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Animal Liberation Front sabotages San Diego fur store

http://www.animalliberationfrontlin...ationFront-line+(Animal+Liberation+Frontline)

FBI investigates coordinated attack on San Diego’s only fur store and the home of its owners.

This week the Animal Liberation Front (ALF) took credit for a sabotage action against Furs by Graf, in San Diego. The front of the store was redecorated with spray-painted messages including “Killer” and “Murderer,” and glass-etching fluid was used to damage windows.

The same night, the homes of owner Kimberley Graf and her parents were also targeted.

The owner stated to the media the fur store has been vandalized about a dozen times over the years but this is the first time her home was targeted.

The Animal Liberation Front took credit this week in an anonymous communique. The communique reads, in full:

“In the early morning hours of July 16, 2013, anarchists in San Diego took action on behalf of the millions of fur-bearing animals who are trapped, enslaved, and killed to sustain the global fur industry

We first visited Furs By Graf at 7670 Claremont Mesa Boulevard in the Claremont neighborhood. Every single piece of plate glass on this hideous enterprise was soaked in glass etching solution. The exterior of the store was covered in red spray painted slogans. Bottles of foul smelling butyric acid were sprayed into the interior, leaving this place of commerce smelling like death; identical to the odor present on every fur farm. We hope this is a costly clean up, and serves to drive away all patronage.

We then hiked to owner Ludi Graf’s home, at 9589 Upland Street in Spring Valley. His home was given the same treatment. We paint stripped his luxury winnebago parked in the driveway. Slogans were painted in blood red on his garage and the winnebago. The windows of the winnebago were etched. The remainder of the etching solution was applied to the windows of his home. Concrete destroying muriatic acid was poured on his driveway.

It was another short hike to manager Kimberley Graf’s home at 3674 Birdie Drive in La Mesa. Her luxury pickup truck was painted red and soaked in paint stripper. All windshields and windows on the truck were smeared with etching solution. We covered her house and driveway in spray paint. Muriatic acid was dumped on the porch.

These actions were taken to vocalize the cries of the millions of wild beings yearning for freedom. This is in vain unless it inspires others to liberate and sabotage. Every fur farm prisoner deserves a jail break.

In solidarity with our comrades fighting in Vancouver,
Animal Liberation Front”

 

The ALF are no joke. It's a War to them.

@ the owners, I think they should ask themselves if the inhumane electrocution slaughter of animals raised for pure fashion, is conducive to the soul. This is not animal research where a cure may be found (though I despise that too), this is not animals killed for food, and their skins then used for fashion or furniture... this is outright torture and murder of innocent and defenseless animals for no other purpose than to feed rich people's vanity. Why does SAN DIEGO even need dead animal fur coats?

 

Exactly! I agree 100%

 

I come with empty hands..no pics, no vids just some thoughts. Whoever had a dog or a cat, knows that they feel as we do. I observed my cats, how they supported one female cat that gave birth, I could see, how a female dog in Guinée tried to get over the street with a bone to bring her babies some Food, before she was overrolled by a stupid driver.
And I remember, how Kids in Thailand treat the Baby Dogs, I remember, how I was going to buy some food for dogs in India that were nearly dying. What I regreted afterwards, how stupid I've been. I also remember the animals in Africa that are skinny as I couldn't imagine and are afraid of people -or a cat, that was sooo nothing that I was thinking it isn't existing. Pain and fear are in many countries the real existing for animals, sometimes I just turn around, because I cannot face it and sometimes I tell the people that they are not worth to share their lives with them. But at the end of the day the suffering goes on and I cannot do anything against it. Many countries I really think they don't deserve our animal friends

 

2400 Captive Mink Freed from Farm of Fur Commission Board Member Cindy Moyle

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Received Anonymously
July 30, 2013

On the evening of July 28, 2013, friends of wildlife entered the Burley, Idaho, mink farm of Fur Commission USA Board Member Cindy Moyle, compromised the perimeter fencing, and set up roving surveillance of the on-site night watchman. We then liberated the entirety of her breeding stock into the wild, emptying over twenty-five percent of this wildlife prison.

Illuminated in the moonlight, 2400 of these wild creatures climbed out of the cages where they had passed their entire lives in isolated darkness, to feel the grass under their feet for the first time. Their initial timidity quickly became a cacophony of gleeful squealing, playing, cavorting, and swimming in the creek that runs directly behind the Moyle property. They will live out their new lives along the Snake River watershed.

Cindy Moyle is a current Board Member, and former Treasurer, of the Fur Commission USA. After the recent leadership shuffling in FCUSA, we felt that the Moyle Mink Ranch would be perfect to test out the efficacy of FCUSA’s new emphasis on farm security.The Moyles are a mink dynasty in Idaho, operating up to eight farms, their own in-house feed operation, and a tannery. Those doubtful of our resourcefulness and guile have in the past called the Moyle farms impenetrable. Indeed, this is the first time that anyone has attempted action against one of them.

Having now had the pleasure of testing them ourselves, we wholeheartedly approve of the new FCUSA security guidelines. We are happy to see FCUSA members increasing their overhead on security – it means they are only that much closer to bankruptcy when we raid their farms. In the case of the Moyles, the breeding records we destroyed represent over thirty years of painstaking genetic selection. There will be no recovering these genetic lines.

Aside from their operations harming helpless animals, the Moyles have also been federally investigated for exploiting undocumented workers and trafficking endangered species. Mike Moyle, ex-mink farmer and the current Idaho House Majority Leader, has used his political position to block Idaho neighborhoods from being able to declare his family’s foul and fly- infested prisons to be public nuisances.

