ALF Claims Trashing of LSU Research Labs
In September, the Animal Liberation Front claimed responsibility for vandalizing a laboratory at the Louisiana State University School of Veterinary Medicine.
Animal rights extremists broke into the Inhalation Toxicology Research Facility and destroyed computers and other equipment in the lab as well as splashing red paint throughout the lab. Damage estimates put the cost of the vandalism at several hundred thousand dollars.
The lab conducts research on cigarette smoke and other toxins that can contribute to cardiovascular and respiratory disease. An e-mail from the ALF taking responsibility for the destruction said, “It should be clear that animals do not deserve to be tortured and die in this pointless research.”
Sources:
Vet school lab at LSU damages by vandals. Associated Press, September 25, 2003.
Sabotaging lab wrong approach. The Advocate (Baton Route, Louisiana), October 1, 2003.
Animal rights group claims it trashed LSU lab. Michelle Millhollon, The Advocate (Baton Rouge, Louisiana), September 25, 2003.
FBI investigates Vet School break-in. Samantha Sieber, The Reveille (Lousiana), September 25, 2003.
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