Defend Direct Action
12th May, Italy (delayed report)
“ On the night of May 12/13, while the National Association of Alpine Hunters were celebrating their 95th annual gathering, one of their premises was set on fire a little over a hundred kilometers away. It happened in Casalecchio (Emilia-Romagna), where the chalet that housed their activities, including a dog unit, is now covered in soot and ashes. Damage is estimated at 25,000 euros.”
25th June, Denmark.
Received anonymously via email:
“We’ve all heard the story of backyard chickens, about how ethical it is, and how it can be a great way to teach children about animals. This is a lie! It’s always exploitation of the chickens, and they often murder them as well. A small school in Denmark was spreading the same lies, and they had decided that they thought it was appropriate to murder a rooster in front of the school children, and then feed him to them afterwards. The school had announced that this was something they were gonna start doing regularly – maybe one of the next victims would be one of the baby chicks they had enslaved. We will not stand for the normalization of speciesism, and we will definitely never stand for the normalization of murder.
Late at night, the day before the planned execution of the rooster, we cut open the fences and cages and took every last one of them with us. The rooster, 2 hens, and 9 baby chicks were all liberated that night, and brought to safe homes, where they will never have to be exploited or fear for their lives.
The school has said that they want to get more chickens who they will kill and feed to the children. To that we say; just you try. We will keep coming back and liberating them until you stop this insanity. And next time we will not leave the place as nice as we did the first time.
The liberation of these innocent individuals, was only possible because of the amazing humans who opened their homes and offered a safe life for the chickens. If you are able to take in liberated animals, ALWAYS reach out to activists you think can help get animals out of their prisons. The more safe homes we have, the more non-human animals we can save.”
30th June, Baden-Württemberg Germany.
[photo unrelated, hunting tower arson in Italy Jan 2024]
According to local pro-hunt media, five separate hunting seats were attacked with wire in the south west of Germany during the afternoon of the 30th of June. One of the arsons was extinguished by a cyclist that found the tower on fire and used their water bottle to bring the flames down. Another one was reported by a dog walker, but the chair was completely engulfed in flames. The rest were reported by the local huntsman, who found them and extinguished the little fire there was left.
All the seats were burnt in open field, where there was no risk of spreading the fire into neighbouring trees, and the police suspects animal liberation activists to be behind the actions.
{editor’s note: Over the past month, UBS has been reporting on their actions against a shoot that mutilated a bird used as a decoy in a trap. We have compiled the reports below}
Via Underground Badger Syndicate
FB: When the wild things come at night
Instagram: @undergroundbadgersyndicate
21st May, UK
“THE GENDER REVEAL PARTY LIBERALS WANT.
A particularly nasty scumbag deserves a particularly excessive response. The poor excuse of a human who owned this Larsen before we went to town with it had mutilated a decoy crow so much it was difficult to even tell the age of the bird. All wing and tail feathers had been clipped, with obvious blood dry around the wings, showing how botched the procedure had been.
The crow is now being rehabbed by fantastic people who will ensure the bird grows strong and confident and is released back into the wild when they are ready.
The Larsen is now fairly sad. We don’t think it appreciated meeting the blunt force of a sledgehammer.
The extremely unnecessary use of a sledgehammer to bash a Larsen is nothing but a humble homage to the hilariously excessive video of Sheffield Hunt Saboteurs bashing mole traps with the same tool, but to be honest we think it’d be cute if the Sledgehammer Challenge took off. Make it a trend
Go upset a hunter somewhere.”
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27th May, UK
“THE REALITY OF THE ‘CONSERVATION WORK’ KEEPERS TAKE PART IN.
////What happens when we find a particularly scummy keeper, Part1/x)////
Imagine believing that as a gamekeeper you take part on conservation work, that you are helping the wildlife thrive and that you are on the side of nature.
You then set larsen traps to kill corvids and do not have enough with the murder of birds that have done nothing to you, you also decide the best way to do so is by mutilating your ‘decoy’ this much.
Make no mistake, wing clipping is cruel in every single case. There are not “good ways” of clipping someone’s wings. But this excruciatingly botched surgery might’ve costed the life of this individual that was just curious about the eggs you had baited your larsen with.
We know they are in the best hands possible and we will see how they evolve. Regardless of their prognosis, we will make this keeper pay for the suffering he has caused to so many.
Keep your eyes peeled, we have a lot to show you.”
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3rd June, UK
“DON’T MIND US, WE ARE QUITE SURE THE TRAP IS OURS!
////What happens when we find a particularly scummy keeper, (Part 2/x)////
We told you about the bird with horribly clipped wings last week, and we said we would ensure to torment the keeper that did such a barbarity.
Well, we’ve been paying multiple visits to his land, which means we are making him sad on a regular basis.
This time, it is just a larsen that sat awaiting for us in his garage, the door locked shut was not an issue when his window was luckily broken when we arrived!
It was quite a funny image to walk down the footpath with a larsen under the arm a sunny sunday afternoon, having to say hello to more than one random walker.
We are not done with this keeper, by the end of the trapping season he is going to wish he took that job offer down in Kent!”
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16th June, UK
“YOU DESTROY LIVES, WE DESTROY YOUR SHOOT.
Did you think we were done with the scumbag keeper who mutilated that crow? We were not. Accessing their garage through a miraculously broken window was not enough, stealing another Larsen was not enough, we needed to send the message, and so we did.
