Five years after the Animal Liberation Front raids the University of Iowa, the government launches a prosecution that is a fraud on its face
In late-2004, morning workers arrived at the Spence Laboratories to find $450,000 in damage to equipment and 401 animals missing. Graffiti left at the scene read “Science Not Sadism” and “Free The [...]
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Three wolves released, one remains free after a pen was opened in an overnight action.
Monday morning, workers discovered three wolves had been released from a pen at the Wildlife Science Center in Forest Lake, MN. Two wolves have been recaptured, but one remains free. Only 350 of the rare Mexican Grey Wolves are known [...]
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Vegan prisoner Marie Mason’s health worsens as prison continues to deny her vegan food.
Marie Mason is asking for all supporters to send letters and faxes to the prison and request she be provided with vegan food.
Marie Mason is serving nearly 22 years for pleading guilty to numerous A.L.F. and E.L.F. actions, including an arson [...]
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In a press release dispatched yesterday, the Civil Liberties Defense Center fired back against the University of Iowa Animal Liberation Front lab raid investigation.
While ostensibly an “ecoterrorism” investigation into the A.L.F. liberation of 401 animals from the University of Iowa’s animal research labs in 2004, in the below statement CLDC lawyers accuse the federal prosecutor [...]
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Former University of Iowa student and barred attorney subpoenaed to testify in Animal Liberation Front investigation.
A University of Iowa graduate has been named as the latest person subpoenaed to testify to a grand jury seeking those responsible for the 2004 Animal Liberation Front raid of the University of Iowa.
Leana Stormont, a barred attorney and graduate [...]
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Information is sparse, but word is out that another subpoena has been served in the ongoing investigation into the Animal Liberation Front liberation of 401 animals from the University of Iowa. Any more details at this point - such as the name of the person subpoenaed - are unknown. More information will be posted as [...]
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William Viehl expected to receive 1 to 2+ years for the Animal Liberation Front release of 600 mink. Judge compares A.L.F. mink liberators to 9-11 hijackers.
In an opinion published today, Judge Dee Benson denied William Viehl’s motion for the judge to step down from the A.L.F. case. This is the first guilty plea under the [...]
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The fourth of the SHAC 7 prisoners to be released, Jacob Conroy walked out of the federal prison in Terminal Island on November 6th. Jake spent 3 years in prison on Interstate Stalking and Animal Enterprise Terrorism charges for his involvement in the SHAC campaign. This is his first post-prison statement:
November 17, 2009 Dispatch from [...]
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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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