According to pro hunting reports, several wolf hunters in Norway have been targeted over night, with activists placing caltrops around their personal homes.
The wolf cull in Norway seeks to murder 18 wolves throughout the country in 2024. The latest wolf census for the country showed a total of 89 wolves living in Norway.
Environmental minster and known wet wipe Andreas Bjelland Eriksen has publicly condemned the actions, saying “I have full respect for the fact that many people want to challenge predator management, but this is done through democratic processes such as campaigning in front of Parliament and being clear in the media, not through illegal actions that can be directly dangerous for those doing a job for the community,”
The “vandalism” and “illegal actions” referred to by Andreas is the direct attack to several hunters who are actively attempting to kill wolves in Kongsvinger area.
Since the news of the caltrops, the wolf cull in the area has been halted. Whilst the hunting team says it is due to the weather and difficult tracking conditions, the police says it is difficult to know when they’ll be ready to go back out hunting.
“Activists had been in contact with the largest coffee chain in Denmark last year about switching to plant based milk as default, and after applying pressure to the company, they agreed they’d try out plant based by default in Copenhagen from January 2024. They lied.
Because of this, activists put super glue in the locks of many of their cafes in Copenhagen and left a clear message on their doors: “ditch dairy”. Activists also left the same message on several other of their cafes, as well as the entrance to their main office in Denmark.
It’s of course not only dairy that we’re against, but all abuse, exploitation and killing, but dairy seems to be the easiest place to start with cafes.”
“The only toast and the only celebration in which we participate is animal liberation!
40 of our brothers will start the new year as free individuals.
Tonight 15 hens, 1 rooster, 9 white doves and 14 pigeons were freed from captivity and a situation of severe mistreatment. Locked up without water or food, they were seen by the human tormentor as objects for his own use and consumption!
We will never stop until every cage is empty!
A.L. F. ”
ITALIAN (original):
“L’ unico brindisi e l’ unica festa a cui partecipiamo è la liberazione animale!
40 nostri fratelli inzieranno l’ anno nuovo da soggetti liberi.
Stanotte 15 galline, 1 gallo, 9 colombe bianche e 14 piccioni sono stati liberati dalla prigionia e da una situazione di grave maltrattamento. Rinchiusi senza acqua né cibo, erano visti dall’ umano aguzzino come oggetti a proprio uso e consumo!
Non ci fermeremo mai finché ogni gabbia non sarà vuota!
“Beware animal abusers.. we, the animal rights movement, are coming for you harder then ever.”Beware animal abusers.. we, the animal rights movement, are coming for you harder then ever.
Despite pressure by activists worldwide, Maxmara shows no mercy for their innocent victims and refuses to enact a fur-free policy. Maxmara is one of the few designers still selling animal fur, making the brand one of the few that keeps the horrific fur trade alive.
Our animal siblings can not free themselves. So if you do nothing, you have chosen the side of the oppressor.
“There may be times when we are powerless to prevent injustice, but there must never be a time when we fail to protest.” – E. Wiesel.
Let 2024 be the year that animal fur officially goes out of style !! (The first step towards total animal liberation).
We wish Maxmara and all the other animals abusers an absolute shit new year!”
“In the past year, during the hunting seasons, a crew of Belgian wildlife enthusiasts immobilized more than 15 structures.
These structures were used to kill or trap our wild animal brothers and sisters. Sometimes the time to strike was chosen carefully to slow down expensive and organized driven hunts that took place shortly after. Sometimes the locations were chosen to show new hunters in the area that their violent mindset and abuse is not welcome where we patrol.
“Walking in the countryside near Lampa we found homemade traps for hares, with a metal stick buried underground holding a metal wire to catch wild species. We did not hesitate to dig them out and break them. There were 20 in total, they were rendered completely useless and taken away from the location.
We dedicate this small sabotage to Sebastian Oversluij Seguel, who was assassinated by the police a decade ago. He was an anarchist comrade who took part in many actions to further the animal liberation struggle, being part of the antispeciesist fight using direct action with everything he had available and pushing his politics forward.
Sabotage wherever you go, do not stay put! Total liberation, against all cages, against all authority.”
SPANISH (original)
Individualidades sabotean 20 trampas para liebres.
Recibido de forma anónima:
“Caminando por un sector rural cercano a Lampa, logramos identificar la instalación de trampas caseras destinadas a la caza de liebres, las cuales estaban enterradas en la tierra con un fierro que amarraba alambres para la captura de especies silvestres. No dudamos ni un segundo en desenterrarlas y romperlas. Eran 20 en total, quedaron inutilizables y fueron retiradas del sector.
Dejamos registro de este pequeño sabotaje en memoria de Sebastián Oversluij Seguel, a 10 años de su asesinato por un mercenario del capital. Compañero anárquico que realizó diversas acciones por la liberación animal, aportando a la lucha antiespecista de acción directa con lo que tenía a su alcance, sin delegar a nadie más que a sus propias convicciones.
Sabotea donde sea que vayas, no te quedes inmóvil.
Liberación total, contra toda jaula, contra toda autoridad.”
“Made a return visit to same pheasant breeding facility in Manchester and removed more snares, destroyed traps, cut down shooting chair, cut up straps”
“The images we obtained during the investigation are heartbreaking, but today I’d like to share with you a little bit of hope beyond so much injustice. This is the story about the nights we managed to liberate six lucky bunnies out of that hellhole.
