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ALF Activist Pleads Guilty in Utah to Damaging Mink Farm

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A man in Utah has pled guilty to "interfering with an animal enterprise" in federal court. The raid to which Viehl pleaded guilty took place at the McMullin mink farm in South Jordan in August 2008. Rydalch said the raid consisted of releasing minks and spray-painting parts of the farm, including a barn.

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ALF Activist Receives 21-Month Sentence

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Alex Hall released 650 mink from McMullin Fur farm in South Jordan, Utah in 2008. He received a sentence of 21 months under the Animal Enterprise Terrorism Act (AETA.) Hall is expected to serve the rest of his sentence in Davis County Jail, rather than be shipped to a federal prison.

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Activist Indicted on Contempt Charges

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A federal grand jury has indicted an animal rights activist who refused to testify about the release of thousands of mink from Utah ranches. Jordan Halliday, 22, served several months in jail for contempt of court after he said he invoked his Fifth Amendment right against self incrimination. The article is from October 5.

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White-faced Ibis at Colusa National Wildlife Refuge

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Pochards: Last Lifer of the Trip About the Author Larry Larry Jordan was introduced to birding after moving to northern California where he was overwhelmed by the local wildlife, forcing him to buy his first field guide just to be able to identify all the species visiting his yard. Forgotten Owls When Is A Tanager A Spindalis? Beautiful bird.

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Duck Butts

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Larry Jordan Mar 1st, 2011 at 3:06 am I plan on doing an entire post on bird butts sometime in the future. Win a Copy of Hawks at a Distance Utah Birders has a copy of Hawks at a Distance to give away. I guess I’m one of those pervs. Jennifer Clement Feb 28th, 2011 at 11:01 pm Did you want Woodcock? The proposal from U.S.

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Leucistic Ruddy Duck Oxyura jamaicensis

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Corey Mar 11th, 2011 at 12:03 am Well, it did swim pretty much directly in front of me, which made it easy… Larry Jordan Mar 13th, 2011 at 10:29 am Great find Corey! Win a Copy of Hawks at a Distance Utah Birders has a copy of Hawks at a Distance to give away. I for one missed it. Do you think it is the female?

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Duck Migration

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Larry Jordan Mar 17th, 2011 at 12:13 am Wow Corey, that must have been some sight to behold, and sound too! Asides Win a Copy of Hawks at a Distance Utah Birders has a copy of Hawks at a Distance to give away. Mar 14th, 2011 at 9:20 pm The word “awesome&# is thrown around a lot these days, but this does sound truly awesome.

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