We support the Animal Liberation Front and all of their activities. The
reason for this is simple: we value life over property. If you could save a life by
destroying non-living, physical property, wouldn't you? The defense of innocent life,
whether by legal means or not, is not only the right of every conscious and just person,
but their responsibility. The ALF must break the law in order to be effective in what they
do. But, if you approached a lake and saw a person drowning, would a "no
swimming" sign keep you from saving that persons life? No.
A common argument is that the ALF has no right to destroy
another's
property. History tells us the contrary. The holocaust carried out against the Jewish
people by the Nazis during World War II was only ended through war. What right did we have
to interfere in that situation? Another darker part of history occurred in our own country
- slavery. At that point black men, women, and children were seen as property, just as
animals today are. Yet, there were those who chose to follow their hearts and take part in
the Underground Railroad, despite what the law told them was right, and helped slaves find
their way to freedom. In retrospect we can see that the laws of the day, or an abusers
right to carry on their oppression unimpeded, mean nothing when compared to the lives that
are on the line.
