... such as the group Animal Liberation Front, have become malicious and destructive, even to the point of sabotage. In 1999, the Animal Liberation Front broke into several laboratories at the University of Minnesota and ruined lab equipment, stole lab animals, such as rats, mice, and salamanders, and painted graffiti on the walls of the buildings. Damages were estimated to be over $750,000, including set back of research. The criminals responsible for the atrocity were caught on tape, wearing masks, and pursued by an investigation led by the FBI and local law enforcement (Thomas 1). Such acts of violence may prove to be very detrimental to, not research, but the education behind it all. Students most likely find it very hard to concentrate on their research or topic of study when their labs are under siege. The production aspect of animal science is much more susceptible to potential confrontations with animal rights ...

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