Gengel Mink Farm in Lake Villa, Illinois Has Closed (USA)

After 65 years in operation, and the slaughter of too many mink to count, we can confirm that the Gengel Mink Farm in Lake Villa, Illinois has closed. Ron Gengel was an important figure in the mink industry, serving as president of Fur Commission USA for many years. Ron and his son Gerry also owned …

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Rich Valley Furs Re-opens on former Lion Farms site (Ohio, USA)

Rich Valley Furs has officially opened on the former Lion Farms property in Ohio (2707 Hoaglin Rd, Van Wert, OH 45891), bringing mink farming back to the area following the previous facility’s closure. Much of the experienced management team is staying on, providing stability and day-to-day expertise. The new owners plan to modernize operations with …

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ALF Liberates 6 Chickens, Destroys Hunting Stand (Germany)

Received anonymously: Hell on Earth — 6 chickens freed from so‑called parent‑stock housing! In the cold evening hours of 09.11.25 we helped 6 individuals break out of the fate imposed on them by humans — on their way to a future that finally belongs to them. We gained access to one of the countless animal …

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2 Hens Rescued From Abandoned Mink Farm, in Solidarity With Zoe Rosenberg (USA)

Received anonymously: Two weeks ago, we visited one of the mink farms at a location not mentioned here for security reasons. After trudging through the woods and blackberry bushes for hours, since the farm was in such a remote location, we saw the sheds we were looking for for so long, and heard dogs barking …

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The Guide: What is Direct Action and How Do I Get Started

(aka How Do I Join the Animal Liberation Front) by Anonymous (with special emphasis on the liberation of fur-bearing animals) Activists and sympathizers frequently ask how they might go about joining the Animal Liberation Front (ALF), a clandestine group that utilizes illegal direct action to fight the oppression of non-human animals. This action can consist …

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3 Activists Murdered in India for Opposing Cow Slaughter

Lalit Jain was an advocate and associated with Bajrang Dal, the youth wing of the Vishva Hindu Parishad. Jain was an activist against State illegal cow slaughter, he was on his way to attend proceedings related to a case about illegal cow slaughter. He was waylaid by assailants in an auto rickshaw, three rounds were fired at him …

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50 Chickens Liberated from Koporos Slaughter in Brooklyn (New York, USA)

Received anonymously: 50 chickens liberated under the cover of the night, hours before being slaughtered during the ritual of Kaporos that takes place in the streets of Brooklyn every year. Be the resistance, go out, liberate animals, fight back!

3 Hunting Towers Destroyed (South Germany)

Received anonymously: 3 hunting towers tired. 3 hunting towers asleep!

4 Hunting Towers Destroyed in Memory of Imanali Nurakan (Opole Lubelskie, Poland)

Received anonymously: Hunt saboteur activists destroyed 4 hunting towers to commemorate the death of Imanali Nurakan, a 16 years old exchange student. He was killed by a drunk local hunter exactly 5 years ago. The hunter was sentenced to 4 years 9 month of prison time and he already served it. No other hunting club …

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Chickens Liberated (Buenos Aires, Argentina)

Received anonymously: ENG (translation): From Buenos Aires, Argentina Bird liberation. They were slaves, just babies, they kept feeding them continuosly to fatten them up so that human scum feels satisfied by the flavour of their death. We decided to put into practice our words for animal liberation and took them away from their prison and …

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Hunting Towers Destroyed (Poland)

Received anonymously: At least three hunting towers vandalised beyond repair in Las na Działkach, Żyrardów, central Poland. The local hunting club Dzik is the owner. They not only kill all these beautyful animals but also employ SLAPP tactics against critics and disregard any safety rules when hunting! We could once see them shooting in the …

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Bird Shoot Sabotage (Surrey, UK)

Received anonymously: Inspired by a recent action report, we went for a walk in the Surrey countryside. Following the advice in that report, we quickly spotted some blue feeders and a square patch of corn. On closer inspection, we found a partridge feeding area set up for the local shoot. We pulled the hose off …

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2000 Captive Mink Liberated From Mink Farm in Woodbine, Iowa

For Immediate Release October 22, 2025   2000 Captive Mink Liberated From Mink Farm in Woodbine, Iowa   Although an anonymous communique has yet to be received by the Press Office, animal liberation activists have apparently freed 2000 captive mink last night from David Tremel Fur Farm (2017 Troy Trail Woodbine, IA 51579), according to Fur …

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ALF Liberates Every Last Fox from Aeschleman Fox Farm (Illinois, USA)

Received anonymously: October 14th: Not even so much as a fence surrounded the barn at Aeschleman Fur Company (1574 County Road 1600 E Roanoke, IL 61561), from which we could already hear the foxes cries of distress. Could they sense we were there? Smell us perhaps, or hear us digging feverishly under the barn’s wall? …

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Two Hunters Killed by Lightning in Colorado (The Lightning was unharmed)

Two elk hunters, Andrew Porter and Ian Stasko, both 25, were confirmed to have been killed by a lightning strike while hunting in the Rio Grande National Forest near the Colorado-New Mexico border in early September 2025. The hunters were found dead after a nearly weeklong search effort, with authorities confirming the cause of death based on …

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