[frontline-news] UNDERGROUND DIRECT ACTION TOTALS FOR 2003

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Frontline Information Service  - 01/13/04 
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UNDERGROUND DIRECT ACTION TOTALS FOR 2003

[Note: This Report was compiled by the Earth Liberation Front Press Office
<elfpress at resist.ca>. The 2003 report differs from years past in that it does
*not* report on unclaimed actions as previous reports have done. This makes it
appear as though damage totals have decreased when compared to totals arrived
at last year factoring in unclaimed actions.]

There were 75 illegal direct actions taken in North America in 2003, an
increase of 8% over claimed illegal direct actions taken in 2002. Animal
liberation actions comprised just under 50%, or 37 actions, while 38 actions
were committed for a combination of earth liberation, anti-GMO, anti-SUV,
anti-development, anti-war and other reasons. 

(Earth liberation actions include those taken against forest destruction, new
developments, SUVs, gmo crops and research, police and military, globalization,
and other reasons.)

The Animal Liberation Front took action on 18 occasions, the same number as in
2002. The Earth Liberation Front took action on 13 occasions, mirroring the
number of actions of 2002. Other groups claiming actions included the
Revolutionary Cells - Animal Liberation Brigade, Direct Action Front, The
Frogs, and the Vegan Dumpster Militia. Several actions were additionally
claimed by anonymous groups.

What did increase dramatically in 2003 were overall damage totals as a result
of direct action. The Earth Liberation Front alone caused upwards of $55
million dollars in damages in a series of anti-development and SUV dealership
attacks that captured headlines across North America. It is likely that damage
totals in 2003 were close to $60 million, though the exact figure is difficult
to determine.

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The following is a list of all animal and earth related actions carried out and
claimed in 2003. 

(Note: HLS-related - means the actions was related to the ongoing campaign
against Huntingdon Life Sciences - there were 21 such actions in 2003)


January 1, 2003  - Erie, Pennsylvania
Earth Liberation Front
ELF torches Bob Ferrando Ford Lincoln Mercury Dealership causing $90,000 in
damages. Specifically targeted were SUVs in the lot.

January 1, 2003 - Heartland, California
Animal Liberation Front
4 chickens rescued from AAA egg farm.

February 4, 2003 - Villa Park, Illinois
Animal Liberation Front
Lines to brakes and refrigeration systems on a fleet of trucks belonging to
Supreme Lobster were cut. Responsibility claimed by communique.

February 22, 2003 - Hinsdale, Illinois
Anonymous - HLS-related
Offices of Deloitte and Touche vandalized with anti-Huntingdon Life Sciences
Graffiti.

February 25th, 2003 - Edmond, Oklahoma
Anonymous - HLS-related
Windows broken at Legacy Trading for links to HLS.

February 27, 2003 - Berlin, Maryland
Animal Liberation Front - HLS-related
115 Chickens liberated from Merial Labs and rehomed.

March 6, 2003 - Chico, California
Animal Liberation Front
Attempted fire at Chico, Calif Mcdonald's - ALF-graffiti left behind.

March 18, 2003 - Edison, New Jersey
Direct Action Front
Armed Forces Recruiting Centre - front door shattered and inside offices
destroyed in protest of the US invasion of Iraq.

March 21, 2003 - Superior Township, Michigan
Earth Liberation Front
Two luxury homes set on fire in a Superior Township housing development in an
action against urban sprawl. Damages estimated at $400,000. 

March 23, 2003 - Los Angeles, California
Anonymous - HLS-related and anti-fur  
Three actions on the same evening saw windows broken at the home of Rodney
Armstead (Medial Diagnostics Management), at E*Trade in Beverly Hills, and at
"Bobby Trendy Designs" (in protest of fur sales).

March 25, 2003 - Petaluma, California
Anonymous
Rancho Veal Slaughterhouse set ablaze causing $10,000 in damages. Graffiti left
behind read "stop the killing".

March 27, 2003 - San Diego, California
Animal Liberation Front - HLS-Related
Home visit to Claire MacDonald, representative for Huntingdon Life Sciences.
Property vandalized with red paint, and graffiti. Tires punctured on vehicle.

March 28, 2003 - Montgomery, Alabama
Earth Liberation Front
Vehicles at Navy Recruiting Headquarters in Montgomery attacked. Damages
included messages spraypainted on three Navy sedans and two Navy vans, and one
large two-panel truck was set on fire.

March 28, 2003 - Commack, New York
Anonymous - HLS-related
Home visit to Phillip J. Petito, "Controler" at CBC America's NY headquarters.
Home, SUV and 25-foot boat damaged and covered in paint and spray-painted with
anti-HLS slogans.

March 30, 2003 - Los Angeles, California
Animal Liberation Front - HLS-related
CBC America's California Branch Office windows smashed and building
spraypainted.

April 04, 2003 - Lockport, Illinois  
Animal Liberation Front
Market convicted of selling tiger meat set on fire.
 
