"We
have to organize and become involved in well coordinated action
which will involve any means necessary to bring about complete
elimination of the conditions that exist ...... It takes action
to get action." -
Malcolm X
UPDATED: May 8, 2008
The North American Animal Liberation
Press Office (NAALPO) was founded to communicate the
actions, strategies, and philosophy of the animal
liberation movement to the media and the public.
Many of these actions are illegal under a current
societal structure that fails to recognize the
rights of non-human animals to live free of suffering,
but validates and promotes the "right" of industries
to do whatever they want to animals for profit
or research. Within these conditions, those in
the underground working for animal liberation
often cannot speak out directly. Nevertheless,
their actions and message is urgent and deserve
to be heard and understood.
Since animal liberation
actions either go unreported in the media or are
uncritically vilified as "violent" and "terrorist" with no attention paid to the suffering that industries
and individuals gratuitously inflict on animals,
NAALPO seeks to clarify the motivation and nature
of actions taken in defense of animals.
The Press Office also tries to provide a
historical, social, and philosophical context
for an objective understanding of the nature and
motivation of illegal direct actions taken on
behalf of captive animals. While the Animal Liberation Front, or ALF, is currently the most active liberation group, the Press Office will report on ANY act of animal liberation, and provide the press and general public with information on the actions and ideology behind them.
Introductionto the underground animal liberation movement
As our enemies have found we can reason like men, so now let us show them we can fight like men also. -Thomas Jefferson
The Breaking News section lists the most
recent direct actions covered by this press office.Click
on the respective box under 'more info' to read
details of the action.
* For a more complete listing of animal liberation
events worldwide, click here
Jerry Vlasak, MD
is a board-certified surgeon specializing
in trauma and critical care. He is a
former vivisector who has seen the agony
of animals in laboratories. He debates
the scientific invalidity of animal
experimentation around the world, speaks
out about the benefits of a vegan diet
and offers lectures on the right of
all sentient beings to live free of
pain and suffering. His essays and interviews
have been published in numerous journals
and magazines and he has been interviewed
on radio, TV and in print by journalists
worldwide regarding animal rights. He
resides in Los Angeles.
Lindy Greene A teacher born in Detroit, Michigan, Lindy currently resides in two cities: Los Angeles (California) and Albuquerque (New Mexico).
Professionally, Lindy is a schoolteacher (now preferring to do private tutoring in mathematics, English, Spanish, and biology). Though she originally wanted to be a cosmologist, she states that her most important and gratifying work is down here on Earth--battling for the liberation of animals from systematic torture and murder.
Lindy has been in the animal advocacy movement for over eighteen years, advocating in a multiplicity of venues for the rights--and against the abuse--of our non-human brothers and sisters. She has been active with--among others--Earth First!, Rainforest Action Network, Greenpeace, Last Chance for Animals, Animal Defense League Los Angeles, and the SHAC (Anti-HLS) campaign. She is also an anti-war protester with the Answer Coalition.
Lindy believes that the Press Office should be a seminal voice for the animals--and the activists who defend them. In the latter role, it should not be censored--or censured. All points of view--even if they breach some established comfort zones--should enjoy an open forum.
"Whether you choose to stay at home and write a polite letter--or venture out into the moonlight for a more hardline approach--you are a vital and integral spoke in the diverse and noble wheel of animal liberation. For that, you hold my heart forever hostage."
Camille Hankins After 20 years of corporate experience, Camille Hankins abandoned a lucrative career in IT Consulting to devote her time and energy to animal liberation. She brings a wealth of marketing, resource development and management experience to the animal rights movement, coupled with over 15 years of grass roots animal rights campaign experience.
In 2004, Camille co-founded the group Win Animal Rights (WAR), focused primarily on the campaign to close Huntingdon Life Sciences, one of the largest and most notorious animal testing labs in the world. In addition, WAR supports a variety of projects including:
the campaigns to stop the NJ bear hunt and the Canadian seal slaughter,
the SPEAK campaign to stop the building of an animal testing lab at Oxford University and the
Gateway to Hell campaign.
WAR is also working toward a Fur Free New York City and is committed to an
aggressive educational outreach program that includes vegan advocacy.
Additionally in 2003, Camille launched the New York Animal Liberation Front Supporters (NY-ALFS), which promotes a better understanding of the nature of the underground animal liberation movement through public speaking engagements and educational outreach. NY-ALFS also actively supports imprisoned animal liberation prisoners.
Camille serves on the management committee of the preeminent AR national conference organized by FARM and has addressed numerous national and regional AR conferences.
Jerry Vlasak, MD
is a board-certified surgeon specializing
in trauma and critical care. He is a
former vivisector who has seen the agony
of animals in laboratories. He debates
the scientific invalidity of animal
experimentation around the world, speaks
out about the benefits of a vegan diet
and offers lectures on the right of
all sentient beings to live free of
pain and suffering. His essays and interviews
have been published in numerous journals
and magazines and he has been interviewed
on radio, TV and in print by journalists
worldwide regarding animal rights. He
resides in Los Angeles.
Camille Hankins
