Animal Activists Attack Ranch

(Linn County, Oregon)

A group claiming to be the Animal Liberation Front took responsibility for an overnight release of nearly 100 pheasants from a ranch in Scio, an incident Linn County investigators called a "form of domestic terrorism."

Between 75 and 100 Chinese ring-necked pheasants were let loose from a pen at the Queener Ridge Pheasant Company sometime Wednesday night, said Linn County Undersheriff Bruce Riley.

The ranch, located at 40485 Queener Dr., raises the birds for "controlled release for the purposes of hunting and dog training," Riley said.

A statement sent to Bite Back magazine -- signed by the Animal Liberation Front -- took responsibility for the act and "liberating (the birds) into the night sky."

Just what a small business doesn't need - activists destroying property.