VICTORY: Activists Shut Down Oregon Mink Farm
Jul 29th, 2010 by Peter Young
Police to media: A.L.F. tactics shut down Astoria, Oregon mink farm
When activists set fire to equipment and a barn at the Ylipelto Fur Farm in Astoria, Oregon tuesday, police say the farm had been closed for over six months. And the farm didn’t go the way of a graceful retirement, police say - two previous mink liberations forced the farm to shut down.
The following quote from Clatsop County Sheriff Tom Bergin is among the best endorsements of direct action ever offered. Referring to the Ylipelto Fur Farm’s closure:
“They had all kinds of incidents out there,” Bergin said. “They got rid of all their minks because they had been released twice. There’s been all kinds of crazy stuff. They are an older couple. They said, ‘We’re tired, we’re done.’”
The Ylipelto Mink Farm has been the site of two mink liberations in recent years. The first occurred in October 2008, where 1,500 mink were released. The second raid occurred October 4th, 2009, when 300 mink were released. The farm closed in December, 2009, two months after the second raid.
In the past, mink farms have made statements to the media claiming to be closed (presumably to escape being targeted by activists), only later to be found to have lied. Only an independent on-site investigation of the farm will confirm its closure, but if closed, the twice-targeted Ylipelto Fur Farm showcases the power of militant intervention in animal exploitation.
The Ylipelto Fur Farm is another victory in the Animal Liberation Front(and other anonymous groups)’s clandestine war to save animals from exploitation where legal means have failed. We must give gratitude to the heroes who brought this sick business to its end.
- Peter Young
io sono contenta che eroi hanno liberato visoni!!!!!
[...] by Peter Young (Voice of the Voiceless) [...]
You stupid morons. Can’t wait until you’re caught so we can see what a true asshole looks like. You call yourself “heros”? HA! You’re gutless cowardly criminals is all you are
@VOCF
‘Stupid moron’ is a redundancy, moron.
sorry Cape Falcon but people who hold innocent animals captive and then brutally murder the helpless are cowards! And certainly criminals in the eyes of the Creator - the earthly justice system is weak in comparison to the Universal Law of Karma, and ther is nowhere to hide from that!
How the fuck can you call the ALF cowardly? They give their freedom so that animals can be free. Many have served time in prison for their beliefs! They practice civil disobedience. Was MLK Jr. a coward too? Was Gandi? Joan of Arc? Jesus Christ? No, they were heros and someday the ALF will be regarded the same way by society. It is cowardly to skin a small animal alive who cannot defend itself.