Birth of the Underground “Intelligence Unit”: Activists Release More Sensitive Data

Dec 28th, 2009

By Peter Young

Simulposted with Voice of the Voiceless

Fur Farm Intelligence Unit releases its second communique

In what may be an emerging trend, anonymous activists have made public even more sensitive fur industry info.

Just after The Blueprint was released, an anonymous communication surfaced on the internet from “The Fur Farm Intelligence Unit”, publicizing the address of “Cascade Farms“, a previously unknown Oregon mink farm. This information did not turn up in the 5-month Fur Farm Intelligence Project (see previous post), and is a crucial addition to the fur farm address database.

This week I will be adding this new info to an updated edition of The Blueprint.

This is the second communique from the Fur Farm Intelligence Unit, and may signal the birth of a new angle for clandestine animal liberation activity: leaking or otherwise exposing damaging intelligence on animal abuse industries. While the Animal Liberation Front focuses on liberating animals from imprisonment, The Fur Farm Intelligence Unit appears to focus on the dissemination of sensitive data which will have an indirect, but ultimately no less powerful impact on animal exploitation industries.

Why is this tactic important, and what is the value of an underground “Intelligence Unit”?

Words Without Action Are Meaningless

A member of the IRA: armed struggle is not outside the realm of possibilities for the animal rights movement….

Let’s face facts: After decades of environmental struggles, we are nevertheless losing ground in the battle to preserve species, ecosystems, and wilderness. Increasingly, calls for moderation, compromise, and the slow march through institutions can be seen as treacherous and grotesquely inadequate. In the midst of predatory global capitalism and biological meltdown, ‘reasonableness’ and ‘moderation’ seem to be entirely unreasonable and immoderate, as ‘extreme’ and ‘radical’ actions appear simply as necessary and appropriate.”

(Steven Best, Igniting a Revolution: Voices in Defense of The Earth)

By Camille Marino

Simulposted with Negotiation is Over

Negotiation is Over has a new tagline: “Words Without Actions Are Wrong.” I heard this statement recently, uttered by true revolutionaries who were willing to die for their values. Empathizing with the struggle of the oppressed is insufficient; we must be willing to die for their freedom… otherwise we need to find a hobby. These ideas resonated with me. They are the lens through which my own inadequacies become magnified and glaring. Animal terrorists demand an equal and opposite response from animal liberationists and, thus far, I have not — we have not — delivered. The extreme violence systematically visited upon nonhumans cannot be addressed with moderation and civility.

We have no revolution. We have no movement. We have welfarists and pacifists — equally complicit in the holocaust by virtue of their unconscionable tolerance, timidity, and tacit approval; “abolitionists” who have co-opted a term, eradicated the spirit of revolution, and armed themselves with spatulas and aprons. And here I am, as culpable as the weakest activist, but naked with no rationalizations to defend myself. I know that vegan cupcakes do nothing for the animals confined in bloody misery. I understand that sadists will not become decent human beings if we simply ask them nicely enough. So if I do nothing to stop the abusers, then I am guilty. And if we as a movement fail to take decisive action, then everyone shares this guilt. If the innocent could defend themselves, their tormentors would be dead. Animals are terrorized, mutilated, and murdered on an incomprehensible scale and with exquisite precision in far greater numbers than the humans who succumbed to the Rwandan death squads and the RUF in Sierra Leone combined. Yet we do nothing.

I have difficulty understanding why some people tell me I inspire them. I have done nothing remarkable and have only just begun to clear my own path… some rescues, some fostering & re-homing, a few adoptions, and a ton of impotent campaigns. Protests do nothing. Letters do nothing. Words do nothing — but they are all I have for now. The abusers still have free reign to torment and torture at will. My disgust is palpable and my rage is seething. But I have stopped no one. Why? Let’s face it. I have no desire to go to prison. One armed activist is a terrorist; dozens of armed activists is a revolution. And we need a revolution.

The “Courage” of Michael Vick

Vick got an award, but this is what he deserved….

by Walter and Rosemary Brasch

Dec. 27, 2009

The Philadelphia Eagles honored reserve quarterback and admitted dog-killer Michael Vick with an award for courage. Yes, you read that right. “Michael Vick” and “courage” are in the same sentence.

