From: jsemrad@ems.cdc.com (Joe Semrad)
Newsgroups: talk.politics.animals
Subject: Re: Silver Spring monkeys
Date: 12 Jan 93 16:00:12 GMT
Reply-To: jsemrad@ems.cdc.com
Organization: Empros Systems International, a division of CDC

In article <1993Jan12.063201.8239@informix.com>, proberts@informix.com (Paul Roberts) writes:
|> In article <mhulsey-110193164303@fatrat.fcs.uga.edu> mhulsey@hestia.fcs.uga.edu (Martin Hulsey) writes:
|> 
|> >1) the ALF is a terrorist organization according to the FBI and Scotland
|> >Yard.
|> 
|> There's certainly no shame in being on the FBI's hit list. Every
|> social change / civil rights group in recent history has been there.
|> 
|> Can you give me some examples of people killed or injured by
|> "animal rights" actions, so that I can get a sense of just how
|> bad this "terrorism" is?  And these bombings that we sometimes
|> hear talked about - how many of those in the last twelve months, 
|> say?
|> 
|> Sometimes I wonder if someone isn't trying to promote something
|> that is little more than an urban legend. 

The ALF recently set fire to some trucks belonging to Swanson's Meats
in Minneapolis, Mn.  This was not the first time this company had been
harassed by animal rights activists.  Spray painted messages were left
on the sides of the trucks claiming ALF responsibility.  A PETA
spokesperson said that the operation certainly looked like others that
ALF had done, though PETA was not contacted about the Swanson incident.
I believe the PETA said that that was not unusual.

I posted some excerpts from the Mpls. Star-Tribune the day after it
happened.  I believe I still have them and could email or repost them
if you desire.

In another incident, the president of the Minnesota Trappers Association
has been receiving death threats lately.  I don't know if there is any
ALF connection, but the threats were deemed serious enough to warrant
investigation by police.

Also, note that awhile ago a fairly long list of European animal rights
activists who were in jail after being convicted of a number of crimes
was posted, with instructions that sympathisers write to them to raise
their spirits.  These people were convicted of a number of crimes, but
arson and/or possession of an incendiary device had been done by the
majority of them.

As you can see, this stuff is not "urban legend", it really happens.
While  I don't know if there have been any fatalities, anytime violence
occurs there is always the possibility of injury or death to both humans
and animals, either directly or indirectly.  These people truly are
terrorists and they should be prosecuted to the full extent of the law.

Joe
(All opinions mine, etc.)
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