The Animal Liberation Front

Recall the line, “Help control the pet population, have your pets spayed or neutered.” Famous game show host Bob Barker recited this tagline to conclude every episode of the longest running game show aired, The Price is Right. Although notorious for hosting The Price is Right for thirty-five years, Bob Barker is also a well-known animal rights activist. Barker didn’t become famous without enduring a few speed bumps in his life. However through his dedication, determination, and doggedness, Barker has built a reputation and has made himself an established figure in today’s society.

Murder and abuse cases never fail to startle society. Moral codes are flouted with unmatched rigorousness by these indubitable egregious crimes. Sufferers in these cases are often people. Nonetheless, these callous obscenities should not be seen as less important when animals are the victims. Animals undergo horrendous abuse due to barbaric individuals, greed, and unnecessary lab testing.

“Special interest terrorism differs from traditional right-wing and left-wing terrorism in that extremist special interest groups seek to resolve specific issues, rather than effect widespread political change. Special interest extremists continue to conduct acts of politically motivated violence to force segments of society, including the general public, to change attitudes about issues considered important to their causes. These groups occupy the extreme fringes of animal rights, pro-life, environmental, anti-nuclear, and other movements. Some special interest extremists -- most notably within the animal rights and environmental movements -- have turned increasingly toward vandalism and terrorist activity in attempts to further their causes” (Jarboe, 2002).

The U.S. law enforcement and counterterrorism professionals have been cautioning for years that the right-wing extremist threat in the United States is on the rise, from September 12, 2001 to December 31, 2016, the right-wing terrorists were responsible for 47% of all deaths from violent extremism in the United States. Nonetheless, Far-right menace violence that includes racist sentiments of hate crimes can and will manifest to great domestic terrorism. Their acts of terrorism as well as the other attacks are a form of psychological warfare; they use their violence as propaganda to shape perceptions of political and social issues in their favor, which in turn sends a message to a broader target audience. Far-right individuals have become bolder on their acts, some individuals who preformed these violent attacks, would plan their attacks ahead of time, but now there is not a blueprint, attacks are now merely based on chance encounters that enrage the perpetrators which triggers these random attacks. Furthermore, with individuals who have this mindset that they have nothing to gain or lose in society, are the

In acquiring an accurate perspective of terrorist threats to the United States it is ease to forgo the concept of terrorist threats prior to September 11th, 2001, or that domestic terrorism exists. Prior to the current onslaught of religiously fanatical terrorist threats that the United States is facing a different form of terrorist threat existed in the form of political ideology. While some domestic terrorist groups are well known such as the KKK and the Black Panthers, other groups such as the Symbionese Liberation Army (SLA) and the Weather Underground Organization (WUO) terrorist organizations have faded with time. Due to the current turmoil and political divides facing the nation, a rejuvenated understanding of these less mainstream

The actions of this group highlight how far terroristic groups are willing to go to achieve their goals. It is estimated that hundreds of thousands of dollars was lost in sales and insurance claims with

The Report of the Task Force on Disorders and Terrorism, assembled by the National Advisory Committee, provides the following typology of terrorism: Political Terrorism - “violent criminal behavior designed

In 1984, members from the Animal Liberation Front got footage of scientists working on head injuries. They were using un-anesthetized baboons for testing. These scientists were giving the injuries to the baboons themselves before trying to treat them. The Animal Liberation Front showed the government the tape and they stopped founding the experiments. Studies say around ten percent of the animals tested on each year do not receive pain killers. An animal welfare advocate, Jeremy Bentham says this "Can they reason? Nor can they talk? But, can they suffer?" They can suffer, they feel pain. Each year animals are shocked, poisoned, starved, and burned. They should ban animal testing for good.

The documentary When a Tree Falls is about the Earth Liberation Front (ELF), a environmentalist terrorist organization based in the United States that was active during the 1990s and 2000s. I will be focusing on the ELF activist, Daniel McGowan’s recruitment and radicalization, as well the radicalization of the moderates and the implications of the term “terrorism”. It is crucial to mention that When a Tree Falls portrays Daniel McGowan as a relatable, peaceful man with the intention of having the audience to empathize with him. The documentary extensively explains McGowan’s background, including his childhood living among the urban (lower, middle or upper?) class in Brooklyn, New York and his academic career.

Introduction: I remembered how throughout my life I respected and admired people that tried to help animals in need. I remembered how I felt when I saw first-hand the result of abuse. I remembered how I wanted to help those poor animals that were being treated so cruelly. And for all that I remembered, I decided that the Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) was the interest group I felt strongly for and chose to research.

When one utters the words “Anarchy,” words and phrases such as rape, murder, total chaos, and absolute destruction; are almost instantaneously associated. Anarchist movements have been greatly misconstrued by a lack of proper information and popular stereotypes that exist within the public. A true anarchist does not envision a world of Death Metal and Swastikas. Rather an enlightened society brimming with innovation beyond the realm of modern society's expectations, and absolute peace and equality for all living beings. However, many believe that although Anarchy sounds wonderful.

The Earth Charter began in the late 80s, when a group known as “the Brundtland Commission launched what was called Our Common Future Report to guide the transition to sustainable development” (“History”, 2009). In the early 90s, two gentle men by the name of Maurice Strong and Mikhail Gorbachev along with the assistance of the “Dutch Government developed an Earth Charter as a civil society initiative by working through the organizations founded by themselves…” to later draw on hundreds of international documents (“History”, 2009). Before the Earth Charter became a

In the 20th century, terrorism continued to be associated with a vast array of anarchist, socialist, fascist and nationalist groups, many of them engaged in ‘third world’

The history of terrorism can be traced back as far as the French revolution. Some of these acts of terrorism only seem as distant reminders of our past, but at the same time, are not a far cry from today’s brutal acts; and although these acts seem distant, it doesn’t also mean they are no longer in the thoughts of individuals in today’s time.

Many people believe that the Sustainable Revolution began with concern for the environment. The way we portray our relation to the natural world has changed since the times of Thoreau and Emerson. The E for environment