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Trial for Alleged Animal Liberationist Scott Demuth Set to Begin September 13; Government Still Refuses to Disclose Evidence	August 23, 2010
*Quad City Times (Iowa):* A federal jury trial is set for next month in Davenport for a man accused in a 2004 University of Iowa animal lab break-in. Scott DeMuth appeared in court Monday with his attorney, Michael Deutsch. He is charged with one felony count of conspiracy in connection with an action that caused hundreds of thousands of dollars in damage at the University of Iowa. The Animal Liberation Front, or ALF, action has been designated as a domestic act of terrorism. At Monday's hearing, Deutsch cited “acts of deceit” by the government, claiming prosecutors have refused to release evidence such as photographs and police reports to the defense. “I don't know what the government's case is,” he said. “I believe the government can't prove their case.” more...
North American Animal Liberation Press Office Advisor Raided by Law Enforcement for Second Time in 5 Months	August 13, 2010
*Salt Lake City Weekly:* As I was writing a blog post yesterday that mentioned an FBI raid of a vegan household in Salt Lake City earlier this year, I was unaware that the same household had been raided by the FBI again earlier that day. Local animal rights activist Peter Young was targeted by the FBI in March, after which property was taken from him and several of his roommates in connection with the prosecution of Scott DeMuth, a Minneapolis activist accused of ransacking an animal research laboratory in Iowa in 2004, and releasing hundreds of animals. This time, Young and roommates were suspected of harboring suspected Animal Liberation Front "Lone Wolf," Walter Eugene Bond , the man accused of burning the Tandy Leather in Salt Lake City and Tiburon Fine Dining in Sandy, as well as another animal enterprise in Colorado, where he's been charged. Young denies that Bond lived in their home on his blog, where he also posts the search warrant. more...
Accused ALF Prisoner Walter Bond Speaks Out on Animal Injustice; His Own Brother Was ATF Informant	August 5, 2010
*Voice of the Voiceless:* In his first written statement from jail, the accused A.L.F. “Lone Wolf” reveals new details about his case. In a new letter from jail (excerpts posted below), Walter Bond addresses several lingering questions surrounding his A.L.F. case. Among them, the circumstances of his arrest, quotes made about him by “friends” to the media, and: the identity of the informant who set him up. Bond sits in jail on arson and Animal Enterprise Terrorism charges, accused of being the Animal Liberation Front “Lone Wolf”, responsible for three arsons at animal abuse targets in Utah and Colorado. To date, Bond has been charged only in the Denver Sheepskin Factory arson. more... *Denver Post:* 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. more...
UCLA Primate Vivisector David Jentsch Buys New Mansion in Los Angeles Area; Now Living Next Door to Sharon Stone's Sister, Who is None Too Happy About It	July 28, 2010
*Celebrity 411 News:* Sharon Stone's sister Kelly, and Kelly's husband Bruce , are none too happy with the LAPD and the U.S. Postal Service. About six weeks ago, Kelly and Bruce got a new neighbor, and since then they've been having all kinds of problems. The reason is the neighbor is Dr. David Jentsch , the famed UCLA neuroscientist who advocates animal testing. Dr. Jentsch is so unpopular with the Animal Liberation Brigade, an extremist group, that last year he found his car fire bombed in his driveway. “The activists thought he was in it,” says a rueful Bruce. Apparently, the bombing and other violent activities caused Jentsch to move–right next door to Kelly and Bruce in a Los Angeles suburb. Since then they've had nothing but trouble. more...
