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Des Sentences Suspendues et des Absolutions Conditionnelles pour les 11 Militants Véganes

June 20, 2023

La Presse

Translation: Suspended sentences and conditional discharges for the 11 vegan activists

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Des Sentences Suspendues et des Absolutions Conditionnelles pour les 11 Militants Véganes

June 20, 2023

La Presse

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"Raced to Death:" Golden Gate Fields Has Eighth Horse Death of Year

June 20, 2023

Daily Californian

A petition, led by the animal rights organization Direct Action Everywhere, to shut down the horse track has gained more than 39,000 signatures. “[The horses] are... forced to run until they are, one way or another, led to die,” said campus alumna Cassie King, organizer with Direct Action Everywhere.

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"Raced to Death:" Golden Gate Fields Has Eighth Horse Death of Year

June 20, 2023

Daily Californian

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Activists Target Petaluma Poultry

June 14, 2023

NorCal Public Media

"As somebody who has a disability myself," Rosenberg said. "I can't imagine what it's like to be an animal who's sick and disabled on the floor of one of these factory farms fighting for food and water, and so I wanna get those animals out and get them the care that they deserve."

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Activists Target Petaluma Poultry

June 14, 2023

NorCal Public Media

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Bay Area Activist Group Back at Petaluma Poultry Facility, Removes 18 Chickens It Says Reflect Cruel Conditions

June 13, 2023

Press Democrat

Representatives of Direct Action Everywhere, which claimed responsibility for the actions on social media Tuesday, made off with 18 chickens. Their actions, the latest in a series of similar events, are being investigated.

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Bay Area Activist Group Back at Petaluma Poultry Facility, Removes 18 Chickens It Says Reflect Cruel Conditions

June 13, 2023

Press Democrat

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Animal Rights Activists, Dressed as Factory Workers, Take Chickens from Petaluma Poultry Facility

June 13, 2023

KTVU Fox Bay Area

The group said there have been documented instances of "birds collapsed on the floor or stuck on their backs and unable to walk to food or water, left to slowly starve to death; birds with splayed legs; birds with open wounds."

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Animal Rights Activists, Dressed as Factory Workers, Take Chickens from Petaluma Poultry Facility

June 13, 2023

KTVU Fox Bay Area

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Waves of People Rescue Sick Animals from Perdue's Petaluma Poultry Slaughterhouse, Following an Investigation Finding Rampant Abuse and Disease

June 13, 2023

Hundreds are gathered outside the slaughterhouse calling on the Sonoma County District Attorney to prosecute Petaluma Poultry for documented criminal animal cruelty and infectious diseases that are endangering public health

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Waves of People Rescue Sick Animals from Perdue's Petaluma Poultry Slaughterhouse, Following an Investigation Finding Rampant Abuse and Disease

June 13, 2023

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Animal Liberation Marchers 'Rescue' 4 Mice and a Betta Fish From Pet Store

June 10, 2023

SF Gate

The activists said the live mice are typically sold to be fed to predators, while betta fish come from breeding factories.

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Animal Liberation Marchers 'Rescue' 4 Mice and a Betta Fish From Pet Store

June 10, 2023

SF Gate

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Mice and Fish Rescued from Petco During Animal Liberation March in San Francisco

June 10, 2023

While hundreds rallied in support of the right to rescue animals from abuse, a few activists delivered “feeder” mice and suffering betta fish to safety.

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Mice and Fish Rescued from Petco During Animal Liberation March in San Francisco

June 10, 2023

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A Letter to the Editor Re: "Churchill Downs to Cease Racing as It Investigates Deaths of Horses"

June 5, 2023

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A Letter to the Editor Re: "Churchill Downs to Cease Racing as It Investigates Deaths of Horses"

June 5, 2023

Your story on the shutdown of the Kentucky Derby racetrack failed to provide important context: the growing worldwide movement to abolish horseracing.

