ALF & ELF Operations Surging Worldwide

"Attacks on the global food chain from animal-rights and environmental extremists [sic] jumped 42 percent — from 155 in 2007 to 220 in 2008 — according to Arlington, Va.-based Animal Agriculture Alliance. Worse [sic] yet, claimed attacks on food retailers in the United States from groups like the Animal Liberation Front exploded 377 percent.

The information compiled by the alliance showed that ALF, ELF, DBF and related groups claimed a total of 640 acts of sabotage, vandalism and arson in 2008, up from 467 in 2007, an increase of over 35 percent. The overall level of animal-rights extremist [sic] attacks in the United States on businesses that use [sic] animals — including medical research, consumer product safety, pets, circuses, rodeos, fur shops, hunting stores, farmers, ranchers, food retailers — surged nearly 40 percent. An even more troubling [sic] development is the massive expansion of damages inflicted upon food retailers. Claimed attacks on food retailers in the United States, especially the brand names of McDonald’s, Burger King, KFC and Hardee’s, increased from 9 in 2007 to 34 in 2008, an increase of 377 percent.

Extremists [sic] claimed responsibility for the “liberation” of thousands of animals during the year and millions of dollars in damage. Mexico appears to be an emerging center for animal-rights terrorism [sic]. In 2008, extremist [sic] groups in Mexico claimed more than double the amount of attacks than were claimed in the United States."

ORIGINAL SOURCE: Anarchist news dot org