R.I.P. Keith Mann: Legendary activist and voice of animal liberation movement has died

‘Many years ago I found out about the terrible things that people do to other animals and soon discovered to my dismay that there was no politician or Superman to call upon to make things right. I had to do it myself. Realizing the power we all have within us to make things right is how we save this planet.’ (Keith Mann)

WIKIPEDIA: Keith Mann, a British animal rights campaigner and direct action activist who acted as a spokesman for the Animal Liberation Front (ALF), has died at the young age of 43. Mann was alleged by police in 2005 to be a ring-leader for the ALF (Animal Liberation Front). He was imprisoned twice, and is the author of the book ‘From Dusk ’til Dawn: An Insider’s View of the Growth of the Animal Liberation Movement‘ (2007).

Mann was arrested in 1991 after carrying out a series of fire attacks on slaughterhouse lorries in Oldham. He escaped custody and went on the run for 10 months, working at an animal sanctuary run by the Celia Hammond Animal Trust under an assumed name. In 1994, Mann was sentenced to 14 years imprisonment, eventually serving seven years, for 21 offences including arson, possessing explosives and escaping from custody.

On 13 December 2003 Mann and Melvyn Glintenkamp entered Wickham Laboratories and removed 695 mice being used to test botulinum toxin… In 2007 Mann was involved in ‘Gateway to Hell’, a campaign aimed at airports, ports and freight firms importing animals for experimentation. The National Extremism Tactical Co-ordination Unit believed the group was linked to Stop Huntingdon Animal Cruelty (SHAC), an international campaign to close down Huntingdon Life Sciences, a contract animal-testing facility… Mann said, “Once we have stopped the airports, which we will do before too long, it is going to be difficult for them to find other ways of bringing animals in. SOURCE

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