Dr. Jerry Vlasak is a trauma surgeon in Los Angeles, California.  He also serves as one of the press officers for the NAALPO.  According to a recent story on “60 Minutes”, Vlasak has said, “I think for five lives, ten lives, 15 human lives, we could save a million, two million, ten million nonhuman lives.”  He told CBS, “I think people who torture innocent beings should be stopped. And if they won't stop when you ask them nicely, they won't stop when you demonstrate to them what they're doing is wrong, then they should be stopped using whatever means necessary.”  There’s no evidence that Camille Hankins has ever disavowed or distanced herself from these statements from her colleague.  

So when hunters take to the fields in New Jersey on December 5th, what can they expect?  Will they see the usual picket signs and shouting?  Or will the “sabotage” take the form of hunter harassment?  Will hunters be followed after the hunt is over?  Will their homes and cars be vandalized?  Will some animal rights extremist take Dr. Vlasak to heart and try to kill one of those who’ve taken part in a legal and necessary hunt? 

Scott Bach, the president of the Association of New Jersey Rifle and Pistol Clubs, told me, "These animal rights extremists are flirting with the line between activism and terrorism.  It's one thing to make your voice heard, but it's quite another to actively work to sabotage a government-sanctioned event.  This kind of activity is prohibited by law and may well carry criminal penalties."  We already know these criminals think it’s fine to break the law.  We may soon know if they’re willing to take the life of a human in order to save the life of a bear. 

Groups like WAR and ALF are allowed to operate without widespread condemnation.  At the time of this writing, I have been unable to find any statement from the New York Parks Department, the Diocese of Rockville Centre, or the town of Lloyd’s Harbor expressing any sort of outrage for the attack on the town’s mayor.  Perhaps these groups are afraid of retaliation.  Perhaps they don’t want to bring attention to these fear-mongers.  With all due respect, they’re wrong.  We must be willing to speak out against these acts of terror.  To date they’ve destroyed over 100 million dollars worth of property and their rhetoric and actions are becoming increasingly more violent.  The animal rights terrorists have already decided to declare WAR.  The question is; when will we start fighting back?