Each of the 32 NFL teams annually honors one of its own with an Ed Block award, named for the Baltimore Colts head trainer who was an advocate for improving the lives of neglected and abused children; the Foundation says it celebrates “players of inspiration in the NFL.” Unfortunately, there is no stipulation that football players who abuse animals are ineligible receivers.

Eagles Quarterback Donovan McNabb told the Philadelphia Inquirer the award was “well deserved.” Vick, his team, and what appears to be a loyal foundation of fans who believe Vick will help lead the Eagles into a SuperBowl, all believe the man who ran Bad Newz Kennels has “seen the light,” has reformed, and is now a model citizen.

However, Vick’s own words show the humility and humbleness that he should have are still missing from his egocentric world of sweating multi-millionaires.

“It means a great deal to me,” Vick told the media, gloating that he “was voted unanimously by my teammates. They know what I’ve been through. I’ve been through a lot. It’s been great to come back and have an opportunity to play and be with a great group of guys. I’m just ecstatic about that, and I enjoy every day.” He further justified the honor by explaining, “I’ve overcome a lot, more than probably one single individual can handle or bear.” Elaborating, he declared, “You ask certain people to walk through my shoes, they probably couldn’t do. Probably 95 percent of the people in this world because nobody had to endure what I’ve been through, situations I’ve been put in, situations I put myself in and decisions I have made, whether they have been good or bad.” He said, “There’s always consequences behind certain things and repercussions behind them, too. And then you have to wake up every day and face the world, whether they perceive you in the right perspective, it’s a totally different outlook on you. You have to be strong, believe in yourself, be optimistic. That’s what I’ve been able to do. That’s what I display.” Not once in his statements to the media did Michael Vick apologize for what he did, or for the deals he cut in order to be restored to the status of a millionaire athlete. Everything he said was focused upon his own “courage,” with “I” being the prevalent word.

The Blueprint: Largest update of fur farm addresses in nearly 15 years‏

December 26, 2009

Simulposted with the North American Animal Liberation Press Office

Just in Time for the New Year: Announcing the release of the largest update of fur farm addresses in nearly 15 years.

After five months of research and investigation, VoiceoftheVoiceless announces the release of a landmark document: The Blueprint – the largest update of fur farm addresses in nearly 15 years.

The Blueprint: Fur Farm Intelligence Project Report is the product of a two-month, 13,000-mile investigation of over 75% of the fur farms in the country. It represents the largest collection of fur industry intelligence to date.

The Blueprint is a 62-page supplement to the recent 10,000-word narrative on the eight-state Fur Farm Intelligence Project investigation, featured in Bite Back Magazine #15.

Included in the 62-page document:

*Massively updated state-by-state fur farm address list
*Photos of nearly 100 mink, fox, and lynx farms.
*Anonymous reports and photos from clandestine visits to fur farms and industry research sites.
*Massively updated closed farm database.
*Detailed data and status updates on over 200 fur farms.
*Dozens of newly discovered, unpublished fur farm addresses.

The Blueprint: Fur Farm Intelligence Project Report was compiled with the intent of mapping the entire supply-side and infrastructure grid of the industry: from auction houses to feed suppliers, fox farms to research facilities.

The Blueprint contains new addresses and updated data on:

*Fox farms
*Mink farms
*Lynx farms
*Fur industry research farms
*Fur feed suppliers
And much more.

20 years of collected fur farm data has culminated in this document.

The Blueprint can be downloaded here:

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I’ve changed my mind about vegetarianism

By Neel Mukherjee

Simulposted with the Guardian UK

12/24/09

I grew up in financially straitened circumstances and meat, which was expensive, was a rare thing at mealtimes. We ate meat about once a month, if that. Also, growing up in a culture where meat dishes were the centrepiece of private and public entertaining – birthdays, weddings, Sunday lunches, guests for dinner – meat had the glitter of glamour, of showing off, of ceremony about it. Which perhaps goes on to explain somewhat my fascination with and weakness for it.

Different cultural contexts account for some of the fascination too: in India, where I grew up, eating meat is nowhere near as regular, as prevalent and as common as it is in primarily carnivorous first-world countries. India introduced Britain to vegetarianism – see Tristram Stuart’s excellent first book on this – and it is possible, indeed all too easy, to be a vegetarian in India and eat extraordinarily good, varied food every day, with very few “repeats”.

