Swedish restaurant closes after ALF threats (The Local)‏


The Local
Animal rights activists force restaurant closure
25 Jun 09 14:16 CET
http://www.thelocal.se/20276/20090625/

Threats and vandalism allegedly carried out by animal rights activists
have forced restaurant in Umeå in northern Sweden to close its doors.

In the two years since Michael Hansen opened his Garaget restaurant,
which specializes in Texas-style barbecue, his establishment has been
targeted by animal rights groups on numerous occasions, the
Västerbottens-Kuriren newspaper reports.

In addition to confessing to breaking windows at Garaget, the Swedish
chapter of the Animal Liberation Front (Djurens befrielsefront)
admitted in December to spraying glue in the locks of the restaurant’s
doors.

Nevertheless, Hansen continued to persevere, doing his best to “create
a meeting place” where “everyone can slip in and get a well-prepared
meal made from quality ingredients”, according to the restaurant’s
website.

But after an incident in mid-May which threatened his family, Hansen
has finally decided to call it quits.

“When actions include statements about my family’s safety being
threatened, I have no choice,” he told the newspaper.

His comments came following an incident which took place on the
morning of May 14th outside of Hansen’s home.

As he approached his doorway, Hansen discovered a bottle filled with a
clear liquid and stuffed with a rag.

Near the bottle was a message reading, “Close down Garaget otherwise
this bottle will come through your bedroom window.”

Shaken by the Molotov cocktail threat, Hansen reported the matter to
police, but no arrests have yet been made.

“Obviously I have to take such threats seriously and I can’t just turn
a blind eye to it,” Hansen told Västerbottens-Kuriren.

Police have classified the incident as a case of making aggravated
illegal threats and are awaiting the results of a forensic examination
of the contents of the bottle.

Hansen is frustrated about having to close down after enduring the
earlier vandalism.

“It’s obviously disappointing that those who victimized us with all
this are going to win,” he said.

“But everything has a price and now things have gone too far. I’ve
already sacrificed way too much time and money which I’m never going
to get back.”

Hansen plans to keep Garaget open through the summer before handing
the restaurant over to a new owner on September 1st.

The decision to close has prompted an outpouring of support from
residents and local politicians who were saddened to hear of Garaget’s
closing.

Many are calling on police to step up efforts to find those behind the
threats and vandalism

“What’s happened is shameful for Umeå,” said local Moderate Party
politician Andres Ågren, who encouraged citizens to help police in
their investigation.

“There are people out there who know who is behind these attacks. They
must come forward and tell – even if they do so anonymously. We can’t
accept these kinds of anti-democratic groups.”

David Landes

I wonder why this restaurant is targeted. There surely are a number of restaurants serving meat. There's more to this story than meets the eye.

December 12, 2008 -- Windows Smashed at Infamous Restaurant

anonymous report:

"Sweden, Umea, 10/12

On the night of the 10th we once again smashed all the windows of the Resturant Garaget. The resturant has made itself famous by not only serving its usual killed lambs and babypigs, but also cooking a whole 270 kilo ox. As long as animals are being tortured and killed, the ALF is not going to rest! ALF"

http://www.animalliberationfront.com/ALFro...Reports2008.htm

ALF is a group of terrorist thugs. I don't know if Roger Yates is still one them but he used to be. Now he seems more into maintaining the pretense that ARs respect all life. Thats like saying the KKK loves black people.

A whole ox! What do you do with the rest of an Ox if you kill it? People eat Ox and thus the restaurant provides a service to meat eaters. Tortured!!! Do they stick voodoo pins in the meat before they kill it or do they kill it humanely?

Maybe they used the Brazen Ox method.

Refer to my Unusual Deaths thread. Oh wait, that was the Brazen Bull. Well, just a technicality.

Brazen bull, isn't that what XBlackX shoots?