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Activists Break Into Los Angeles Animal Research Lab

Information is sparse, but an anonymous communique received by the Animal Liberation Press Office today states there was a break-in last night at California Institute of Technology (Cal Tech) labs near Los Angeles.

The message stated only that various documents were taken along with the codes for security doors at the facility.

Cal-Tech is a notorious research university in Pasadena, California, which kills thousands of animals annually. Read the 2008 USDA document listing the species and numbers of animals killed here (note the report does not list animals not covered under the Animal Welfare Act, including mice and rats, which make up over 90% of animals killed in most labs).

The three-line communique reads:

“Last night there was  a break in at CalTech research facility.  Various papers and door codes were taken. A note was left that states “YOUR TIME IS DRAWING NEAR.”

The communique does not appear to have been signed by the Animal Liberation Front, or other clandestine group.

The incident comes after a long lull in anti-vivisection actions in the Los Angeles area, which in recent years saw numerous arsons and other actions in the name of the A.L.F., Animal Rights Militia, and other groups.

– Peter Young