Fur Farm Raids

BREAKING: 2 Animal Activists Indicted as Terrorists for Freeing Mink

Prosecutors said freeing animals was “violent civil disobedience” as two activists are charged under the Animal Enterprise Terrorism Act.

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Animal Rights Activist Sentenced to 30 Months in Jail for Having Bolt Cutter in His Prius

Most of us can have those things in our cars and not worry about being charged with a felony. According to the FBI, Olliff and Lang are not most people, though: They’re animal rights activists.

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Washington Post Front Page Story Features “Green Is The New Red”

The Washington Post talks with Will Potter about “Ag Gag” bills, FBI surveillance of environmental protesters, and the Animal Enterprise Terrorism Act.

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Activist Begins Prison Sentence for Refusing to Name Names and For Quoting Dave Chappelle

Utah animal rights activist Jordan Halliday has begun a 10-month prison sentence for refusing to testify before a federal grand jury.

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2 Texans Face Increased Charges in Iowa Fur Farm Case

Kellie Marshall and Victor Vandoren, both from Austin, Texas, are accused of attempting to release mink from a fur farm in Sioux City, Iowa. At a court date last week, their charges were increased to include two class D felonies in addition to two misdemeanors. Police allege that Marshall and Vanorden used bolt cutters to […]

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Activist Secretly Videotapes FBI Visit in Des Moines, Iowa

It’s not often that we get to see the FBI in action as agents harass activists. This video is of two FBI agents visiting the owner of Best Place Ever, a video store, and questioning him about last night’s release of mink from a fur farm in Jewel, Iowa. The agents suspect the Animal Liberation Front […]

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Jordan Halliday Sentenced to 10 Months for Resisting Grand Jury

Utah animal rights activists Jordan Halliday was sentenced to an additional 10 months in prison today for refusing to testify before a federal grand jury.

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Accused “Animal Enterprise Terrorist” Scott DeMuth Pleads Guilty to Lesser Charge

Scott DeMuth pleaded guilty today to a misdemeanor conspiracy charge for releasing ferrets from a Minnesota farm. As part of the deal, he will no longer be charged with conspiracy to commit “animal enterprise terrorism” in relation to a University of Iowa Animal Liberation Front raid.

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Prior to Raid, Fur Farmers Labeled Peter Young’s Report a “Terrorist Handbook”

Peter Young’s home was raided the FBI this week, and the search warrant repeatedly mentions his name in relation to “animal enterprise terrorism.” In the last article we looked at how this Utah raid is, ostensibly, related to the investigation of an Animal Liberation Front raid at the University of Iowa. As with all of […]

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Jordan Halliday Faces Trial on Contempt Charges for Resisting Grand Jury

A Utah animal rights activist has been indicted by a federal grand jury on felony contempt charges for asserting his First and Fifth Amendment rights, and refusing to cooperate with the “animal rights terrorism” witch hunt. His trial is scheduled to begin on November 2. The grand jury is investigating the release of thousands of […]

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