The memos fur farmers woke up to the morning after five Animal Liberation Front actions. Part twenty in a thirty-article series this month on the ALF’s fur farm campaign. One article a day will be posted the month of December. Every time a fur farmer sees a strange vehicle, chases off an intruder, or gets a suspicious phone call, the Fur Commission sends out a “Security Alert” to its members. These alerts are intended to be read by fur farmers only, but several dozen have been obtained by Animal Liberation Frontline. I’m posting a collection of alerts sent out about the last five Animal Liberation Front actions against...
Leaked Document Lists All Suspicious Incidents at Fur Farms
posted by Peter Young
Internal fur industry document on all suspicious activity reported by fur farmers in 1998. Part nineteen in a thirty-article series this month on the ALF’s fur farm campaign. Sometime in the early 2000s, a document quietly began to circulate among activists who had done anti-fur work in the...
Communique: Largest Mink Liberation In US History
posted by Peter Young
Original ALF communique taking credit for the largest ever mink release. Part eighteen in a thirty-article series this month on the ALF’s fur farm campaign. In September 2001, the Animal Liberation Front broke all records, releasing 14,000 mink from the Drewelow & Son’s Mink Farm...
Zine Written By Informant Justin Samuel While on the Run
posted by Peter Young
The travel zine written by my former co-defendant while he was a fugitive in Europe. It is with some hesitancy I publish this document: The zine written in 1999 by my former friend and co-defendant Justin Samuel, documenting the experiences leading up to his arrest. To my knowledge, the...
Security Alert #4: Two Suspicious Vehicles Seen at Fur Farms
posted by Peter Young
In another leaked security bulletin, the Fur Commission warns fur farmers about suspicious cars seen near fur farms. Part sixteen in a thirty-article series this month on the ALF’s fur farm campaign. Two suspicious vehicles are seen acting suspiciously near mink farms in Utah and Wisconsin,...
Fur Farmer Describes the Aftermath of a Mink Liberation
posted by Peter Young
In a private letter, a Utah fur farmer describes her effort to capture mink released from a fur farm. Part fifteen in a thirty-article series this month on the ALF’s fur farm campaign. Among the more interesting documents I’ve been sent is the letter I’m posting below, which I...
Former Fur Commission USA Director Teresa Platt: Where is She Now?
posted by Peter Young
Update on Teresa Platt since leaving the Fur Commission. Part fourteen in a thirty-article series this month on the ALF’s fur farm campaign. If ever there was a real-life Cruella De Vil, it was Teresa Platt. After previous director Marsha Kelly left the Fur Commission in 1996 (she quit...
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