Animal Liberation Front Supporters Group

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The Animal Liberation Front Supporters Group (ALFSG) is a legal, above ground organization that exists to support those who have broken the law in the name of animal rights (particularly members of the Animal Liberation Front) and have been imprisoned or taken to court as a result. It also exists to promote understanding of the reasons why people feel forced to break the law in support of animal rights.

ALFSG support includes providing books and materials to prisoners, letter writting, legal aid, and media publicity.^[1]

Contents 1 Origins 2 See Also 3 References 4 External Links

[edit] Origins

The ALFSG began as the first Animal Liberation Press Office which regularly received anonymous claims of Animal Liberation Front actions that were then released to the wider news media.^[2] The ALFSG also provided a public spokesperson for the animal liberation movement. However, during the Sheffield and Cardiff trials of the mid-1980s, the press office portion of ALFSG disbanded to avoid charges of conspiracy and incitement.^[3] In October 1991 a new press office was formed as a distinct entity with Robin Webb as press officer, who was at the time, an RSPCA council member. This is now the Animal Liberation Press Office. The ALFSG currently focuses on prisoner-support efforts, and has chapters all over the world.

[edit] See Also

• Animal Liberation Press Office
• SHAC 7

[edit] References