The Animal Liberation Front is an anarchist international, leaderless, decentralized movement that emerged in Britain in the 1970s, evolving from the Bands of Mercy. It operates without a formal leade
"Britches", a baby monkey removed from the University of California in March 1985 by the Animal Liberation Front
Official logo of the North American Animal Liberation Press Office, one of the groups of the ALF serving as a press office for several other groups or cells. The Latin script means "Truth always wins."
Louise Michel, a famous anarchist shocked and moved by the exploitation of animals, leading the protest where she used the anarchist black flag for the first time
Animal liberationì, graffiti in Turin
Bands of Mercy were formal, locally led organizations in the 19th and 20th centuries that brought people—especially children and adolescents—together to learn about kindness to non-human animals. The
Animal Liberation Front
…Animal Liberation Front (ALF) is an anarchist international, leaderless, decentralized movement that emerged in Britain in the 1970s, evolving from the Bands of Mercy. It operates without a formal leadership structure and engages in direct actions aimed at opposing animal cruelty and exploitation. These actions include…
"A Band of Mercy" from Friends and Helpers by Sarah J. Eddy (1900)