Activists Destroy Oregon Fur Farm; Raided Previously Twice Before	July 28, 2010
*KATU News:* Fires and explosions rocked a property early Monday morning east of Astoria that has been targeted in the past by animal rights activists, and late Wednesday night the North American Animal Liberation group claimed responsibility for the attack. In a press release, the group said they used eight incendiary devices to start fires. The fires destroyed a boat and melted its fiberglass hull, and nearby, a family sedan was apparently set on fire. In a barn at the back of the property, a couple of forklifts, a small front-end loader and the building itself were also charred. The fires and explosions woke Henry Pelto from his sleep at three in the morning.“It was a huge explosion and it rattled the whole house,” Pelto said. “And it kind of rattled the whole neighborhood. And after that, there was some muffled booms and then a couple of shotgun-loud booms.” more... *The Oregonian:* Underground saboteurs claimed responsibility today for the firebombing on Tuesday of a mink farm near Astoria, the first arson attack by animal-rights activists in Oregon in years. "We delivered eight incendiary devices to the lovely folks at Ylipeltos Fur Farm," the arsonists claimed in an anonymous communique. "It is nice to see that the enslavement, torture, and death of thousands of innocent creatures affords certain people luxuries like boats, nice cars, and various (expensive, no doubt) farm machinery, and we were more than happy to alleviate them of these," they wrote. The communique, published online by the North American Animal Liberation Press Office, said the arsonists simultaneously attacked the front and rear of the mink farm to leave an impression on those subjugating animals for profit. The fires reportedly damaged a building, boat, car, two forklifts and a front-end loader at 92659 Simonsen Loop Road. But Clatsop County Sheriff Tom Bergin said the property owners had gotten rid of their mink after activists broke in and released many of their animals. more... *Associated Press:* Animal rights activists are claiming responsibility for the firebombing of what they say is a mink farm near Astoria, Ore. Clatsop County Sheriff Tom Bergin says the residents got rid of their mink after earlier attacks. An unsigned communique claiming responsibility for Tuesday's attack was published online by the North American Animal Liberation Press Office. It said, "We delivered eight incendiary devices to the lovely folks at Ylipelto's Fur Farm." The fires reportedly damaged a building, a boat, a car, two forklifts and a front-end loader. more... *Portland Examiner:* Early this morning, explosions rocked Henry Pelto awake on his property east of Astoria. "It was a huge explosion and it rattled the whole house," Pelto said. "And it kind of rattled the whole neighborhood. And after that, there was some muffled booms and then a couple of shotgun-loud booms." The explosions and resulting fires destroyed a boat on the property, melting the fiberglass hull, and also set fire to the Pelto's sedan. Toward the back of the property, in a barn, two forklifts and a small end-loader were also damaged. Federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives investigators along with detectives from the Clatsop County Sheriff's Office carefully searched the site for evidence. more... *Daily Astorian:* The Animal Liberation Front has taken responsibility for the attack at the former Ylipelto Mink Farm in Svensen. In an anonymous Internet post on the North American Animal Liberation Press Office's website, the group said it snuck onto the property of Eeva Ylipelto on the morning of July 26 and exploded eight molotov cocktails. In all, the bombs destroyed a boat, a car, two forklifts and a front-end loader. A barn was also fire damaged, but the Knappa-Svensen Fire Department was able to put out the flames before the building burned down. The Internet post condemns the Ylipeltos' operations and a headline above it claims, the farm was "destroyed." However, Henry Pelto, the son of Eeva Ylipelto, who lives on the property with his wife, Sheri, said that there haven't been mink on the property since December. In a KATU news broadcast Tuesday, Pelto showed a camera crew around the property and pointed out the area where the cages used to stand, but have since been taken down. more...
