Two animal rights activists have been arrested and charged with conspiracy to violate the Animal Enterprise Terrorism Act. The two men took off on a cross-country crime spree, freeing more than 5700 captive minks, destroying property, vandalizing homes, and generally terrorizing the fur industry for more than a year. Fox News: "Whatever your feelings about the fur industry, there are legal ways to make your opinions known," U.S. Attorney Laura Duffy said in a statement. "The conduct alleged here, sneaking around at night, stealing property and vandalizing homes and businesses with acid, glue, and chemicals, is a form of domestic terrorism and can't be permitted to continue." Buddenberg and Kissane are accused of sneaking onto farms in Idaho, Iowa, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin and Minnesota to free mink. They also allegedly destroyed breeding records as well. In one case, they released a bobcat rom a farm in Montana, according to the FBI. Among...(Read Full Post)