THE WHIRLYGIG

Graphic: Slave to Television by MistaBobby

By Vi Ransel

12/9/09

You may only practice
individualism
within the limits
of the Matrix
the market has designed.
Any independent reverie
will be designated an unacceptable
coloring outside of the lines
and not be graciously tolerated
anywhere, any place any time.

The myriad of minutiae,
the tidbits of trivia
manufactured to engage your mind
in a never-satiated pursuit
of acquisition and pleasure
to which you must
render yourself resigned
is all the participation permitted
in a “democracy”
of the corporate capitalist kind.

OPERATION: 12 DAYS OF XMAS ‘09

Simulposted with my ally, Camille Hankins, the founder and leader of Win Animal Rights

DAY 12: Support Direct Action & the Animal Liberation Underground

On this the 12th Day of Xmas, we at Win Animal Rights wish to take this opportunity to thank you for your attention and your indulgence as we realize that not everyone appreciates the darker side of our humor. This year, we once again turn our attention to the very serious subjects of “Direct Action” and the “Animal Liberation Underground” which includes the Animal Liberation Front (ALF), but is not exclusive to the ALF.

Take a look at the pictures above (if you are viewing these in text only, there are two pictures – one of Novartis CEO Daniel Vasella’s, hunting lodge burning and the other is two animal liberators holding adorable rescued lambs). Both depict direct actions, both were illegal actions. Which one makes you feel better? Most of you will probably pick the animal liberation picture of the lambs. Now ask yourself this question: Which picture do you think would cause the most distress to an animal exploiter like Daniel Vasella?

Anthony Marr’s 36-states-in-6-months

7th Compassion for Animals Road Expedition CARE-7

A. ISSUES – any or all of the following:

1. Lecture on: “Homo Sapiens Save Your Earth” (Anthony Marr’s 2nd book, available at www.Amazon.com)

2. Lecture on: “M-Bomb – Doomsday Machine 2012″

http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=56979555

3. Forge the Global Anti-Hunting Coalition (GAHC)

Reflections by comrade Fidel: THE MOMENT OF TRUTH

(Taken from cuba.cu)

Simulposted with Visiones Alternatives

The news from the Danish capital gives a picture of chaos. After planning a conference with about 40 thousand people in attendance, the hosts find it impossible to honor their promise. Evo, the first of the two presidents of ALBA-member countries to arrive, stated some truths derived from the millennium-old culture of his people. According to press agencies he said that he had received a mandate from the Bolivian people to oppose any agreement that does not meet the expectations. He explained that climate change is not the cause but the effect, and that we all have an obligation to defend the rights of Mother Earth vis-à-vis a capitalist development model; to defend the culture of life vis-à-vis the culture of death. He also addressed the climate debt that the rich countries should pay to the poor countries and the return of the atmospheric space taken from the latter.

He considered ridiculous the annual figure of 10 billion USD offered until the year 2012 while the yearly needs amount to hundreds of billions. At the same time, he accused the United States of spending trillions to export terrorism to Iraq and Afghanistan and to set up military bases in Latin America.

The President of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela addressed the Summit on the 16th, at 8:40 a.m. Cuban time. He made a brilliant speech that was much applauded. His phrases were remarkable.

He challenged a document proposed to the Summit by the Danish minister chairing the conference. He said:

“…this text has come out of the blue; we shall not accept any text that has not been produced by the working groups, I mean, the legitimate texts that have been the subject of negotiations for the past two years.”

“There is a group of nations that feel above us in the South, in the Third World…”

On A Parent’s Death And Minding Your Tongue In The U.S.A.

By Emily Spence

12/20/09

I’ll be quite frank. I’m never completely comfortable in discussing certain persons, such as Fidel Castro, on the phone, nor forwarding e-mail content concerning them, such as his Visiones Alternativas – Reflections of Fidel: The moment of truth about the recent Copenhagen events. Certainly, it would be so much easier to simply avoid certain topics altogether in communications because there so often are direct or indirect repercussions for involvements in particular matters, as is inferred at Ex-Snoop Confirms Echelon Network – 60 Minutes – CBS News:

“Everywhere in the world, every day, people’s phone calls, emails and faxes are monitored by Echelon, a secret government surveillance network. No, it’s not fiction straight out of George Orwell’s 1984. It’s reality…”

We learn more fully about this spy activity from a Transcript of 60 Minutes on Echelon: