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11, and for many others in recent years, including fires at a Vail, Colo., ski resort, which they said impinged on lynx habitat, and a Long Island housing-construction site. But the animal liberation group said the animals' release was preferable to the 'tortures, gassings and electrocutions' they faced in captivity.Д«etween them, the Animal Liberation Front and the Earth Liberation Front have claimed responsibility for at least six actions since Sept.

Several birds and mink died shortly after their self-styled liberators cut holes in fences and nets, when they were hit by cars or fell to prey, the farms' owners said. Several other Iowa farms have been subject to break-ins and the release of animals in recent years, and the group's statement said such acts would continue until the animals' 'blood stops spilling.' 17 and 18, saying that those involved were 'giving these animals a fighting chance for survival.' In a statement, a Canadian-based faction of the Animal Liberation Front defended the attacks in Iowa, which took place on Oct. To the degree that individuals or groups have offered any defense of the actions, they say their conduct constitutes neither violence nor terrorism. So far, no one has been arrested for the most recent attacks. If you look at the general public, there is even less tolerance than there might have been before for terrorism of any kind.'ДЄfter the firebombing last month at a wild horse corral of the Federal Bureau of Land Management near Susanville, Calif., a radical group released a statement saying it was in reaction to the bureau's 'continued war against the earth.' The bombing caused about $80,000 in damage. 'This is a horrible time in the nation's history,' said Beth Anne Steele, a spokeswoman for the Federal Bureau of Investigation in Portland, which is looking into the incidents, 'and to be adding to that with your own brand of violence just goes beyond the pale. Some investigators said they were worried that such vandalism could escalate because the groups involved knew that agents were already overwhelmed with reports of anthrax and terrorism. State and federal law enforcement officials say they are frustrated and angered by the recent acts of sabotage. While many mainstream protest groups have scaled back their activism since the terrorist attacks, radical animal rights groups have not.

#Animal liberation front protests free

11: a firebombing at a federal corral for wild horses in northeastern California a fire at a primate research center in New Mexico, and back-to-back break-ins in Iowa, one at a fur farm to release more than 1,000 mink, the other to free pigeons raised for research.ДЄll the incidents occurred in the last several weeks, and loose-knit groups like the Animal Liberation Front or the Earth Liberation Front have claimed responsibility. Portland, Oregon - The incidents have not tailed off, even since Sept. Email Radical Animal Rights Groups Step Up Protests New York Times/November 11, 2001