Apparently the Ferdin person was not a defendant, but a defense witness. Her testimony backfired when she wouldn't say it was wrong to break people's windows out or threaten the lives of their children.
One of the most bizarre things is that the child that these goons thought needed killing had no direct connection to the researchers. The MOTHER of the five year old worked for the INSURANCE UNDERWRITER that wrote coverage on the laboratory. Walk THAT cat back and tell me it makes any sense.
Now, the whole Pam Ferdin thing... she has a website, and on it she says that she and her husband will not bring children into the world, as long as animals suffer. Let us swear to torture an adorable bunny a week until she hits menopause (which has to be right around the corner, fortunately for the bunnies), just to make her keep that vow.
http://www.pamferdin.com/
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Correction, that website is a fan website (who knew, the Voice of Lucy has fans?) and the official website is here.
http://www.pamelynferdin.com/home.html
I has no comment on the convictions, but does link to the terrorist group, SHAC. Go to the website and you will get a heart-warming message from the terrorists themselves:
http://www.shacamerica.net/
"We apologize, but this site has been shut down for legal reasons."
This page is entitled: "Inside the mimd of Pamelyn Ferdin," and contains a couple of fairly innocuous (ghost-written?) animal rights rants.
http://www.pamelynferdin.com/essays/essays_body.html
Other animal rights loonies (terrorist sympathizers; maybe potential terrorists?) she links to are:
http://www.StopTheKilling.net
http://www.adoptmenow.com
http://www.veganoutreach.org
http://www.pcrm.org
http://www.animaldefense.com
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