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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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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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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In 1997, the Animal Liberation Front (A.L.F.) detonated explosives at the nation’s largest fur feed production plant. The explosion gutted the building, inflicting over $1 million in damages, and one of the most significant targets in the fur industry was destroyed. A spokesperson from the Fur Commission USA would recently refer to this action as [...]
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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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The Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) has reissued the pamphlet “If an Agent Knocks” - a document written for activists likely to be targeted by the FBI. For the first time in over a decade, this classic “know your rights” pamphlet has been updated with the most timely and relevant information available.
I advise all activists [...]
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Its important to spread this information quickly when it comes in:
Frank Ambrose has reportedly been talking to another grand jury, this one in Indiana. It was also reported the grand jury brought in Ambrose when it failed to secure an indictment against another activist. That is all that is known at this time.
Ambrose is the [...]
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