 3 felony counts, but skipped out on his sentencing hearing.
The Animal Liberation Front claims responsibility for an arson at a veal processing plant.