

The evidence that ALF supports domestic terrorism is convincing. To take all necessary precautions against hurting any animal, human and nonhuman.To reveal the horror and atrocities committed against animals behind locked doors by performing nonviolent direct actions and liberations.To inflict economic damage to those who profit from the misery and exploitation of animals.and place them in good homes where they may live out their natural lives free from suffering. fur farms, laboratories, factory farms, etc.

To liberate animals from places of abuse, i.e.ALF’s network of extremists emerged in the UK during the 1970s out of an equally fanatical group known as the Bands of Mercy, which was closely linked to the Hunt Saboteurs Association. Given that the ALF initiates and celebrates illegal, sometimes violent, activities, it has no centralised structure or transparent chain of command.Īny person or group can lay claim to being part of the ALF network, so long as they swear allegiance to a set of guidelines: It is composed of groups which use different names, including Earth Liberation Front (ELF) and Animal Liberation Brigade, for example. But it poses a threat to all those people and organisations that support the sustainable use of wildlife for the benefit of humanity.ĪLF is a loose global network of animal rights extremists who are best described as ecoterrorists.

Animal Liberation Front (ALF) has no involvement with CITES.
