Suspect in arson at Sheepskin Factory in Glendale decries animal "blood trade"

The Denver Post
08/06/2010

GOLDEN - The man prosecutors say torched the Sheepskin Factory in Glendale told 9News this week that he won't confirm or deny his involvement in the April 30 arson that caused more than $500,000 worth of damage to the business at 510 S. Colorado Blvd.

Walter Bond, 34, faces a federal arson charge and spoke to 9News from the Jefferson County Jail on Wednesday night.

"All I can say is that I believe in animal liberation, whatever it may take," he said when asked if he started the fire.

In the jailhouse interview, Bond expressed his anger at the owner of the Sheepskin Factory, which sells sheepskin products such as seat covers and shoes and has since moved to a nearby location.

"They are a blood trade. They are profiting from the death and exploitation of suffering animals," he said.

Jace Larson, 9News