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Mink farm raid claimed by animal rights activists



ASTORIA, Ore. (AP) — 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.

It was the first arson attack in Oregon by animal rights activists in several years.

In October 2008, animal rights extremists claimed responsibility for breaking into the Astoria farm and opening 1,500 mink pens.




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wrote on Jul 31, 2010 8:01 PM:

" Right on Heather you said it and I agree. What a bunch of tree hugging, brain dead,worthless idiots. To belong to this group you have to live in the shallow end of the gene pool. I suspect that most are inbred why else would they be so ignorant?
Makes a lot of sense to say you are punishing folks for the unfair treatment of animals then they burn the same said animal. What a statement you dumb freaks. "

Heather wrote on Jul 29, 2010 2:11 PM:

" The Animal Rights Activists are getting stupider and dumber. These "STUPID" people should just leave these animals alone. The "ARA" should just people and animals alone, and i hope that they get caught and burned themselves, i would like to see them in jail for the rest of their natural lives. How would they like it if someone out there set fire to their cars and what not. "


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