RODEO RINGS SET ON FIRE

September, Chile.

On September 17, a rodeo ring in La Ligua (Valparaíso) was heavily damaged by fire. According to media reports, leaflets were found at the site, including one that said, “See how your tradition burns. Justice for animals” It was the third attack this month against Chilean rodeo.

In the early hours of September 14, a rodeo ring in Paredones (O’Higgins) was set on fire.

Early on September 7, a rodeo ring in Curacaví was damaged by fire. Firefighters found leaflets against the rodeo at the site.

via: BiteBack Magazine

HUNTING TOWER DESTROYED.

12th September, Paris. 

received anonymously:

“On the night of Thursday, September 12, 2019, in the Paris region, we, animalist activists, destroyed a hunting tower and tagged on the ground “stop speciesism”.

The hunting towers are not directly visible by satellite images (google maps), so we spotted it by walking around fields near the edge of a wood. We then used the satellite images to verify that the spotted tower was at least 100 meters away from the surrounding dwellings, as destroying a tower makes noise and takes time.

Photo traps are sometimes placed in the trees by the hunters, so we looked for the tower and acted with masked faces.

We attacked the tower with saws with big teeth sawing at strategic locations and then finished the job by twisting the pieces to make them break.

In order to make this sabotage visible as a political act in favor of the victims of speciesism, a message “Stop Speciesism” was left on the ground with a spray can.

We wish by this report to invite all those who know that killing other animals is not a necessary act, to train themselves and take action, for the victims of speciesism.

Until the abolition of all dominations!”

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“Dans la nuit du Jeudi 12 septembre 2019, en région parisienne, nous, activistes animalistes, avons détruit une tour de chasse et tagué sur le sol “stop spécisme”.

Les tours de chasse ne sont pas directement visibles par images satellites (google maps), nous avons donc repéré celle-ci en en nous baladant proches de champs, à la lisière d’un bois. Nous avons ensuite utilisé les images satellites pour vérifier que la tour repérée était bien à une distance d’au moins 100 mètres des habitations environnantes, car détruire une tour fait du bruit et prend du temps.

Des pièges photo étant parfois disposés dans les arbres par les chasseur.euse.s, nous avons repérer la tour et agit à visage masqué.

Nous avons attaqué la tour avec des scies à grosses dents en sciant à des endroits stratégiques puis nous avons fini le travail en tordant les pièces pour qu’elles cèdent.

Afin de visibiliser ce sabotage comme un acte politique en faveur des victimes du spécisme, un message “stop spécisme” a été laissé sur le sol à la bombe de peinture.

Nous souhaitons par ce communiqué inviter tou.te.s celles et ceux qui savent que tuer les autres animaux n’est pas un acte nécessaire, à se former et à agir concrètement, pour les victimes du spécisme.

Jusqu’à l’abolition de toutes les dominations !”

SLAUGHTERHOUSE TRUCK ATTACKED

21st September, Baske Country 

Received anonymously via email:

“After driving for hours to find some specific places without any success, we bumped into a slaughterhouse and this death truck payed all the price.

All 4 wheels pricked and destroyed windshield with some bricks we found there.

We will not tolerate violence, not in the Baske Country, not anywhere.”

TWO GOATS RESCUED FROM A DARY FARM.

15th September, San Jos, Costa Rica.

Received anonymously via email:

“After visiting this farm a couple of times during the day to check for activity we visited the place one night and rescued two baby female goats.

After 15 minutes of walking through the night, we reached the car with the other member waiting ready and we left.

These goats will live out their lives naturally and peacefully, free from human exploitation.”

BUTCHER SHOP REDECORATED.

13th September, Tossa de Mar, Spain

Received anonymously via email:

“Ham shop re decorated with spray paint message in Spanish “Ham is murder” reminding all buyers and passengers of this main alley about the murder they have normalized. Also window showing dead pig’s leg was crossed out and ALF symbol painted on main entrance. Until all are free.”

HUNTING FEDERATION VANDALISED BY THE ALF.

September, Aegean Turkey.

received anonymously via email:

“English:

In Turkey, Aydin Hunter Association (Aegean Region) was attacked by ALF. The locks of the association were glued, slogans were painted to the doors. The signboards were destroyed.

Hunting is murder!

Until all are free.

The action was dedicated to the vegan prisoner Marius Mason.

