[ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: Factual article on Extremists attacking food chain.
- From: stormy435 <stormy435@xxxxxxx>
- To: "Terry Cochran" <fairway97045@xxxxxxxxx>, "showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 26 Feb 2009 15:04:09 -0800
Thanks, Terry...here... I converted it:
Sent: Thursday, February 26, 2009 8:57 AM
Subject: Extremist attacks on global food chain increase
http://www.drovers.com/news_editorial.asp?pgIDg5&ed_idR70
Extremist attacks on global food chain increase
By Drovers news source | Wednesday, February 25, 2009
Attacks on the global food chain from animal-rights and environmental
extremists jumped 42 percent ? from 155 in 2007 to 220 in 2008 ? according to
Arlington, Va.-based Animal Agriculture Alliance. Worse yet, claimed attacks on
food retailers in the United States from groups like the Animal Liberation
Front exploded 377 percent.
The alliance indicated that Bite Back magazine was its main source for
compiling data on terrorist acts claimed by Animal Liberation Front; Earth
Liberation Front; DBF, a branch of ALF found in Sweden and the Netherlands; and
other animal-rights terrorist groups. But independent media reports and state
agriculture groups also provided critical information.
The information compiled by the alliance showed that ALF, ELF, DBF and related
groups claimed a total of 640 acts of sabotage, vandalism and arson in 2008, up
from 467 in 2007, an increase of over 35 percent. The overall level of
animal-rights extremist attacks in the United States on businesses that use
animals ? including medical research, consumer product safety, pets, circuses,
rodeos, fur shops, hunting stores, farmers, ranchers, food retailers ? surged
nearly 40 percent. An even more troubling development is the massive expansion
of damages inflicted upon food retailers. Claimed attacks on food retailers in
the United States, especially the brand names of McDonald?s, Burger King, KFC
and Hardee?s, increased from 9 in 2007 to 34 in 2008, an increase of 377
percent.
Destruction or defacement of property ? especially smashing windows, etching
windows, and painting (or paint bombing) windows, buildings, vans and
billboards ? were the techniques most frequently used by extremist groups in
their attempts to intimidate food chain businesses to shut down. The groups
also adopted a new unsavory technique this year, using sponges to block toilets
and urinals to cause expensive flooding and extensive clean-up.
In terms of terrorist activities, global animal-rights extremist groups
combined to claim over 600 separate terrorist acts, including:
Arson
Firebombing autos and trucks
Paint bombs
Death threats
Theft
bomb threats
Product tampering hoaxes
Vandalizing gravesites
Acid-etching windows
Gluing locks
Paint stripping cars
Slashing tires
Flooding facilities
Cutting off utilities to restaurants
Hacking web sites
Damaging equipment
Extremists claimed responsibility for the ?liberation? of thousands of animals
during the year and millions of dollars in damage. Mexico appears to be an
emerging center for animal-rights terrorism. In 2008, extremist groups in
Mexico claimed more than double the amount of attacks than were claimed in the
United States.
As disturbing as this news might be, the geographic array of attacks in the
United States is equally disturbing. ?We have seen a significant change in
extremist activity directed against the food chain,? said Kay Johnson Smith,
executive vice president of the Animal Agriculture Alliance. ?The numbers of
attacks against food retailers in hotbeds of extremism like Californiaand New
York were noticeably lower, while attacks in other areas not widely associated
with animal-rights extremism increased markedly. For instance, the greater
Kansas City, Kan., area appears to be the new home of an ALF cell, with two
attacks having been claimed in the second half of 2008, one in Lenexa and the
other in Overland Park. An ALF cell in Georgiaclaimed five actions. One
targeted a butcher shop, another hit a meat company and three more were aimed
at quick-serve restaurants. Further, ALF cells in North Carolina, South
Carolina,Utah and Texas all claimed actions.
?The message is loud and clear that the agenda of these groups is focused
solely on advancing a vegan agenda through destruction and intimidation,?
Johnson Smith said. ?The fact that extremists are willing to massively increase
their attacks on the food chain during a serious economic downturn should cause
major alarm for all companies and organizations responsible for feeding people.
The exponential escalation of attacks is shocking and disturbing. All companies
in the food chain need to be vigilant, enhance their security efforts and be
sure to report all incidents to their local police and the Federal Bureau of
Investigation.?
For more information on securing your facilities, contact the Animal
Agriculture Alliance atinfo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx or visit the Web site at
www.animalagalliance.org.
On Feb 26, 2009, at 3:00:00 PM, "Terry Cochran" <fairway97045@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
send again please.
Terry
--- On Thu, 2/26/09, stormy435 <stormy435@xxxxxxx> wrote:
From: stormy435 <stormy435@xxxxxxx>
Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Factual article on Extremists attacking food chain.
To: "showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thursday, February 26, 2009, 2:57 PM
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