Category: HIT Report

16th July, Orange County, CA.

Report received anonymously via email:

“A cowbird trap was discovered during a late night stroll through the San Joaquin Wetlands in Orange County, CA. Under the light of the moon, wire cutters were used to cut the top off the trap – releasing 6 brown-headed cowbirds into the wild. Government agencies and so-called conservation groups have labeled the brown-headed cowbird as “invasive” and using them as a scapegoat for struggling song-bird populations. Each year hundreds of these traps – usually latter traps containing between 4 to 6 live cowbirds as “decoys” – are set up in parks and wildlife areas throughout Southern California between April and mid-July, where thousands of cowbirds are captured and “euthanized.” These traps are usually unguarded and in many cases held together with nothing more than plastic zip-ties, making them laughably simple to sabotage.

In memory of anarchist Will Van Spronsen who died fighting for real freedom for all and a life worth living.”

11th July, South East UK.

Report received anonymously via email:

“We hit a game farm in the South East UK breeding pheasants for the shooting industry. We’ve heard that 9000 birds managed to escape. It was quite an easy job, we simply cut through the netting with scissors and knives and rolled it to avoid birds getting tangled up in it. Then we entered the pens and made them fly off. The sheds were left open and all the heat lamps were disconnected and smashed. The electric fence was also disconnected and then cut so the birds wouldn’t struggle with it.

Fuck the shooting industry.”

11th July, Gelderland, The Netherlands.

Report received anonymously via email:

“After some careful and thorough inspections, the horrific facts that took place on this farm (repeatedly) came to light. No water, very poor hygiene, no daylight, only artificial light and hardly any sleep. (The hours of light are being manipulated) That is why we have taken action and rescued a few ducks from this plight in order to offer them a good life. The first thing that was found was the large pile of corpses that had been thrown right in front of the entrance of the stable.

Once inside the stable (doors were open, however, an alarm system did not work properly), the horror became visible again. Polluted, barely feathered, crowed. The ducks that were most battered were taken.

Once at home they received a beauty treatment. Finally water!
I have never seen a duck so happy and in its element.

Of course they are weakened and tired all day. Totally traumatised and afraid of everything that moves. They must first recover from all the abuse. Fortunately they already getting new feathers again already doing a bit better and waddling through the garden.”

11th July, Gelderland, The Netherlands.

Report received anonymously via email:

“After some careful and thorough inspections, the horrific facts that took place on this farm (repeatedly) came to light. No water, very poor hygiene, no daylight, only artificial light and hardly any sleep. (The hours of light are being manipulated) That is why we have taken action and rescued a few ducks from this plight in order to offer them a good life. The first thing that was found was the large pile of corpses that had been thrown right in front of the entrance of the stable.

Once inside the stable (doors were open, however, an alarm system did not work properly), the horror became visible again. Polluted, barely feathered, crowed. The ducks that were most battered were taken.

Once at home they received a beauty treatment. Finally water!
I have never seen a duck so happy and in its element.

Of course they are weakened and tired all day. Totally traumatised and afraid of everything that moves. They must first recover from all the abuse. Fortunately they already getting new feathers again already doing a bit better and waddling through the garden.”

July, South UK.

anonymous report, from @ALFUKpress:

“We easily located a game farm using the game farm map that was recently published. We then waited for a rainy night to help cover any noise we made.

Upon getting to the site we realised we didn’t need the bolt cutters we brought, so we hid them in a hedge a few hundred metres from the site.

Once inside we released a significant number of partridges who immediately flew off into the night sky.

Love & LIberation
ALF”

July, South UK.

anonymous report, from @ALFUKpress:

“We easily located a game farm using the game farm map that was recently published. We then waited for a rainy night to help cover any noise we made.

Upon getting to the site we realised we didn’t need the bolt cutters we brought, so we hid them in a hedge a few hundred metres from the site.

Once inside we released a significant number of partridges who immediately flew off into the night sky.

Love & LIberation
ALF”

8th July, South East UK

VIA: BiteBack Magazine.

received anonymously:

“During the night of Monday a group of us approached a game farm near Pembury, South East UK that we had located via the game farm map. The pens were flimsy and breaking by themselves, so we had to be very careful when cutting the chicken wire. We used tin snips to cut through a couple of panels on each pen whilst leaving the frames intact, as the plastic netting would fall on the birds leaving them trapped at the mercy of the gamekeeper. We then opened the shed doors and cut through the plastic walls to make as much space as possible for the pheasants to run away. Finally, we walked in a single line to the back of the pen, and making a straight row from the back, we herded the birds slowly to the cut panels. They didn’t hesitate and started flying as soon as they were away from the pens. We then decided to trash the feeders, put the grain away from the pens and in the woods to make them forage for their food.

The last three pens didn’t have any juvenile pheasants on the runs, but the sheds were crammed with one week old pheasants. Over half of the birds in those sheds were dead, and without water or feed access, we decided the best course of action was to open the doors and let them do as they please.

Once all the birds had been helped as much as possible, we turned our focus on trashing the farm as much as we could, cutting fencing, chicken wire, electric fences as well as gas pipes. We trashed some of the gas regulators as they are easy to break and expensive to buy.

We hope that that farm doesn’t manage to stay open and that the shooting season is over for them before it starts. We also hope that people feel inspired, tool up and destroy as many game farms as they can, giving a chance to the birds to experience freedom whilst causing huge financial loses to scum with shotguns.

Until all are free.

ALF.”

8th July, South East UK

VIA: BiteBack Magazine.

received anonymously:

“During the night of Monday a group of us approached a game farm near Pembury, South East UK that we had located via the game farm map. The pens were flimsy and breaking by themselves, so we had to be very careful when cutting the chicken wire. We used tin snips to cut through a couple of panels on each pen whilst leaving the frames intact, as the plastic netting would fall on the birds leaving them trapped at the mercy of the gamekeeper. We then opened the shed doors and cut through the plastic walls to make as much space as possible for the pheasants to run away. Finally, we walked in a single line to the back of the pen, and making a straight row from the back, we herded the birds slowly to the cut panels. They didn’t hesitate and started flying as soon as they were away from the pens. We then decided to trash the feeders, put the grain away from the pens and in the woods to make them forage for their food.

The last three pens didn’t have any juvenile pheasants on the runs, but the sheds were crammed with one week old pheasants. Over half of the birds in those sheds were dead, and without water or feed access, we decided the best course of action was to open the doors and let them do as they please.

Once all the birds had been helped as much as possible, we turned our focus on trashing the farm as much as we could, cutting fencing, chicken wire, electric fences as well as gas pipes. We trashed some of the gas regulators as they are easy to break and expensive to buy.

We hope that that farm doesn’t manage to stay open and that the shooting season is over for them before it starts. We also hope that people feel inspired, tool up and destroy as many game farms as they can, giving a chance to the birds to experience freedom whilst causing huge financial loses to scum with shotguns.

Until all are free.

ALF.”

2nd July, Binéfar Spain.

received anonymously via encrypted email:

“After seeing that even with a group of activists camping outside the macro-slaughterhouse peacefully protesting against it didn’t change much, we had to take part and do some art in the walls.

Take direct action for liberation”

2nd July, Binéfar Spain.

received anonymously via encrypted email:

“After seeing that even with a group of activists camping outside the macro-slaughterhouse peacefully protesting against it didn’t change much, we had to take part and do some art in the walls.

Take direct action for liberation”