Activists around the glode making maps, stealing, abusing animals

The threat of extreme animal rights activism is not unique to us here in the United States.  In fact, as with many things, we tend to see some new trends and tactics emerge overseas before they pop up here. Several activist group tactics that you should be aware of have surfaced in other countries over the past few weeks. Since we know that U.S.-based activists pay attention to and take cues from what happens around the world, we should prepare to see similar strategies used to target our farmers and meat industry. In January, animal rights activist group Aussie Farms released a map of Australian farms containing the details of hundreds of farmers. The group urged people to gather images and videos of the farms (presumably by trespassing) and upload them to the map, which is being promoted via Facebook. Activists in Australia are also calling on the public to help fund their campaigns, with one activist receiving more than $2000 a month in donations to steal livestock.U.K.-based activists are also jumping onto the trend of mapping farms, with a similar tactic used there by ProjectCalf, a group dedicated to “exposing the atrocities of the dairy industry through citizen journalism, peaceful protesting and outreach.” The ProjectCalf website contains a public online map with location details for hundreds of dairy farms along with tips for recording footage on farms.