Court Attempts to Garnish Wages of Peter Young to Pay Fur Farm Restitution; Animal Abusers Incensed at Young's Lack of Remorse	July 23, 2010
*Associated Press:* Federal prosecutors are hoping to garnish the wages of a prominent animal rights activist who freed mink from Midwestern fur farms and has earned money giving speeches about the case. U.S. Magistrate Judge Stephen Crocker in Madison on Monday granted a prosecutor's application to garnish 25 percent of any wages Peter Daniel Young earns through Evil Twin Booking Agency. The Philadelphia firm books Young to give speeches about his case and animal rights issues. Prosecutors say Young, who was released from prison in 2007, still owes $253,500 to the mink farmers he victimized. That's only $1,300 less than he was ordered to repay them in November 2005. In a telephone interview, Young said he had made "if anything, a negligible amount" of money from speeches and that would have been two years ago. Young, who now lives in Salt Lake City, said he has since been giving speeches for free at conferences, colleges and other events. "Making money off of animal rights is something I'm absolutely against and never felt comfortable with," he said. He called the garnishment order an effort to silence his message of support for the Animal Liberation Front, a group the government considers extremist. "They are concerned that I am giving an empowering message to activists, which is something they are fearful of," he said. Teresa Platt, executive director of Fur Commission USA, which represents fur farmers, said she was disappointed it took three years to try to garnish Young's wages. more...
Activist Jordan Halliday Enters Guilty Plea to Federal Contempt Charges; Refused to Testify for Grand Jury Investigating Fur Farm Raids	July 27, 2010
*Salt Lake Tribune:* The founder of an animal-rights group pleaded guilty Tuesday to contempt of court for refusing to testify about attacks on mink farms. Jordan Halliday admitted he disobeyed an order by U.S. District Judge Tena Campbell to testify before a grand jury. Halliday is slated to be sentenced Oct. 19 by U.S. District Judge Ted Stewart. A contempt of court offense is unique: It's neither misdemeanor nor felony, and there is no maximum punishment set by law. Stewart has the right to impose whatever sentence he believes is appropriate. more...
Walter Bond Arrested, Charged as ALF Lone Wolf Activists in Arson at Colorado Sheepskin Factory; Informant Works With Feds to Make Bust	July 23, 2010
*Voice of the Voiceless:* News is emerging, but the FBI has arrested a man in connection with the A.L.F. arson at Sheepskin Factory in Denver, Colorado. Walter Bond, 34, was arrested by federal agents Thursday. The FBI alleges Bond admitted to an informant to setting two additional fires - one at Tandy Leather Factory, the other at Tiburon (foie gras restaurant), both in Utah. In anonymous communiques, “A.L.F. Lone Wolf” took credit. The arrest follows three months of A.L.F. activity in which three businesses (in UT and CO) were targeted by arson. “A.L.F. Lone Wolf” took credit for all three arsons in two communiques. To date, Bond is charged only with the Sheepskin Factory arson. The crime carries a mandatory minimum of 5 years in federal prison. Additional charges for the two Utah arsons are possible. The suspect also served prison time in 1997 for an arson at a meth lab in Iowa. Bond received notoriety when the vegan straight edge band Earth Crisis wrote a song about Bond and the arson titled “ To Ashes ” for their 2009 album “To The Death”. more... *The Denver Post:* A 34-year-old man with the word "VEGAN" tattooed prominently on his neck faces federal charges that he torched the Sheepskin Factory in Glendale last spring as part of an animal-rights campaign. The man, now known as Walter Edmund Bond, appeared in federal court Friday in shorts and a faded T-shirt, sitting quietly in handcuffs as he read through documents accusing him of a lone count of using fire or explosives to damage property involved in interstate commerce. Bond remains under investigation in two Utah blazes — a June 5 fire at a leather factory and a July 3 arson at a restaurant that served foie gras — liver from a goose or duck that has been force-fed to fatten it up. A group that sympathizes with the Animal Liberation Front said it was too early to know whether Bond is the "Lone Wolf." "If it is, then obviously we support him," said Dr. Jerry Vlasak, a spokesman for the North American Animal Liberation Press Office. more... *Salt Lake Tribune:* Federal agents have arrested an animal rights activist known as “Lone Wolf” for a Colorado fire and suspect him of setting fire to a leather factory and restaurant in Salt Lake County. Walter Bond, 34, of Salt