“Rescued”: New short film on animal liberator Jonathan Paul
The history of the Animal Liberation Front has a very short list of well-known people whose work has been well documented. There is a much longer list of unsung heroes whose contributions have gone unknown or underappreciated. One such person is Jonathan Paul.
A new documentary short titled “Rescued: Animal Liberation” highlights the activist career of Paul, recently released after serving 51 months for burning down a horse slaughterhouse.
As part of his plea agreement, Paul admitted to a role in a slew of high-profile Animal Liberation Front raids. These include some of the most notable ALF actions, such as the break ins at the University of Oregon in 1986 and the University of Arizona in 1989. As one person who reviewed his legal paperwork said to me: “People have no idea what a rock star Jonathan Paul is, and how many actions he had a part in.”
The extent of Jonathan Paul’s work with the ALF has not been fully covered or appreciated, and this film by Dog Park Media is a start towards documenting his important work.
Endnote: For more reading on the work of Jonathan Paul, I recommend the book Operation Bite Back, which focuses on the work of Rod Coronado and (to a lesser extent) Paul.
nice video
Thank you to all that take personal risks to help the voiceless ♥
Thank you to others that help out – like whomever handled my t-shirt order 🙂 ♥
Thank you Peter Young for keeping the rest of us informed ♥
I watched this the other day on tumblr. I love Jonathan Paul! He is so wonderful!
Actually he’s just a normal guy doing the right thing. Most other people suck so in relative to that he is wonderful.
Man!!!
more people should be like jonathan paul, facing the cruelty and doing something about it.
I wish there were more people like Jonathan Paul in the world. Hugs to him. I like the last thing he said on this video. Animals would thrive without humans but humans would die without animals. I love it and so true.
I was truly moved by this video. Although hard to watch it paints an incredibly vivid and heart wrenching walk into the world of animal cruelty. Jonathan Paul is a hero! For all the lives he saved you are truly amazing. As a family friend I commend you for all that you have done and will continue to do. The world is definitely a better place for the animals because of you.
Thanks for your comments Jim. I really appreciate your words. BTW, I’m Jonathan’s wife.
I have so much respect for Jonathan Paul. I’m sorry that he had to go to prison for doing what is right for animals. Seeing the poor monkey was just heartbreaking. I wish there were more people in this cruel world like him.
Great of piece of work. I deeply thank you, Jonathan and I am sending you a huge respect. Your last remarks on humans and animals are so true. Fighting for other species as a humankind can never be easy. Thus, I do appreciate your indescribable efforts.