Animal Liberation Front

Echo-Terrorism in Britain?

The Animal Liberation Front is considered by many including the MET Police as one of the most active and potentially dangerous militant organizations operating in the U.K today. The organizations believes in "total animal liberation" and has been known to use methods such as arson, bombings, vandalism and harassment in order to forward their goal, leading to them being branded as "echo-terrorists" . Operating in small cells around the U.K the group has no official leader to avoid detection by the authorities, the organization relies on strict codes of anonymity to the point where two "cells" of members do not interact. The reason i have posted this is due to the fact that this group is an operating radicalist, militant organization in the U.K that commits acts of terrorism in its name. Through new technologies the A.L.F are more able now to organize, rally and execute their attacks around the country on animal testing facilities through the use of the internet and the anonymity of the web. Yet i believe we are not completely familiar with them and their politics. In order to better understand this group i've placed a link below to an American think tank "Speaking of Research" which aims to educate people of the importance of animal testing in medicine. Ive included their 5 step programme, diagram which outlines what measures they believe should be undertaken to stop medical facilities being targeted. 

 

 

 http://speakingofresearch.com/extremism-undone/ar-extremism/

  

(Animal Liberation Front Website)  

http://www.animalliberationfront.com/ALFront/Activist%20Tips/GoingUnderground.htm