Lake City, was captured in Colorado on Thursday on a charge of torching a Sheepskin Factory near Denver — a fire that caused an estimated $500,000 in damage to the business, which specializes in sheepskin products ranging from shoes to rugs to seat covers. “Be warned that making a living from the use and abuse of animals will not be tolerated,” a writer identifying himself as “ALF Lone Wolf” wrote in the aftermath of the Sheepskin Factory fire. “Also be warned that leather is every bit as evil as fur, as demonstrated in my recent arson against the Leather Factory in Salt Lake City. Go vegan!” more... *Deseret News:* A Salt Lake man with connections to the Animal Liberation Front was arrested in the middle of the night last week in connection with arson fires in Utah and Colorado. The FBI and a special agent with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives worked with local police to take Walter Bond into custody. They did so after arranging and recording a meeting where Bond, 34, allegedly admitted to the crimes in conversations with a tipster. The unnamed tipster called ATF after speaking with Bond for the first time in many years. After asking him what was new, Bond referred the person to a fire mentioned on the website www.voiceofthevoiceless.org and indicated "that's what he had been up to," the court document states. more... *Not My Tribe:* Pardon the delay, but when an activist is arrested for the literature he's carrying , I've got to find that material. 34-year-old Walter Edmund Bond was arraigned today for setting the Denver Sheepskin Factory fire in May. ATF agents report that in his knapsack was a tract entitled Declaration of War: Killing People to Save the animals and the Environment The ATF alleges his copy was subtitled: Strike a Match, Light a Fuse, We Only Have the Earth to Lose. Bond was arrested after an informant taped him confessing to being the “Lone Wolf” who took credit on an Animal Liberation Front website. In the meantime, media outlets have linked Bond to a 1977 conviction for arson , failing to note he would have served the time as a toddler. (Turns out “1977? was a typo.) The Smoking Gun has obtained the full affidavit submitted by ATF Special Agents Rennie Mora, which details a call received by fellow agent Christopher Forkner. Someone who hadn't talked to Walter Bond since the suspect was 22, called the ATF to relate a phone call he/she received from Bond in late June. Asked what he'd been up to lately, Bond referred “Informant CI-01? to the website voice of the voiceless and directed her/him to scroll down to the “Denver Sheepskin fire.” There “ALF Lone Wolf” had posted an explanation for why he'd targeted the business. Concluded the informant: “that's what he had been up to.” The evidence which the ATF asserts corroborates Bond's taped admission is his “VEGAN” tattoo and the aforementioned “propaganda.” The 1991 screed is attributed to one “Screaming Wolf” and its publishers claim it came by floppy-disk, by mail, its postmark undecipherable. The text is available at Animal Liberation Front , archived under Philosophy/Legal . Read the entire manuscript in our archives: A Declaration of War . more... *Associated Press:* A man who has been arrested on suspicion of starting a fire that destroyed a sheepskin store near Denver has been linked to two other fires in Utah which destroyed business he allegedly deemed were cruel to animals, police said. Walter Bond was arrested Thursday night. Federal prosecutors have charged the 34-year-old with one count of arson in connection with the fire at the Sheepskin Factory in Glendale in April. more... *ABC Channel 4 News:* The "Lone Wolf" arsonist, who claimed responsibility for fires in both Denver, Colorado and Salt Lake, has been caught. He was arrested Thursday night in Denver by special agents with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF). They say Lone Wolf is actually 34 year old Walter Bond. What's more, they say he also already admitted to using the nickname and even setting the fires. For now, he is accused only of the arson fire last April in Glendale, Colorado that destroyed the Sheepskin Factory store. Those allegations will be brought before a Federal Grand Jury. If convicted on federal arson charges, Bond faces five-to-20 years in prison and up to a $250,000 fine. more... *Denver News:* Walter Bond doesn't exactly hide his convictions when it comes to animal rights. Law-enforcement types note that he has "a prominent tattoo on his neck just below his chin that reads, 'VEGAN.'" However, Bond is accused of doing more than simply sticking to salads. He's been formally charged with setting fire to a sheepskin factory in April -- and he's said to have told investigators of his desire to repeat