As 2022 comes to an end, we have the numbers of worldwide reported actions by ALF / ELF and other groups and individuals fighting against animal exploitation and defending the planet. The total number of reported actions during 2022 is 177. There were 95 sabotage actions, 61 liberations, 19 arsons, 1 bomb hoax and 1 Animal Rights Militia communique.
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As 2022 comes to an end, we have the numbers of worldwide reported
actions by ALF / ELF and other groups and individuals fighting
against animal exploitation and defending the planet.
The total number of reported actions during 2022 is 177. There were
95 sabotage actions, 61 liberations, 19 arsons, 1 bomb hoax and 1
Animal Rights Militia communique.
Seven of the reported actions related to the fur industry,
unsurprisingly as we have seen a relentless campaign against fur
worldwide spearheaded by CAFT USA and a short lived yet incredibly
successful campaign against T&S Rabbits in the UK.
Vivisection also takes a chunk of the actions, with four liberations
of animals destined to labs or in labs, three of them in UK and one
in Czech Republic.
The number of actions per country are as follow:
UK 39
GERMANY 24
USA 21
FRANCE 19
NETHERLANDS 8
CZECH REPUBLIC 8
ITALY 8
BELGIUM 8
CHILE 6
SWEDEN 6
CANADA 5
UNKNOWN LOCATION 5
SPAIN 4
ARGENTINA 3
LUXEMBURG 3
DENMARK 3
AUSTRIA 2
GREECE 1
MEXICO 1
ISRAEL 1
IRELAND 1
SERBIA 1
The most prevalent action worldwide is without a doubt the sabotage
against hunting infrastructure, be it by vandalism or arson, and
Germany, France and Italy are the three countries with more anti
hunting sabotage reports accounted for.
The USA had an interesting development where many of the actions
reported related to the defence of the Atlanta forest, whilst the
majority of anti-fur actions and fur farm liberations also came from
the USA.
The number of arsons has also increased from last year, as well as
reporting an increase in severity, with Chiles six reported actions
being all arsons of big infrastructure, rodeo rings and
slaughterhouses within other targets.
For as long as there is oppression, there will be direct action to
fight back against it.
May 2023 bring either less oppression, or more fighting!
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