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Chickens Severely Mistreated At “Humane” California Slaughterhouse, New Video Alleges

September 29, 2021

The Intercept

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Berkeley to serve vegan meals at jails, public buildings

July 29, 2021

The Hill

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Industry foe charged under Iowa's new food trespassing law

April 8, 2021

ABC News

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After Pork Giant Was Exposed for Cruel Killings, the FBI Pursued Its Critics

February 17, 2021

The Intercept

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Charges dropped against activist who exposed Iowa hog deaths

January 29, 2021

ABC News

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Activist posing as Smithfield CEO hoaxes Fox’s Maria Bartiromo

December 23, 2020

The Washington Post

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The Next Pandemic Could Come From an American Factory Farm

December 11, 2020

VICE News

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New Documents Reveal How the Animal Agriculture Industry Surveils and Punishes Critics

October 10, 2020

The Intercept

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Hidden Video and Whistleblower Reveal Gruesome Mass-Extermination Method for Iowa Pigs Amid Pandemic

May 29, 2020

The Intercept

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Three Reasons Why I Rescued a Dying Hen

March 2, 2017

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Animal Rights Activist Profile: Stephanie Caruthers

March 1, 2017

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How My Friendship With a Fish Changed My Life: A Story of Love, Speciesism, and Vendetta

February 28, 2017

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What I Learned from the Hen Who Survived

February 27, 2017

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Animal Rights News Recap 2/24/2017

February 24, 2017

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Are Protests Against Violence in the Bay Area Becoming the Norm?

February 23, 2017

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Animal Rights Activist Profilie: Olivia Mihalcik-Duvall

February 22, 2017

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Best Vegan Resources 2017

February 21, 2017

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The Question That Changed My Perspective

February 21, 2017

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Animal Rights Activists Create Giant “Death for Dinner” Display Outside Oakland Safeway

December 14, 2024

Activists covered in fake blood lay down on a giant “plate” to bring attention to the violence behind serving dead animals as food during the holidays. Protestors also called on Safeway to cut ties with Perdue’s Petaluma Poultry, where undercover investigations have exposed sick and injured animals left without care.

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Berkeley Becomes First U.S. City to Ban Factory Farms

November 12, 2024

A coalition of groups, including the Berkeley-based animal rights network Direct Action Everywhere (DxE) and Compassionate Bay, led the effort to gather the signatures to get this CAFO ban on the ballot.

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Trial Scheduled for Animal Rescuer

November 1, 2024

Zoe Rosenberg, 22, faces criminal charges for rescuing chickens from Perdue’s Petaluma Poultry slaughterhouse in Petaluma, CA

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Investigators Publish Full Day of Slaughter Footage at Superior Farms, Exposing Routine Cruelty and Violence

October 29, 2024

Superior Farms is the largest industrial lamb slaughterhouse in the country, and is the subject of Ordinance 309 in Denver, an initiative on the November ballot introduced by Pro-Animal Future that would ban slaughterhouses within city limits

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Prosecutors Concede Evidence Doesn’t Support Felony in Animal Rescue Case

August 20, 2024

Charges to be Dismissed for Third Time in Perdue Chicken Rescue Case

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Food Network Chef Tyler Florence Cuts Ties with Perdue’s Petaluma Poultry, Following Repeated Protests

August 15, 2024

Animal rights activists with Direct Action Everywhere disrupted Florence at events across the country in recent months calling for the move

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Activists Disrupt Food Network Chef Tyler Florence’s Restaurant, Over Ties to Perdue’s Petaluma Poultry

July 20, 2024

On Saturday evening, animal rights activists protested inside and outside of Miller & Lux, an upscale steakhouse in Mission Bay that is owned by celebrity chef Tyler Florence. The protesters were calling on Florence to cut ties with Perdue’s Petaluma Poultry. They marched and chanted through the restaurant, holding signs that read “Drop Petaluma Poultry” and “Stop Supporting Perdue’s Petaluma Poultry’s Criminal Animal Abuse.”

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Massive Barn Fire Kills Tens of Thousands of Chickens at Demler Brothers Egg Ranch

July 19, 2024

The Ramona factory farm was the site of a 2019 animal cruelty investigation by Direct Action Everywhere

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Judge Dismisses Multiple Felonies Against Animal Rescuer

May 13, 2024

Berkeley student in Perdue poultry case now faces 1 felony and 3 misdemeanors

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