Earth Liberation Front
Earth Liberation Front (ELF) is a collection of autonomous cells and individuals known for using terroristic tactics for environmentalist ends. Members of the group have taken responsibility for various criminal activities, including setting fire to the Cavel West Meat packing plant in Redmond, Oregon, and the Center for Comparative Medicine facility at the University of California, Davis. They have also engaged in vandalism of construction vehicles, destruction of hunting lodges, and numerous other violent acts. The ELF has been linked to more than 1,100 terrorist incidents across the United States, beginning with their initial attack in Sandy, Utah, where they destroyed four trucks using pipe bombs and fire bombs and leveled the offices of the Agricultural Fur Breeders Co-Op.
- Location: Sandy, UT
- Hate Category: Environmentalist & Animal Rights Groups