Recon, Raid, Repeat : Inside An Animal Liberation Front (ALF) Fur Farm Raid Campaign Investigation, FBI Files & Court Docs

For voyeurs and animal rights historians only: A rare look inside the FBI investigation of six Animal Liberation Front raids on fur farms in 1997, as told through over 350 pages of FBI & court documents. In 1997, two activists drove across the country, releasing 8,000 to 12,000 mink and foxes in a three-state campign to free as many animals from fur farms as possible before pelting season. Two activists - Justin Samuel and Peter Young - were arrested and the first charged & sentenced for "Animal Enterprise Terrorism." This book documents that investigation, as told through FBI documents released to lawyers during the prosecution. Included: Fur farm surveillance notes. FBI maps documenting the path of the fur farm campaign. Rare ALF newspaper articles. FBI forensic lab reports connecting wire cutters to fences at raided farms. Interview synopses with fur farm neighbors reporting "suspicious activity." Interview synopses with fur farmers after ALF raids. Search warrant evidence logs. Grand jury transcripts of arrested activist Justin Samuel. Police sketches of fur farm layouts. Fur farm addresses. Fur Commission USA security bulletins. Fur farmer witness statements. Circumstantial FBI evidence incuding tow truck records, police stops, more. Arrest warrants. Vehicle search warrants. House search warrants. Informant interview synopses. Court transcripts. Police reports on the arrest of suspects Justin Samuel and Peter Young. Letters to the judge from fur farmers. Much more... For animal rights historians, or those with a voyeuristic interest in FBI "ecoterrrorism" investigations, this collection documents the first investigation and prosecution of animal rights activists on charges of "Animal Enterprise Terrorism."