The fur industry will no doubt propagate falsehoods regarding this act of kindness.

They will claim that we are terrorists. We say that if peacefully opening cages is an act of terrorism, then the word has no meaning. It is appropriately applied to the mass imprisonment and killing of wild animals.

They will claim that these mink are domesticated animals and will starve. Documentation on the success of farm-bred mink in the wild is extensive, so we will add only our experience watching these naturally aquatic animals, who had spent their entire lives in cages, head instinctively for water and begin to swim and hunt.

They will claim that conditions on mink farms are humane. We ask why, then, they try only to hide those farms from the public, pushing for legislation to criminalize the taking of photographs. The mink that we freed from the Moyles lived in intensive confinement in their own waste. Their suffering was plain to the eye, and their yearning for freedom plain to the soul.

They will say that our raid may inspire copycat actions. We say that it undoubtedly will. It is a glorious thing that we live in a world where individuals regularly demonstrate the ultimate act of compassion – risking their freedom for the freedom of others.

They will say that we will not stop short of the complete and total end of the killing of animals for their fur. On this point we are in total agreement.

We act with love in our hearts.

 

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I swear, only about 3 regular threads bring me to this forum, and this is one of them.

I cant wait to rep you for it. Can you include the links, so I can PIN it and/or Like it? (I understand if you don't want to so they are not so exposed, or you could email it to me?)

What I included in the co-sign above about sums it up. It made me so happy! These people are angels. I think given the opportunity, you me and Christine would don some dark clothes and open some cages ourselves!

 

Preach mama C! Sobering words... yes, some countries...just brutalize their animals. How sad. We know they are sentient beings - they feel, cry, laugh, love. But oftentimes, we also have brutal Americans here who hang and poison and beat and gas and murder defenseless animals.... when I get the stomach for it, I will one day post some of the beastly humans and what they did, but thankfully many animals overcame their torturers, though some sadly did not.

 

Adopt a pet day at the U.S. Capitol :smt060





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It was the sound of barking that led hurried Capitol Hill staffers to look away from their BlackBerries as they walked by the third-floor caucus room of the Cannon House office building Tuesday.

Inside the sprawling room, where the carpet was covered in plastic, handlers showed off dozens of four-legged friends and encouraged visiting staffers to adopt them on the spot. The orphaned puppies and kittens were brought in as part of an awareness program by the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals and the Congressional Animal Protection Caucus.

For 5 more pics...
http://news.yahoo.com/photos/adopt-a-pet-day-at-the-u-s-capitol-1375218010-slideshow/

 

We DON'T!! It's so unfortunate but this city is filled with people who have too much money on their hands and no idea how to responsibly allocate those funds! They choose to spend their money on ridiculous things like fur, when we've got homeless and hungry adults/children all throughout the city. It's absolutely nauseating.

To your point, it's warm as heck around these parts for most of the year, so buying/wearing fur seems like an idiotic attempt at showcasing wealth (which pretty much covers my opinion of anyone who buys fur). Disgusting and pathetic.

 

:freehug: It feels so good to know that there are others out there who feel like me about it.
And I gotta admit, I already thought about getting actively involved.


Most of the stuff is from my fb news feed.

I think you will like this page:

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Anti-Fur-Society/224916607521816?hc_location=stream

 

A Massive Whale Hunt On The Faroe Islands Turns The Sea Red Every Summer




The full article.
I have to warn you, there are more pics that can turn stomachs and make you wanna cry.

http://www.businessinsider.com/the-faroe-island-whale-hunt-2013-7?op=1

There is a petition againts the whale slaughter under the following link:

http://www.causes.com/actions/1728109-end-the-faroe-islands-whale-dolphin-killing-festival

 

if im not m istaken perfumes and colognes come from whales

 

Argh I saw this on my darlings fb page, the whole tradition is sickening and outdated. Did you see the sea shepherd series about it?

 

...and they look stooopid, too!

Thanks for the link. I looked at the page and I love it. Great activism! :smt023 *saved*

@ the tragic Whales pic..so distressing what they do. Japan does the same thing with Dolphins. I'm sure you are aware of the documentary, The Cove, which was nominated for an Academy Award.

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(Hayden's reaction is simply devastating )

And soap, too. I use natural perfume oils and soaps, and try to always shop cruelty-free where I can.

 

http://www.heute.at/news/welt/art23661,882875

Unfortunatly it is in german language..

"Vier Pfoten" (a swiss animal help Organisation) rescued 2 brown bears from a mini Zoo in Prishtina, Kosovo. Ten others followed by the help of the local police and a veterinary into a large park, where they learn again to live in nature. Further on bears keeping for tourist attractions or in Zoos won't be allowed anymore.. Bravo!!

 

Yes, I saw it. Made me cry badly. I already donated money to Ric O'Barry.

I just bought one of these bracelets to support the end of whale and dolphin captivity:

 

:smt038 I have them on my fb news feed. Awesome people!

 

Yes,I was writing them an email today, because I wanted to Support them and offer that I make pics of animals (dogs i.e.) with their owners/family members, when they make their promos (my equipment is mobile)..they need more cash, because they are looking for monthly donations with a contract. I think many won't do that, but 10 or 20 CHF for pics with your doggy, why not? you can att. a shop, too, with Cups,T-shirts,Kalenders and and and, because the pics are copyrighted. But let's see, what they respond..

 

^^^ Ha, I would sooo love to trick those wearers ^ with these dusters, sell them to the fools for $1000, then donate it to the fur-cruelty-free Org.




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