Just as a judge ordered the release of a man accused of the Animal Liberation Front break-in at the University of Iowa, the prosecution filed an emergency appeal requesting his continued imprisonment. Here’s the story so far:
On November 17th, Scott DeMuth refused to testify before a grand jury investigating a 2004 Animal Liberation Front [...]
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In one of the more interesting lapses in media fact-checking, recent reports that an activist has been charged with conspiracy to break-in to the University of Iowa labs in 2004 may be premature. At least one lawyer has said the media may be misreporting the charges altogether.
The media announced Thursday that jailed grand jury [...]
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On November 17th, Minneapolis residents Carrie Feldman and Scott DeMuth were jailed for refusing to testify at a grand jury in Davenport, Iowa. It is believed the grand jury is investigating and seeking to indict persons unknown for the Animal Liberation Front raid of the University of Iowa in 2004. 401 animals were liberated in [...]
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Media sources are reporting yet another animal liberation which has - so far - gone unclaimed. This time, the National Animal Interest Alliance (anti-animal rights organization) is reporting the release of 50 mink from a farm in Richmond, Minnesota in September.
Careful readers of mainstream news sources will occasionally notice reports of “vandalism” or arson against [...]
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Report From William “BJ” Viehl’s Sentencing
November 12th, 2009
On November 12th, 2009, both activists and fur farmers converged on the federal courthouse on downtown Salt Lake City to attend the sentencing for William “BJ” Viehl’s. Having pleaded guilty, BJ was to be sentenced for the release of 600 mink from the nearby McMullin Fur Farm. This [...]
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Tomorrow at 12pm EST, CNN.com will feature a debate between myself, and two vocal animal researchers. Dr. Ray Greek will also be joining us. The lineup:
Dr. Ray Greek: Books include Sacred Cows & Golden Geese & The Human Cost of Experiments on Animals & What Will We Do If We Don’t Experiment on Animals? (www.curedisease.com) [...]
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Posted in Recent Articles on Nov 10th, 2009
A second activist has just been subpoenaed to the grand jury in Iowa. The grand jury is believed to be investigating the 2004 Animal Liberation Front break-in at the University of Iowa, in which 401 animals were liberated. Like the first person subpoenaed, the second activist works with the Earth Liberation prisoners support group in [...]
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Posted in Recent Articles on Nov 9th, 2009
BJ Viehl will be sentenced on November 12th at 2pm for his role in releasing 600 mink from a fur farm in South Jordan, Utah.
This is the first sentencing for a non-turncoat, accused Animal Liberation Front activist (for an A.L.F. action) in over two years. This will also be the first guilty plea under [...]
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News to celebrate: After 3 years, Jake Conroy has been released from prison. Two more SHAC 7 prisoners to go.
Jake has been released to a halfway house in the San Francisco Bay Area. In order to be released from the halfway house for the holidays, Jake needs full-time employment. He is skilled at graphic design [...]
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Posted in Recent Articles on Nov 4th, 2009
Fur farmers attending a county council meeting to support a Morgan, Utah anti-fur farm protest ordinance hadn’t considered one thing: by being present, their names were now public record. As an unintended consequence, one previously unknown fur farm unknowingly exposed its location to the world: 1340 Island Road, Morgan, Utah.
15 mink farms are known to [...]
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