Emaciated and filthy, his beauty was evident even through the matted fur and traumatized stare, with his bushy jowls and black ear tufts. We have yet been unable to determine why Frazier kept him and him alone, but if it was a sense of sentimentality, it certainly was not evident from his treatment. The sight of a creature so majestic in a state so pathetic cannot be done justice with words. In one of the runs, huddling against the back wall, surrounded by rotting food, mildewed wood, and his own feces, was a lone bobcat. It was not until we checked every single run in an empty cat hutch tucked at the back of the northern lot that we found the tragic consequences of her business ineptitude.
ANIMAL LIBERATION FRONT PATCH FREE
We arrived at her unpublished address determined to correct her mistake, and watch her investments run free into the wilderness.Įxploration of the site revealed that the force of economics had already precluded any need for the force of boltcutters – strewn about this disgusting and decrepit property were large empty cages, the rusted remains of Shelli Frazier’s dreams. Despite already making a living breeding horses, she perhaps felt that this could be a lucrative side business. Frazier applied in 2006 for a permit to imprison bobcats on her property in a fur farm that she hoped would eventually grow to sixty cats. “In the early morning hours of July 27, the Animal Liberation Front visited the property of Shelli Frazier at 6934 Highway 200 in the town of Plains, Montana, completely surrounded by the beautiful Lolo National Forest. The Animal Liberation Front’s communique reads, in full: Remnants of McPherson’s farm remain, and he continues to hold an active fur farm permit despite his farm being found empty in 2012.Īfter a decline in raids the past 2 years, the actions of the past three weeks indicate this will be another prolific “fur farm raiding season” for the Animal Liberation Front. The communique also referenced another failed Montana bobcat farm in Lolo, owned by Cole MacPherson. When they finally located her farm this week, only one bobcat remained. When fully operational, operators have indicated that they may have up to 50 bobcats on the premises.Īs the ALF indicated in their communique (posted below), this business plan did not work out for Shelli Frazier. The applicants plan to initially have 2-4 bobcats in enclosed cages. Many farms targeted by the ALF the past 10 years have been unpublished in documents such as The Final Nail.Ī 2006 fur farm application submitted by Shelli Frazier to the state of Montana reads:Īpplicant wishes to establish and operate a fur farm to propagate and sell Bobcats. The communique for this action stated the address of Shelli Frazier’s farm was previously unpublished, further indicating the ALF’s ability to locate and target unpublicized fur farms. The latter farm is believed to be the largest wildcat farm in the country, with approximately 90 bobcats.īobcat imprisoned at Montana fur farm, 2009.ĭespite the fur industry’s attempt to hide the location of their farms, the ALF continues to find them. The Frazier Fur Farm is not to be confused with the Fraser Fur Farm, in nearby Ronan, Montana. Montana is said to be home to 14 bobcat and lynx farms, according to Coalition Against Fur Farms. This is the first recorded live liberation from a Montana fur farm. In late-July, anonymous individuals took credit for releasing between 2,400 and 4,800 mink from a fur farm in Burley, Idaho. This is the second fur farm liberation in just over two weeks. They opened the cage, and watched the bobcat “run free into the wilderness.” In a communique released today, the ALF stated they entered what appeared to be a closed fur farm, then found a single bobcat in a hutch at the rear of the property. The Animal Liberation Front is taking credit for the release of a single bobcat from the Frazier Fur Farm in Plains, Montana. In the third animal release in as many weeks, a bobcat is freed from a Montana fur farm.