Iowa A.L.F. lab raid case set for trial
Scott DeMuth set for trial in Iowa Animal Liberation Front lab-raid case
At the final pre-trial hearing Monday, it was confirmed the case of Scott DeMuth will proceed to trial. The trial is set to begin on September 13th.
Scott DeMuth is charged with one felony count of conspiracy in connection with the Animal Liberation Front action that caused hundreds of thousands of dollars in damage at the University of Iowa in 2004. 401 animals were also rescued in the raid. DeMuth was 17 at the time of the action.
At Monday’s hearing, DeMuth’s attorney referred to “acts of deceit” by the government, saying prosecutors have refused to release evidence such as photographs and police reports to the defense.
“I don’t know what the government’s case is,” he said. “I believe the government can’t prove their case.”
The government stated they intend to call 60 witnesses.
For background, in March I covered the bizarreness of the government’s case against DeMuth in this post:
“Eight reasons the Iowa A.L.F. investigation is a fraud“.
At the hearing Monday, several Homeland Security vans were parked outside the courthouse.
– Peter Young
You guys are nuts Animals are not human beimgs they live to eat sleep and poop they have done nothing with resources they have to increase the pleasure of life. they have no feelings you feed a dog for a week and your its new master. and one last point i enjoy hunting its fun to shoot something however i don’t hunt just to shoot something deer are beautiful anials and i enjoy looking at their heads on my wall
You’re probably fat and work in middle-management where you do not even live within the ecosystem of the deer you murder. All of your natural predators have been slaughtered by the U.S. government, and you have an unhappy life which causes you to leave such comments.
Animals have lots of feelings. My rabbits are very emotional, one is a little diva, one just loves snuggles.
Human beings generally exploit the resources around them and do not actually increase their overall happiness with the technological advances that they make with resources.
“Anonymous” you are a sick excuse for a human being. Non human animals have the same love, hate, pain, happiness, and fear that we all share. It would take a complete idiot to not be able to figure that out. I can even see emotion in my California Kingsnake. Most of our animals are rescues, and you can see how their past has made them scared, hurt, but still looking for love in a human being.