May 3-4, 2003 - Gainesville, Florida
Anonymous
30 SUVs and several luxury cars damaged with glass etching fluid.

May 5, 2003 - Chico, California
Anonymous
Two incendiaries placed at an auto-dealer - failed to ignite.

May 18, 2003 - Los Angeles, California
Anonymous - HLS-related
Home visit to Jim Devico, customer service for Toxweb. Front door, steps and
walkway covered in red paint.

June 3,2003 - Chico, California
Earth Liberation Front
Attempted anti-sprawl fire at Sterling Oaks development claimed by ELF.

June 4, 2003 - Macomb County, Michigan
Earth Liberation Front
ELF sets fire to two luxury homes in a Macomb County housing development in an
action against urban sprawl. Damages estimated at $700,000.

June 9, 2003 - McAllen, Texas
The Frogs
3 locks glued on backhoe digging a canal.

June 16, 2003 - McAllen, Texas       
The Frogs
Dirt poured in fuel and air intake of 1 piece of equipment.

June 17, 2003 - Edinburg, Texas
The Frogs
At construction site of subdivision, survey stakes pulled, FOR SALE signs
removed, roofing nails scattered on street.

June 23rd, 2003 - Edmond, Oklahoma
Animal Liberation Front - HLS-related
Home visit to Skip Boruchin of Legacy Trading. Home covered in paint and
slogans. Cable, DSL and Phone Lines to the home cut. Action dedicated to
arrested activist Lindsay Parme.

June 29, 2003 - Rockaway, New Jersey
Animal Liberation Front
Windows broken, and graffiti left at the drive-through of a McDonald's
restaurant.

June 30, 2003 - Edinburg, Texas
The Frogs
Roofing nails scattered on street at subdivision construction site.

July, 2003 - McAllen, Texas
The Frogs
1 tree spiked.

July 2, 2003 - South Windsor Connecticut
Earth Liberation Front
House under construction in new development spraypainted.

July 18, 2003 - McAllen, Texas
The Frogs
Electric meter on a bank billboard smashed.

July 19, 2003 - McAllen, Texas
The Frogs
Dirt and grass put in air intake of 2 pieces of equipment.

July 20, 2003 - Edinburg, Texas
The Frogs
Sand poured in diesel/oil of truck and six pieces of equipment.

July 20, 2003
Animal Liberation Front - HLS-related
Home visit to Daryl Dorcy, lobbyist for Abbott Labs (client of HLS). Home
covered in paint and slogans.

July 26, 2003 - Mercedes, Texas
The Frogs
At an experimental GM cotton crop, all 40-50 signs labeling different varieties
were removed, making differentiation difficult to impossible.

July 27, 2003 - Mission, Texas
The Frogs     
Dirt poured in diesel/oil of 4 pieces of equipment.

July 27, 2003 - Santa Rosa, California
Anonymous
Home visit to Didier Jaubert, part-owner of Sonoma Foie Gras. Red paint and
glass etching cream used to vandalize home, locks glued, and slogans
spraypainted.

July 30, 2003 - Sonoma, California
Anonymous
Home visit to Laurent Manrique, head chef of Sonoma Saveurs (owned by Sonoma
Foie Gras). Red paint used on home and statues, glass etching cream on car
windows, paint stripper used on car and slogans left around property.

July 31, 2003 - New Orleans, Louisiana
Animal Liberation Front
Four train cars belonging to Barnum and Bailey Circus spraypainted with
anti-torture slogans.

August 01,2003 - San Diego, California
Earth Liberation Front
In the largest act of environmental sabotage in US history, the ELF claims
responsibility for a $50 million fire in San Diego, California, that destroyed
an unfinished five-story condominium complex.

August 01, 2003 -  McAllen, Texas
The Frogs
3 pieces of equipment working on a canal had dirt poured in their fuel tanks.

August 01, 2003 - Edinburg, Texas
The Frogs
1 truck, 3 pieces of equipment had dirt poured in their diesel and 1 piece had
dirt put in its air intake.

August 06, 2003 - San Francisco, California
Anonymous
17 Starbucks outlets vandalized with glue on windows, "for lease" signs posted,
and locks jammed and glued shut.

August 12, 2003 - Sonoma, California
Anonymous
Sonoma Saveurs restaurant, linked to Sonoma Foie Gras, attacked by unknown
individuals opposing the cruel practices of producing foie gras. Concrete was
poured into drain holes and then several water valves were turned on to flood
the restaurant. Red paint was used to cover every fixture, and slogans were
painted on every wall.

August 22, 2003 - West Covina, California
Earth Liberation Front
Four SUV dealerships attacked causing an estimated $2.5 Million in damages. In
West Covina, California fire ripped through a GM auto dealership, destroying
and damaging several SUVS including several Hummer H2s. A warehouse on the site
was also destroyed by fire.

August 23, 2003 - Piedmont, California
Anonymous - HLS-related
Home visit to Linda Short, VP at Chiron Corporation (linked to HLS). Car
windows treated with glass-etched slogans.    

