Originally posted by: tranceport
Good god... Why would you link us to a near terrorist organization.
I would say "terrorist" rather than "near terrorist" ....
March, 1979: First ALF action in the US. In New York City, activists broke into the New York University Medical Center, from which 1 cat, 2 dogs, and 2 guinea pigs were liberated (6).
June, 1981: First ALF laboratory liberation in Canada. 1 cat, 5 rabbits, 1 rat, and 14 guinea pigs were rescued from the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto Ontario (7).
1990 - 1994: In what the ALF literature designates as Operation Bite Back I, fur
research facilities and feed suppliers were targeted in extensive direct action
campaigns throughout the North America. The actions varied, but most were
aimed at inflicting economic sabotage. In June, 1991 the Nothwest Fur Farm
Food Cooperative in Edmonds, Washington, was broken into. Activists set up
incendiary devices which ignited the next morning causing over $1 million in
damage. The company was forced to close down. In August, 1991 two offices
were broken into at the Washington State University. The activists removed files
and computers, and left messages sprayed on the walls. In October, 1992 in
Logan, Utah, USDA?s Predator Research Station is broken into. Activists spray-
painted slogans, released 29 coyotes and set one of the buildings on fire.
Damages were estimated at $600,000. (8)
1995 - ongoing?: Operation Bite Back II shifts the focus from actions that aimed
at maximizing economic damage to actions that aimed at liberating animals. In
November, 1995 in Aldergrove, British Colombia, activists broke into Rippin Fur
Farm from which they released 5,000 mink. In May, 1997 in Mt. Angel, Oregon,
activists liberated 10,000 mink from Arritola Mink Farm (9).
July, 1997: In Redmond, Oregon, Activists set fire to the horse rendering plant, Cavel West. $1 million worth of damages is reported (10).
April, 1999: Activist broke into research facilities at the University of Minnesota, where they liberated 116 animals, and destroyed computers, microscopes, and medical equipment. Their actions handicapped research on Alzheimer?s, as human cancer cells were destroyed with the laboratories (11).
April, 2001: In Eastport, New York, ALF activists liberated 232 ducklings from a
Cornell Duck research Laboratory. The ALF Press Office announced that the
action was undertaken because the ?research is not "pro-animal" it rather
maximizes profits for an industry of animal murder, animal exploitation,
environmental degradation, and greed? (12).
November, 2002: In Italy, activists broke into a dog-breeding farm from which
they liberated 128 beagles bred for scientific experiments. ?Murderers? and ?ALF
will free all? were spray-painted on the walls of the farm (13).
July, 2003: In Australia, ALF activists remove a section of an electric fence
around the Puckapunyal Army Base in Victoria. The opening allowed Kangaroos,
which were scheduled for mass slaughter, to escape (14).
June, 2004: In Russia, activists broke into the Animal Physiology Deportment of
Moscow State University, from which they released 94 rats (15).
They have commited thousands of other crimes ..
More examples can be found at:
More Exampleshttp://www.animalrights.net/archives/related_topics/organizations/pro_ar/alf.html
Cliff notes
The ALF is not "near terrorist" it is "100% pure terrorist"
They have committed many acts of sabotage.
They have and are slowing and sometimes preventing medical research.
They are costing taxpayers lots of money.
They are doing it on a large scale.
They are using dangerous explosives/bombs when they commit these crimes. They may not be targeting other people on a regular basis (yet), however, they are putting others in danger.
These are dangerous and sick people. The ALF is a terrorist organization, and therefore, they should be treated as such.