the feat. Walter Bond's criminal complaint details the April 30 fire at the Sheepskin Factory, 510 South Colorado Boulevard in Glendale; a June blaze at a Salt Lake City, Utah leather factory; an early July conflagration at a Sandy, Utah restaurant that serves foie gras; and the information supplied by Bond during a sit-down at an East Colfax hotel. more... *CBS Channel 4 News:* The man arrested in the arson at the Sheepskin Factory store in Glendale is well known in the militant vegan movement. There's even a song about him. In certain circles the man known as "Lone Wolf" has the type of status reserved for folk heroes. Not for a case involving animal rights, but for one in which he claimed he burned down a house belonging to drug dealers. Arrested as Walter Bond, his real name is Walter Zuehlke of Mason City, Iowa, where he was convicted of arson in case that has given him prominence. more... *Salt Lake City Weekly:* Suspected "Lone Wolf" Animal Liberation Front arsonist Walter Eugene Bond, 34, has been convicted of arson before. That conviction may be related to a song written by the vegan straight-edge band Earth Crisis in which a man burns down a meth lab in retaliation for selling drugs to his brother. Bond has been charged with burning a sheep skin store in Colorado, as well as the Tandy Leather store in Salt Lake City and Tiburon Fine Dining . All were done on behalf of animal rights, according to someone taking the nom de guerre of "ALF Lone Wolf" who took credit for the fires anonymously. Prosecutors now believe Bond is "Lone Wolf." He's only been charged with the arson in Colorado, however the criminal complaint claims Bond admitted to the Utah fires while talking with a confidential informant, who was an old friend he hadn't spoken to in 12 years. For more background on Bond, read CW editor Jerre Wroble's commentary here and Salt Lake City animal rights big-wig Peter Young's reporting here. more...
Feature Article: The Vivisector's Tale; How Primate Vivisector David Jentsch Gets His Kicks Torturing Animals and Makes Lots of Money in the Process	July 17, 2010
*Los Angeles magazine:* "Nothing burns like a car,” David Jentsch says, almost wistfully remembering the morning of March 7, 2009, when he awoke to find his Volvo on fire in the driveway. First came the bang of the gas cap blowing off, then the vehicle's alarm. It was 4 a.m. along a rustic stretch of Beverly Glen Boulevard above Sunset. As he stood in the damp chill, surrounded by walls of ivy and bougainvillea, Jentsch kept whispering the unthinkable: “They've found me.” » Jentsch (pronounced “yench”) is a psychology professor and neurobiologist at UCLA, where he conducts laboratory research on animals. Since 2006, he'd watched as animal rights militants picketed and vandalized the homes of colleagues who work with monkeys. Until that moment, though, he hoped he'd somehow gone unnoticed by them. Just maybe, Jentsch thought, the groups would fade before turning their attention to him. He recalls his futile, vaudevillian attempts to put out the blaze with a tiny kitchen fire extinguisher. Finally he gave up and went back to his house, snapping photos of the conflagration, which had ignited a tree as he waited for the fire trucks to arrive. Because he hadn't disclosed his current address even to the university, and because a housemate's car parked next to the Volvo remained untouched, a second realization dawned: He'd been followed home. more...
Jordan Halliday May Be Resolving Case for Contempt of Court	July 17, 2010
*Salt Lake Tribune:* An animal-rights activist charged with contempt of court for allegedly refusing to testify about mink releases at Utah farms could be pleading guilty in the case. The U.S. District Court docket shows a change-of-plea hearing scheduled on July 27 for Jordan Halliday, founder of the Animal Defense League of Salt Lake City. Those hearings generally are set after a defendant has struck a plea bargain with prosecutors. Halliday was indicted last year on the felony contempt charge, which stemmed from his appearances before a federal grand jury on March 4 and March 13 of 2009. The panel was investigating the release of hundreds of minks at the McMullin farm in South Jordan in August 2008; the release of minks at the Lodder farm in Kaysville in September 2008; and an attempt to damage the operations of the Mathews mink farm in Hyrum in October 2008. A government brief alleges that Halliday refused to take an oath at an initial appearance on Feb. 18, 2009, and responded with “no comment” to almost every question. At his March 4, 2009, appearance, Halliday asserted a Fifth Amendment right against incriminating himself in connection with innocuous questions such as where he lived, the brief says. more...