August 24th, 2003 - Sultan, Washington
Animal Liberation Front
10,000 mink were liberated from a fur farm on the night of August 24th. Damage
estimated at $500,000.

August 27, 2003
Animal Liberation Front - HLS-related
Home visit to Kazuo Okahshi, Sr. VP to Sumitrans. Home and other property
covered in spraypainted slogans.

August 28th, 2003 - Emeryville, California
Animal Liberation Brigade - HLS-related
Two pipe bombs exploded at the offices of Chiron Corporation, one of the
largest international biotech firms located in the United States. According to
the communique, this action was aimed at Chiron's ties to Huntingdon Life
Sciences.

August 29, 2003 - Fairbanks, Alaska
Earth Liberation Front
Concrete walls and construction equipment spraypainted at a Walmart
construction site.

September 02, 2003 - Montreal, Quebec 
Anonymous - HLS-related
Sumitomo offices in Montreal spray-painted with slogans.

September 02, 2003 - Houston, Texas
The Frogs
20 sport utility vehicles attacked at a dealership with pellet guns, scratched
paint and slashed tires. Damages totaled $60,000.

September 05, 2003 - Santa Fe, New Mexico
Earth Liberation Front
Action against SUV dealer in New Mexico - SUVS spraypainted with messages
naming the seven deadly sins. 1/3 of the dealership's stock was marked, leaving
thousands of dollars in damages.

September 19,2003 - San Diego, California
Earth Liberation Front
Action against urban sprawl in the upscale Carmel Valley neighbourhood of San
Diego, torching four houses and causing an estimated $1 million in damages.

September 19, 2003 - Edinburg, Texas
The Frogs
1 piece of equipment has dirt put in diesel.

September 23, 2003 - Mecosta County, Michigan
Earth Liberation Front
Incendiaries left at a pumping station supplying a water bottling plant owned
by Nestle Waters North America. Incendiaries failed to ignite and were removed
from the station without incident.

September 25, 2003 - Lousiana
Animal Liberation Front 
An Animal Liberation Front Action at the Louisiana State University Inhalation
Toxicology Research Facility did a total of $300,000 in damages. Equipment used
in experiments was destroyed and red paint was splashed on the floors and walls
in a direct action against animal testing and vivisection experiments being
carried out by university laboratories.

September 28, 2003 - McAllen, Texas
The Frogs
Sand poured in diesel of 1 piece of equipment.

September 30, 2003 - California
Animal Liberation Brigade - HLS-related 
10 lb ammonium nitrate bomb packed with nails left at Shaklee Inc.No one harmed
in explosion.

October 03, 2003 - Santa Monica, California
Animal Liberation Front
Home of the head of Animal Services for Los Angeles vandalized. Jerry
Greenwalt's property and vehicle was splattered with red paint.

October 8, 2003 - Jemez Mountains, New Mexico
Earth Liberation Front
Construction equipment belonging to the US Forest Service in the Jemez
Mountains (New Mexico) had electrical wires cut, tires cut and windows broken. 

October (mid), 2003 - Portland, Maine
Acadian Green Brigade - Earth Liberation Front
Action against Boise Cascade resulted in 8 delivery trucks and two trailers
having tires punctured, locks glued and slogans spraypainted across the
building's main entrance.

October 24th, 2003
Anonymous
Sabotage at the site of a Walmart under construction in Martinsville, Indiana
includes the pulling of survey stakes, graffiti, and sabotage to several pieces
of heavy machinery.

November 03, 2003 - New Hyde Park, Long Island
Animal Liberation Front - HLS-related
Home visit to G.W. of Mellon Investment results in paint damage, smashed
windows and spraypainted slogans. Mellon cut their ties with HLS two days after
this action. Action in memory of Barry Horne.

November 05, 2003 - Port Washington, New York
Animal Liberation Front - HLS-related.     
Home visit to Yasutsugu Kawahara, assistant to the President of Sumitomo
America. Anti-HLS and anti-vivisection slogans spraypainted around property.
Action in memory of Barry Horne.       

November 7, 2003 - Asheville, North Carolina
Animal Liberation Front
Two delivery vans belonging to Little Pigs Bar-B-Que restaurant smashed up and
painted with slogans.

November 17, 2003     
Anonymous - HLS-related
HLS CFO Richard Michaelson's car damaged by paint-stripper.

November 30, 2003 
Vegan Dumpster Militia - HLS-Related
Home visit to Kevin Wiseman, of Forest Pharmaceuticals - house covered in
dumpstered food.

December 7, 2003 - Willow Grove, Pennsylvania
Anonymous - HLS-related
Slogans painted and locks glued at Sumitomo`s regional office in Pennsylvania.

December 19, 2003 - Willow Grove, Pennsylvania
Anonymous - HLS-related
Home visit to Sumitomo`s regional manager Mark Peckman. Paint stripper poured
on vehicles, locks glued, and red spraypaint used to mark property and paint
slogans. A second action at the Sumitomo regional office saw slogans
spraypainted on the building.

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