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ALF torch circus trucks; sabotage pet shop & butcher

FLA&ALF | 18.03.2008 00:00 | Animal Liberation | World

The trucks destroyed belonged to Pinder's circus in France; that ADI exposed in 2003 after Dicky Chipperfield joined, following his trade of lions and tigers being driven out the UK. Pet shop and butcher also sabotaged in Mexico.

"Our message to Dicky Chipperfield [Pinder's] is: GIVE UP" Animal Defenders International (ADI), 2004

Dicky's circus that went to join Pinder's in France
Dicky's circus that went to join Pinder's in France


reported anonymously:

"March 14:

The war against speciesist shops and businesses is just starting in Mexico; we recognize that the radical Animal Liberation movement is only just being born, hoping that it reaches a higher level than what they are accustomed to seeing. The Mexican people are unconscious of what is happening with the beings who inhabit the same planet and therefore deserve to enjoy it as much as possible.

This war cannot be stepped up a notch without someone, a group of people who have dedicated themselves to do things and act in favor of the rights of our animal brothers and sisters; it's because of this that we desire to make the name of the international ALF reach all those who profit from the parts of living, intelligent, sociable and sentient beings, all who wanted to be free, but by the anthropocentric attitude of the degenerated monkey have not come to feel that freedom and the only thing that s/he felt and feels is sadness, slavery and imprisonment.

As a result of all this and more, we attacked, painting slogans "ANIMALS ARE NOT MERCHANDISE! on a pet store and MEAT IS DEATH! at a meat market. Victory for the ALF.

For the animals, here and now!

FLA México"

>>

anonymous communique:

"During the month of March, Circus Pinder was targeted in Montpellier. Trucks were burned after billboards were destroyed and tires punctured. The losses amount to several thousand Euros.

They have, among other animals, two female elephants who they tie up day and night. They can not move or lie down!

Pinder, animals are not your slaves. We will follow you to Avignon, then to Nîmes . . . .

The Scandinavian countries ban wild animals in circuses. Cities of France, refuse to host this modern slavery!

ALF"

>>

Background on Circus Jean Richard Pinder, by ADI
 http://www.ad-international.org/animals_in_entertainment/go.php?id=56&ssi=10

"Victory: UK’s largest supplier of circus lion and tiger acts closes and the notorious Dicky Chipperfield flees to France"

But Dicky has not given up, he’s just gone into exile. he has subsequently told the Daily Mirror that he has not been driven out of the country, it’s just that circuses have stopped using animals! In 2003, ADI learned from a French contact that Dicky had joined Circus Jean Richard Pinder as an animal trainer. We were able to obtain some footage of Dicky training and determined to put the circus under surveillance. In December, the circus took up residence in Paris for about seven weeks and an ADI team went out to monitor them.

Our Field Officers found the lions and tigers still living in beastwagons, cages on the backs of lorries. They would occasionally be allowed into a small so-called ‘exercise enclosure’. This was a concrete area with just a scattering of straw. There was nothing to amuse the animals. Getting to see Dicky training was difficult, with much in secret, however we still found him up to his old tricks lashing out at animals if they disobeyed, even catching him on film hitting a tiger hard over the head with a metal bar and then again across the back as it ran in terror, just to make sure it got the message.

The exchange showed the old Dicky Chipperfield, losing his temper and shouting: “Bastard. You f***ing bastard, come here,” followed by (six times in succession!) “I’ll sort you out” and challenging the animal to come forward.

That was behind the scenes ­ that night during performance, Dicky was all smiles, wearing a black tie outfit, performing to the James Bond theme tune. Meanwhile, backstage Circus Pinder workers were filmed jabbing the animals with metal bars and hitting the tunnel bars over their heads, to drive them into the ring. In the background, Dicky Chipperfield can be heard barking out commands.

In January 2004, Circus Pinder Jean Richard started a tour of France, with ADI on the trail. In Tours in central France, an ADI Field Officer gained access to a training session where Dicky was in the ring with a mixed group of lions and tigers, but was asked to leave by suspicious circus workers. Our message to Dicky Chipperfield is: GIVE UP. You’ve made a good living from these animals, now give them a break, and retire.

Further information:  http://www.captiveanimals.org/circuses/index.htm (CAPS)

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WHO & WHAT IS THE ALF?

Video:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8WTSUGetKFc
Resources:  http://www.animalliberationfront.com

March ALF Articles

Global
 http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2008/03/393707.html (13th)
 http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2008/03/393020.html (5th)
 http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2008/03/392640.html (1st)
 http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2008/02/392477.html (Feb)

Norway: Oslo fur shops under attack
 http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2008/03/393917.html (15th)

UK: ALF Spraypaint Slogans Against Oxford Uni
 http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2008/03/392641.html (3rd)

FLA&ALF
- Homepage: http://DIRECTACTION.INFO

Comments

Display the following 10 comments

  1. Heating up? — Arson around with Auntie ALF
  2. There's a cirkus near here too — KopyKat
  3. But not in the UK — SHACWATCH.WORDPRESS.COM
  4. according to — ooh err
  5. Shacwatch is hillarious — Rod
  6. Whats it for? — number six
  7. Dumb,dodgy & Dumber!!!Why put this on newsline???provocatuers — james
  8. provocatuers??? — Like those twisted suffrajets
  9. ignore and remove — natter
  10. Shaquila is overweight and ugly. — Shacwatch is a coward
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