UK Activist Mel Broughton Convicted (at Retrial) on Arson Charges; Sentenced to 10 Years for Action Against Oxford Animal Research	July 13, 2010
*The Independent (UK):* An animal rights activist who planted petrol bombs at Oxford University is starting a prison sentence today after being found guilty at a retrial. Mel Broughton, 49, was protesting about plans to build an animal research laboratory in Oxford, backed by the university, when he made the devices out of water bottles and sparklers. One of them, placed on the roof of Queen's College cricket pavilion in November 2006, ignited and caused nearly £14,000 damage to the building. Two other petrol bombs were hidden under a portable cabin at Templeton College the following February, but failed to go off. Broughton, of Semilong Road, Northampton, was originally convicted of conspiracy to commit arson by a jury in February 2009, but successfully appealed against the conviction in February this year. more...
All Charges Dropped Against AETA-4 Defendants; No Evidence Available	July 13, 2010
*San Jose Mercury News:* A federal judge on Monday dismissed the indictment against four animal rights activists accused of a violent protest at the home of a UC Santa Cruz researcher more than a year and a half ago, but attorneys involved in the case estimated the legal battle is far from over. U.S. District Court Judge Ronald White, who heard arguments on the motions to dismiss the case a month ago, sided with the activists in a 14-page ruling issued Monday. "...(T)he indictment fails to allege the facts of the crimes charged with sufficient specificity," the judge's ruling stated. Joseph Buddenberg, Maryam Khajavi, Nathan Pope and Adriana Stumpo were arrested in February 2009 and charged with interfering with animal enterprise - a violation of a federal law - and conspiracy. more... *Science Magazine:* A federal judge in San Jose has dismissed charges against four animal-rights activists accused of harassing researchers at the University of California campuses at Berkeley and Santa Cruz in 2007 and 2008. The four were the first to be charged under the Animal Enterprise Terrorism Act (AETA), a 2006 law intended to help investigators and prosecutors crack down on animal-rights extremists. In a 14-page ruling , Judge Ronald Whyte criticized the indictment against the activists for failing to provide a sufficiently specific description of their alleged crimes. "The indictment largely parrots the language of the criminal statute," Whyte wrote. However, in dismissing the case "without prejudice," Whyte leaves the door open for prosecutors to try again. According to the Foundation for Biomedical Research, so far there has been only two AETA convictions: against Alex Jason Hall and William James Viehl , who were recently sentenced to 21 and 24 months in prison, respectively, for releasing 650 minks and vandalizing a fur ranch in Utah in 2008. A trial in another AETA case, involving Scott DeMuth , a University of Minnesota sociology graduate student accused of participating in a 2004 lab break-in at the University of Iowa, is currently scheduled for September. more... *Nature Magazine:* A tough but rarely invoked US law intended to protect researchers from violent and threatening animal-rights activists has stumbled out of the starting gate: last week, a judge dismissed the first prosecution under the law. The decision comes on top of evidence that the legislation has done little to deter illegal incidents, and concerns that it risks restricting free speech. more...
Animal Liberation Front "Lone Wolf" Strikes Again at the Heart of Animal Abuse; Claims Arson at Foie Gras Restaurant in Sandy, Utah	July 07, 2010
*ABC News Channel 4:* The fire at the Tiburon restaurant was small but enough to shut the place down. "We don't know if they forced their way in or found an unlocked door," said Sandy Police Sergent Troy Arnold. Overnight, ABC 4 News received this e-mail....It said, "The ALF (animal liberation front) is watching and there is nowhere to hide. The arson at the Tiburon restaurant in Sandy Utah was done because of there (sic) sale of Foie Gras (young duck) and other 'wild game'. Animals exist for there (sic) own purposes, not human ends. Go Vegan! ALF Lonewolf." A spokesperson for ALF says the menu is a big problem with activists, "This is not a delicacy. It's nothing more than animal cruelty and animal abuse served on a plate." more...