Three seats, three larsens, a ladder trap, a big bunch of Fenn traps and a fox cage later, we think we have let them know they are being watched.
They will likely feel the burn knowing that the fox trap they had set inside their walled garden is gone, shocking when it was ever so close to the posh twats bedroom! They will also be unimpressed having lost the ladder trap they hid inside one of their cow farms when they realised we were onto them.
There is fucking nowhere to hide when you have been found to be pure scum on the crust of this earth. We will search for you, we will destroy all your shit and we will ensure your life is more miserable by the day.
Think twice before mutilating birds again.
No justice, just rage.
UBS”
June 20th, Luzerne Iowa, USA.
VIA: NAALPO
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“Received anonymously:
All cages were opened, all breeding cards were scattered or destroyed, and perimeter fences were leveled at Schmuecker Fox Farm in Luzerne, Iowa. Anyone can do this, and the summer has just begun.”
June, Argentina.
ENGLISH (translation):
“With happiness we claim responsibility for the liberation of five chickens.
Searching to avoid the passivity complicit with speciesism we found one of many places where humans exploit chickens, who they’ll kill so despicable beings eat them. With the quietness of wild animals we managed to take a few from the thousands that sat in that place. Being just young chicks of just a few days they didn’t take long to trust us as their family and began living a life of freedom, very different to the one they had been condemned to by speciesist consumerist.
It is urgent to fight back against animal exploitation, not allowing speciesists in any way. True animal liberation is liberating animals and sabotaging. Organise, go alone or with an affinity group, be part of the liberation of animals, it doesn’t matter the number, every action counts.
The victims of non vegans and the victims of vegans that tolerate speciesism are awaiting us, they are on borrowed time.
Frente de Liberación Animal.”
SPANISH (Original):
“Con alegría reivindicamos la liberación de 5 gallinas .
buscando y buscando evitar la pasividad complice con el especismo, encontramos uno de los tantos lugares donde explotan gallinas, a las que asesinaran para que seres despreciables las coman. con el sigilo de los animales del monte pudimos llevárnos unas pocas de las miles que habia en ese centro de exterminio, siendo pollitos de pocos días, al poco tiempo ya nos tomaron como su familia y empezaron a vivir una vida digna, muy distinta a la que las habían condenado cada unx de lxs consumidorxs especistas,cada unx de lxs complices del especismo.
Es urgente combatir la explotación animal realmente, no dando lugar a especistas de ningún modo la certera liberacion animal esta en liberar y sabotear! organízate vos solx o con afines y se parte de la liberación animal, no importa la magnitud ni el número, toda acción cuenta.
las victimas (de las personas no veganas, y las veganas que toleran el especismo) nos están esperando, tienen sus días contados.
Frente de liberación animal”
16th June, Portland OR, USA.
via: Rose City Counterinfo
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“Over the weekend, two simultaneous attacks occurred at construction sites for a major refined petroleum pipeline running through the forested hills of Portland OR. Work is ongoing to upgrade the pipeline, which is run by Kinder Morgan and carries diesel and gasoline between Portland and Eugene. The pipeline is an essential supply line for gas stations in the area and part of a bigger network that runs up the West coast.
Two sites were sabotaged in forest park. At one site, a large excavator and other pieces of equipment were made un usable. Wires and tubing were cut and tools left on the worksite were used to cause more damage. A bird trapped in anti erosion netting was cut free. At the other site, dozens of trees have already been cut down above the pipe. The remaining trees set to be removed were spiked with various kinds of nails and bolts. A piece of equipment was destroyed there as well. All equipment belonged to Michels, a major company that builds pipelines including the Keystone XL.
The arteries of industry are all over. With a bit of imagination and effort, anyone can attack them. Leviathan is always vulnerable.
Strike now.”
12th June, Denmark.
Received anonymously via email:
“The ALF has liberated 5 hens from a miserable live in an organic factory farm in Denmark.
When entering the farm, the first thing we saw was several dead hens lying on the floor. Let there as trash to be removed later. Few meters from them were thousands of hens crammed in a loud and smelly barn. This is the best “animal welfare” available on the market in Denmark, just like in most countries.
Companies and animal welfare organizations convince people that it’s a good thing to support organic farms. That’s bullshit. They are only telling people that lie because they profit of it.
If you’re against the exploitation and murder of other beings, live vegan and fight for total liberation.
Unfortunately we only had homes for 5 hens. Getting the hens out is the easy part. Finding good homes with people who are ready to take care of the animals for the rest of their lives is the hardest part.
Remember to let you local grassroots activists know, if you are able to house rescued animals. You could help save lives.
Thank you to the amazing people who gave these beings a home and the opportunity to live better lives, free from exploitation and harm.”
5th June, Copenhagen Denmark.
Received anonymously via email:
“A restaurant in Copenhagen called “Beef” (Bøf) was covered in messages and red paint. This disgusting speciesist place has pieces of animal corpses hanging as decorations. Even their name says how speciesists they are.
We must fight speciesist everywhere we see it. Do whatever you can in the fight for total liberation.
No one is free until everyone is free.”
3rd June, Denmark.
Received anonymously via email:
“Butcher spray painted by ALF. Messages like “meat if murder”, “murder” and “go vegan” were left all over a butcher in Denmark.”