[…]
Mikel, Floc, Marta and New weren’t even two weeks old when we found them in that hole. They were walking over faeces, surrounded by parasites and without access to water or food. We don’t know how long they had been there, but we know they wouldn’t have survived much longer.
Hygiene in the farm was non-existent. The cages were old and rusty, some even broken. When we looked around we saw multiple baby rabbits on the floor, so we decided to take as many as we could.
[…]
We started running around the farm and managed to catch four, making them comfortable in a warm box. As soon as we arrive to the car with the four buns sleeping tightly the anxiety cleared and turned in relief. The worse had already past.
[…]
They all had fungal infections, parasites and were malnourished. Mikel was the weakest. His body couldn’t pull through and was the first one to die. Marta didn’t make it either, even tho their caregivers did their very best.
[…]
The good news is, Floc and Neu made it! Now they live happy, almost a year later, enjoying the attention, their big bunny family and the space to express their natural behaviours.
[…]”
SPANISH (excerpt, find it in full on their website).
“Las imágenes que obtuvimos [durante la investigacion] son desgarradoras, pero hoy quiero compartir contigo un poco de esperanza entre tanta injusticia. Se trata de las noches en las que logramos liberar de aquel infierno a 6 afortunados.
[…]
Los pequeños Mikel, Floc, Marta y Neu apenas tendrían dos semanas cuando los encontramos en aquel foso. Estaban sobre excrementos, rodeados de insectos y sin acceso a comida ni agua. No sabemos cuánto tiempo llevaban ahí, pero tenemos claro que no habrían podido sobrevivir muchas horas más. Las condiciones de higiene de la granja eran pésimas. Las jaulas se veían antiguas y oxidadas, y algunas incluso rotas. Al inspeccionar el lugar vimos varios gazapos en el suelo, así que decidimos llevarnos todos los que pudiéramos.
[…]
Comenzamos a recorrer la nave a toda velocidad, conseguimos atrapar a cuatro y los acomodamos en una caja caliente. Sólo fue al llegar al coche, con los cuatro durmiendo plácidamente, cuando toda la angustia se tornó en alivio. Lo peor ya había pasado.
[…]
todos ellos tenían hongos, parásitos y estaban desnutridos. Mikel, el pequeño Mikel… él era el más débil. Su cuerpecito no pudo recuperarse y fue el primero en morir. Tampoco lo logró Marta, a pesar de los esfuerzos de sus cuidadores.
[…]
¡La buena noticia es que Floc y Neu lo consiguieron! Ellos siguen viviendo felices, casi un año después, y disfrutan de todas las atenciones, una gran familia de conejos y espacio para desarrollar sus comportamientos naturales”
[EDITOR’S NOTE: As far as we can tell, Federacaccia is the National Hunting federation in Italy, and EnalCaccia is a national union for hunters and fishermen. Their offices were targeted with spray paint and by pouring paint over walls and doors.]
ENGLISH (translation):
“EnalCaccia and Federcaccia offices attacked.
Every hunter’s Christmas is dirty with the blood of their victims! Hunting is legalized murder and where the law is unjust, disobedience is a must.
In these festive days we wanted to remember all the victims of hunting including the dog Uma who was killed by a hunter in front of her owner- a child! Hunters: you are the violent ones!
We will continue to fight in every way until all animals can live free and be recognized as sentient beings with their own innate rights and not seen as objects for the use and consumption of the ‘criminal human.
On the wolf issue, we wanted to respond to the statement of MEP Fiocchi who said that between the wolf and the sheep he chooses the sheep: those who, like him, are on the front lines of killing innocents in the course of hunting activity, certainly cannot choose to stand next to another innocent person who is certainly also food on his plate. We have too much respect for the wolf to compare him to Fiocchi who pretends not to know that while the wolf kills by nature, hunters like him do it for pure enjoyment. Shame on him.
Long live the wolf!
ANIMAL LIBERATION FRONT”
ITALIAN (original)
“colpite le sedi di EnalCaccia e Federcaccia.
Il Natale di ogni cacciatore è sporco del sangue delle loro vittime! La caccia è un assassinio legalizzato e laddove la legge è ingiusta, la disobbedienza è un atto dovuto.
In questi giorni di festa abbiamo voluto ricordare tutte le vittime della caccia tra cui il cane Uma che è stato ucciso da un cacciatore davanti al suo proprietario: un bambino! Cacciatori: i violenti sieti voi!
Continueremo a lottare in ogni modo fino a quando tutti gli animali potranno vivere liberi ed essere riconosciuti come esseri senzienti con propri diritti innati e non visti come oggetti ad uso e consumo dell’ umano criminale.
Sulla questione lupo abbiamo voluto rispondere all’affermazione dell’ eurodeputato Fiocchi che ha detto che tra il lupo e la pecora sceglie la pecora: chi, come lui, è in prima linea nell’ uccidere gli innocenti nello svolgimento dell’ attività venatoria, non può di certo scegliere di stare accanto ad un altro innocente che di sicuro è anche cibo nel suo piatto. Abbiamo troppo rispetto per il lupo per paragonarlo a Fiocchi che finge di non sapere che mentre il lupo uccide per natura, i cacciatori come lui lo fanno per puro divertimento. Vergogna!
