Frontline Information Service is one of those groups that claims not to carry out or engage in acts of terrorism, but provides a ready method for groups such as the Animal Liberation Front to distribute their press releases. Taking a cue from Humane Society of the United States, which a few weeks ago sent out an e-mail bulletin only to have to retract it, the FIS put out a provocative press release from Stop Huntingdon Animal Cruelty, only to issue a partial retraction a few hours latter.
The original message, sent at 7:16 p.m. on July 27, 2001, was titled “Directors in Death” and read,
These are the people who are personally responsible for the horrors behind closed doors at HLS. The animals they torture don’t get to clock out at 5:00 and neither should they! Here are examples of how effective targeting the workers at their home has been, Alan Staple, former president, and Layne Eric Los, former marketing and sales executive, left HLS after the pressure became to [sic] much for them. We have ever [sic] learned that some activists have been sending magazines subscriptions, dolls, gift plates and other “bill me later” gifts to fill up their mailboxes!
The rest of the message is filled with the names, home addresses and telephone numbers of Huntingdon Life Sciences employees, including one Carol Auletta whose position is listed as being “senior scientific staff.” Her home address and phone number are given so that people can harass her.
But the next day, in a message sent out at 5:33 p.m., July 28, 2001, FIS issues a “Directors in Death CORRECTION” which reads,
We have been informed that there is an error in the “Directors in Death” list on shacusa.net and posted to various e-mail lists and feel that it is prudent to correct it immediately.
The HLS employee Carol Auletta, Senior Scientific Staff, does NOT appear to live at [address deleted] as listed. Please cease all communications to that address or the phone number [phone number deleted] unless we confirm otherwise.
You can still reach Carol Auletta at work … But the woman who lives at the address above is a school teacher and spells her name differently.
These morons can’t understand even basic information about animal research, and now they’re sending out e-mails urging activists to harass school teachers. Personally, I hope the woman hires an attorney and sues FIS and SHAC. In fact all of the people mentioned on these harassment lists should get together and hire an attorney and go after these groups. FIS and SHAC aren’t realistically going to be able to pay much of a large damage award, but it’d be nice to see their operations shut down and their assets seized over this obviously illegal activity.
Source:
Directors in Death. Frontline Information Service, Press Release, July 27, 2001.
Directors in Death CORRECTION. Frontline Information Service, Press Release, July 28, 2001.