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Turkish:

Aydin’daki avcilik dernegine ALF tarafindan saldiri duzenlendi. Dernegin kapisi yapistirici ile kullanilamaz hale getirildi, dernegin tabelalari parcalandi, kapilara yazilamalar yapildi.

Av, cinayettir!

Tum hayvanlar ozgur olana kadar!

Eylem, vegan tutsak Marius Mason’e adandi.”

PHEASANT GAME FARM SABOTAGED, BIRDS RELEASED.

11th September, France. 

Received anonymously: 

(French below)

“During the night of the 11th and 12th December, in France, we, Animal Liberation Front activists, helped what we think to be hundreds of pheasants to escape from their prison.

Using cutters, we cut a large part of the net preventing them from flying away. Then we went in the end of the cage to incite them to escape through the opening we made. Seeing them disappear in the sky has touched us deeply.

We also wrote a tag to leave a mark of our passage.

We wish all of them will live happily and freely, and have a thought for all the other animals still prisoners.

Until every cage is empty.

Dans la nuit du 11 au 12 septembre, en France, nous, activistes du front de libération des animaux, avons aidé des centaines de faisan.e.s à s’échapper de leur prison.

A l’aide de cutters, nous avons découpé une large partie du filet qui les empêchait de s’envoler, puis nous sommes allé.e.s derrière elleux pour les inciter à fuir. Les voir s’échapper dans le ciel nous a profondément touché.e.s.

Nous avons également marqué notre passage d’un tag.

Nous souhaitons une vie libre et heureuse à toutes ces personnes, et avons une pensée pour tous les autres animaux encore prisonniers.

Jusqu’à ce que toutes les cages soient vides.”

FREE RANGE FARM OPENED, FENCES DESTROYED, BIRDS RELEASED.

2nd September, Belgium.

received anonymously:

“In the night from Sunday 1st to Monday 2nd of September 2019, activists have open the doors, the trapdoors and hundreds meters of fences from a “organic” chickens farm. There were 3 concentration camps confine, in total, more than 13000 chickens!

So, the chickens had a chance to run away.”

“On the night from Sunday to Monday, we worked in a broiler farm. This action – far from being an act of pure vandalism – consists in restoring stolen freedom to unjustly exploited animals. 

We are part of a social movement that fights speciesism. Speciesism supports a train of thought that establishes an arbitrary hierarchy between different species. 

Organic farming is not free of agony and death and killing with respect is nonsense. We encountered many emaciated remains in our path, while the others, in a pitiful state, were living in their own excrements. 

It is not necessary to breed and raise individuals for slaughter  (to consume their flesh). The society in which we live allows us to live perfectly on a plant based diet. It is imperative to strongly condemn the procreation and slaughter of non-human animals. This oppressive system as a whole must be stopped and/or denounced.

Let’s stop looking away and put an end to this infernal chain of torture and exploitation.”

The media in Belgium has covered the news, you can read an article about it here: 

https://www.rtl.be/info/belgique/societe/un-des-activistes-anti-specistes-qui-ont-saccage-l-elevage-de-poulets-a-gembloux-s-explique-a-rtl-info-video–1154769.aspx

And watch a TV segment here: 

https://www.rtl.be/info/video/718890.aspx

SEVENTEEN CHICKENS LIBERATED.

September, Midlands UK

Received anonymously via email: 

“After driving by the farm a couple of times to check for activity we approached the barn from the rear, furthest away from the house.

This was a free range egg farm with doors running down one side of the barns which led out onto a small section of outdoor space with a mesh floor. We tried each door until we found one which was slightly loose, after a few firm kicks it gave way allowing us to crawl inside. We quickly filled our bags with 17 hens who were being exploited for their eggs. Just as we filled our last bag a team member calmly alerted us to the farmer approaching with a torch. We scooped up all of our bags and disappeared into the dark. 

These hens will live out their lives naturally and peacefully, free from human oppression.”

BUTCHER SHOP WINDOW SMASHED.

1st July, Geneva, Switzerland.

received anonymously via email:

“Butcher’s shop vandalised on windows breaking antinational day (1st of july). Geneva, Switzerland.

This same Window was already broken in may 2018 and Matthias* a swiss activist is being held in prison for more than 9 months now. He’s also accused of having broken this particular window.”