Four Alligators Liberated in Florida

Anonymous communique claims credit for Florida alligator liberation

In a communique received by the Animal Liberation Press Office, a group calling itself The Resistance took responsibility for rescuing four alligators and allowing them to escape to a nearby river.

So far in 2011, this action is the first live animal liberation that has been publicly claimed. This appears to be the first action claimed by a newly formed group called “The Resistance”.

Since the 1980s, the trend in live liberations has been towards releasing animals directly into the wild. With the difficulty in locating homes for irreversibly domesticated animals, groups like the Animal Liberation Front have increasingly moved away from actions like laboratory rescues, and towards liberating wild animals like mink, fox, and birds directly into their natural habitat.

The communique for the alligator liberation reads:

“Somewhere in Florida on May 1, a 14-foot alligator, was liberated from his pit of despair where he was a caged tourist attraction. He was imprisoned in a shallow pool of stagnant green water, no pump, no food, unable to return to his home only yards away. Three baby alligators used as photo props were also freed. All four made it to the river as night fell. The next time the prison guard goes out on the river, we hope his former detainees will greet him appropriately. This liberation is dedicated to POW Walter Bond and all of our imprisoned comrades. –The Resistance”