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Animal Liberation Front (view source)
Revision as of 19:16, November 9, 2008
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The '''Animal Liberation Front''' is a militaristic [[interest group]] which protests [[vivisection]] and the [[agribusiness]] production of [[meat]] as well as animal testing. They believe in rights for animals.
The '''Animal Liberation Front''' is a militaristic [[interest group]] which protests [[vivisection]] and the [[agribusiness]] production of [[meat]] as well as animal testing. They believe in rights for animals.
The animal right group [[Animal Liberation Front]] (ALF) is considered to be a terrorist organization by the United States Department of Homeland Security.<ref>[http://www.cq.com/public/20050325_homeland.html Animal Rights Groups and Ecology Militants Make DHS Terrorist List, Right-Wing Vigilantes Omitted]</ref> The ALF is considered to be terrorist threat by both the [[Federal Bureau of Investigation]] (FBI) and [[Scotland Yard]]. The tactics used by the ALF include vandalism, economic damage, arson and burglary. In the [[United Kingdom]], the ALF used mail bombs and car bombs. In [[North America]], the ALF activities resulted in millions of dollars of damage.<ref>Harvey W. Kushner, Encyclopedia of Terrorism, pp 32, SAGE, 2003, ISBN 9780761924081</ref>
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