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Free the Animals! : The Untold Story of the U.S. Animal Liberation Front and Its Founder, "Valerie"

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Only through respect for all creatures can we have true respect for ourselves. This book gave me a new insight into what goes on in the animal liberation front and in the labrotories. The people in this book are heros to the animals. I was glad that "Valorie" realized violent direct action was wrong and did not get involved with it. "I hold that the more helpless a creature, the more entitled it is to protection from man, from the cruelties of man."-Ghandi

Before I read this book, I knew very little about the ALF (Animal Liberation Front). I assumed that they must have been a radical, "terrorist-like" organization. After reading this book, however, I gained a much greater understanding and appreciation for what the ALF is, and what they do for animals. This fast-paced book (I could hardly put it down!) tells the story of how ordinary people wanted to make a difference in the lives of many helpless and defenseless animals who have been imprisoned in our country's laboratories. I felt a deep connection to the founder of the American ALF, Valerie. She, and her associates (Josh, Bear, and Edna) are truly American heroes. They all had the courage to stand up to the many shameless institutions that support needless animal suffering. This book could change your life...

This book was an eye-opener for me. Seeing what goes on in labratories in the name of so-called science was unbelievable and heartwrenching. It angered me to learn that my tax-dollars pay for a large portion of this suffering.

You will be shocked when you read about the experiments, the animals' living conditions, the lack of medical care, and the pain and suffering these animals endure druing their short lives. And you don't have to be a rocket scientist to realize that a large portion of these experiments are USELESS when applied to human beings.

You will get up-close and personal with some of the members of the ALF. They're not rebels. They are normal people like you and I - yet they have unbelievable compassion and respect for all creatures. They are the voices for those that cannot speak.

As Alice Walker wrote "The animals of the world exist for their own reasons. They were not made for humans any more than black people were made for whites or women for men"

Ingrid Newkirk's Free The Animals! really opened my eyes to the terrible cruelties forced upon animals in our society. I found myself laughing, crying, and even cheering for Valerie and all of the people who helped her. It's nice to know that there are people in the world today who will speak up for those who can't speak.

The Animal Liberation Front often draws criticism from other animal rightists as well as animal exploiters.In Free the Animals!, the ALF gets to tell their side of the story, via the engaging story of "Valerie," the founder of the ALF.Written like an action novel, Free the Animals! entertains while still getting across a very serious message about the plight of animals in captivity, and the need to rescue them. This is the kind of book that could change your life. Inspiring!

Free the Animals! by Ingrid Newkirk is one of the most exciting books written. It made me cry and it made me smile. It's a book that you will want to read again and again. I have already bought several copies to give as gifts. You do not have to be an animal rights activist to read this book, all you need is a heart and compassion.

Free The Animals! by Ingrid Newkirk inspired me so much that I gave up eating meat, and I also became an anti-vivisectionist. Ms. Newkirk's book shows a side of the ALF that is rarely seen. The ALF is not a group of dangerous thugs. They are, however, a group of compassionate people that feel cruelty to animals is never justified. I highly recommend this book.

Ingrid Newkirk's story of the Animal Liberation Front stirs at once the senses of compassion, outrage, hope, and sorrow. Anyone who reads this account of ALF's heroism will be inspired to speak out for the innocents who cannot raise their voices. This book truly changed my life. I am forever grateful for Ingrid's work. A must read.

Ingrid Newkirk is a crazy person with a lack of any value for human kind. The ALF is a terrist grope who bomb and hurt people in the name of animals. Its one big money making dream dreamed up by yours truly Ingrid Newkirk . They should lock them all up and through the key away ! Please check out some of the FBI reports about these people before you support them in buying there book..... This grope has been in the news for bombing labs and raiding animal farmers around the world. One of Ingrid Newkirk sayings is the life of an ant and that of a child has the same value. These are sick....sick people.