On Columbus Day 1996, activists spraypainted "504 years of genocide" and "ELF" on the walls of a public relations office, as well as a McDonald's restaurant in Oregon, the actions were the very first by the ELF in the United States.
1996年哥伦布日，行动主义者在俄勒冈州的一间公关办公室和一家麦当劳餐厅的墙上喷涂“504年的种族灭绝”和“ELF”，这是ELF在美国最早的行动。