UCLA Primate Vivisector Arthur Rosenbaum Dead; Activists Mourn Hundreds of Primates He Murdered Before His Death from Cancer	July 01, 2010
*Los Angeles Times:* Dr. Arthur L. Rosenbaum, a prominent UCLA pediatric eye surgeon known for innovative research on eye- muscle disorders who late in life was targeted by animal-rights extremists, has died. He was 69. Rosenbaum died June 22 at Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center of complications from treatment related to cancer, said his wife, Sandra. Three years ago, anti-animal research activists began harassing Rosenberg, although he was primarily a surgeon with ties to only one animal-research project. He led a team that conducted research on a primate to test ways to correct severe cross-eyed conditions. In mid-2007, an unexploded firebomb was found under Rosenbaum's car at his home near UCLA. A group known as the Animal Liberation Brigade claimed responsibility for the incident. At the time, Rosenbaum had trouble believing it had happened, he told Science magazine in 2007. Over subsequent months, the activists staged several protests at Rosenbaum's home, concealing their faces and using bullhorns to shout insults, the magazine reported. During the protests, he took "a strong stand for the medical benefit that animal research provides," Demer said. "He had not been involved in that research for a couple of years and tried to make that point publicly." more... *Los Angeles Weekly:* Oft-threatened UCLA eye doctor and researcher Arthur Rosenbaum has died. Over his 36-year career the ophthalmologist treated 10,000 children for strabismus, or eye misalignment, using techniques he pioneered, in part, from experimenting with animals. Botox inserted into the eyes of monkeys, he found, controlled the eye's nerves, fixing double vision and, also, facial spastic disorders. more...
Coyote Killer Receives Death Threats; Unfortunately Still Alive, Killing Coyotes	July 01, 2010
*Chicago Tribune:* A trapper hired by Wheaton in the spring to cull coyotes received phone and e-mail threats, leading the FBI and police to investigate unnamed animal-rights activists. After the city's contract with Rob Erickson containing his phone number and e-mail address was made public, Erickson said, one caller threatened to kill him like he killed the coyote, and another targeted his house to burn. FBI spokeswoman Cynthia Yates would not provide details, but confirmed this week that the agency was investigating along with Wheaton police. more...
Alex Hall Sentenced to 21 Months Prison Time for releasing Captive Mink; With Time Served, Should Be Free Soon	June 30, 2010
*Salt Lake Tribune:* An Ogden man who admitted releasing hundreds of mink from a South Jordan farm in support of animal rights was sentenced Wednesday to 21 months in prison. The term was three months shorter than U.S. District Judge Dee Benson had planned to impose. The judge shaved off the time because of a heartfelt apology by 22-year-old Alex Jason Hall, who faced his victims in the courtroom and said: “You truly have nothing to fear from me. I ask your forgiveness. I can assure you I've learned my lesson.” Hall earlier had pleaded guilty to one felony count of damaging and interfering with animal enterprises by releasing about 650 mink on Aug. 19, 2008, at the McMullin farm. more... *Deseret News*: A self-proclaimed animal lover who raided a South Jordan mink farm two years ago faced the family he had targeted, during an emotional federal court hearing Wednesday. "I can't really understand why you would think it's OK to come and destroy our family's enterprises," third-generation mink rancher Lindsey McMullin told Alex Jason Hall. "I wish you would have been there with me to recover (the mink), to see the damage and destruction it did to their lives." McMullin said the August 2008 raid on his farm also hurt his family psychologically, especially his children, who had nightmares and were scared by phrases such as "ALF: We Are Watching" spray-painted on ranch buildings. more...