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Jury Deliberating Case of Animal Activists Charged with Taking Pigs from Utah Farm

October 7, 2022

KSL News

The video created by the company, which directly shows Hsiung taking the pigs and talking about why he took them, was not allowed to be shown at the trial.

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Jury Deliberating Case of Animal Activists Charged with Taking Pigs from Utah Farm

October 7, 2022

KSL News

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Defendant Highlighted in Rams-49ers Demonstration Swipes at Bobby Wagner over Protester Tackle

October 6, 2022

Fox News

"There are a lot of things that are more important than a sporting event, including the animal exploitation and environmental degradation perpetrated by Smithfield Foods."

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Defendant Highlighted in Rams-49ers Demonstration Swipes at Bobby Wagner over Protester Tackle

October 6, 2022

Fox News

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Animal Rights Whistleblowers Stand Trial as Supporters Rally Outside Utah Courthouse

October 5, 2022

Waging Nonviolence

More than 70 animal rights activists stood outside a courtroom in St. George, Utah, on Tuesday, holding up a giant image of Utah Attorney Gen. Sean Reyes. A word bubble hovered above his head saying, “I cover up animal cruelty.”

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Animal Rights Whistleblowers Stand Trial as Supporters Rally Outside Utah Courthouse

October 5, 2022

Waging Nonviolence

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"Elevate the Message:" Animal Rights Activists Protest in St. George ahead of Circle Four Farm Trial

October 4, 2022

St George News

As the judge overseeing the trial ruled footage and photos taken at the Circle Four Farm cannot be shown in court, protesters are showing them to everyone who passed by in order to “elevate the message as much as possible.”

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"Elevate the Message:" Animal Rights Activists Protest in St. George ahead of Circle Four Farm Trial

October 4, 2022

St George News

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Video of Rams' Bobby Wagner Tackling Fan Viewed over 6 Million Times

October 4, 2022

Newsweek

"We saw the biggest spike ever to our RightToRescue.com website, where the public can hear about an unconscionably unjust reality. Ordinary people don't want animals to suffer and don't want whistleblowers who rescue sick piglets to go to prison, so they overwhelmingly support Paul and Wayne."

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Video of Rams' Bobby Wagner Tackling Fan Viewed over 6 Million Times

October 4, 2022

Newsweek

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Rams' Bobby Wagner Lays Out Animal Rights Activist Who Ran onto Field

October 4, 2022

Fox News

Direct Action Everywhere appeared to take responsibility for the demonstration as the activist group began to retweet videos from the ordeal. One person wrote that the protester was attempting to bring awareness to the Smithfield trial, which began earlier Monday.

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Rams' Bobby Wagner Lays Out Animal Rights Activist Who Ran onto Field

October 4, 2022

Fox News

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Monday Night Football Disrupted by Activists on Field, Highlighting “Landmark” Piglet Rescuer Trial That Began Today

October 3, 2022

Two men face 10+ years in prison in a case decried by legal experts as unconstitutional retaliation for exposing abusive conditions

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Monday Night Football Disrupted by Activists on Field, Highlighting “Landmark” Piglet Rescuer Trial That Began Today

October 3, 2022

Two men face 10+ years in prison in a case decried by legal experts as unconstitutional retaliation for exposing abusive conditions

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Trial Begins for Animal Activists Accused of Stealing Two Piglets from Utah Factory Farm

October 3, 2022

Fox 13 Salt Lake City

“They did a nonviolent action, and they saved the lives of two piglets who would have been discarded by the industry anyway.”

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Trial Begins for Animal Activists Accused of Stealing Two Piglets from Utah Factory Farm

October 3, 2022

Fox 13 Salt Lake City

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Nation's Largest Pig Farm Exposed, Two Face Criminal Charges

September 30, 2022

KSL News Radio

Advocates are calling it a landmark case to establish the “right to rescue” animals in distress.

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Nation's Largest Pig Farm Exposed, Two Face Criminal Charges

September 30, 2022

KSL News Radio

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The animal rights protesters disrupting Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders rallies, explained

May 5, 2020

Vox

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Who Are the Anti-Dairy Protesters Who Interrupted Joe Biden’s Big Night?

March 4, 2020

The New York Times

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Animal rights group claims it found animal neglect at facility owned by state senator

January 25, 2020

The Hill

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Factory farm industry quietly lobbies California officials to criminalize animal rescue activism

January 9, 2020

The Intercept

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Meet the Activists Risking Prison to Film VR in Factory Farms

December 5, 2019

Wired

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When doing the right thing makes you a criminal

December 5, 2019

Vox

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Stealing Lauri

August 4, 2019

The New York Times

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Protestors collect secret cash to oppose fur ban proposed in California, documents reveal

July 10, 2019

The Intercept

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Meet the Animal Rights Activists Facing Prison Time for Rescuing Ducks, Piglets from Factory Farms

June 6, 2019

Democracy Now!

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Supervisor Tang and the SF Board of Supervisors Ban Fur and Usher in a Brighter Tomorrow for Animals

April 8, 2018

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NEWS OF THE WEEK: U.S. Pigs May Win in Trump Trade War, Protesters Infuriate Chef, Mar. 31 – April 6, 2018

April 7, 2018

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NEWS OF THE WEEK: Blow To Military Research on Dogs, Pet Store Refuses To Sell Easter Bunnies, Mar. 24 – Mar. 30, 2018

March 30, 2018

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Gun Violence: Striking at the (Speciesist) Roots

March 29, 2018

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NEWS OF THE WEEK: Fur Sales Banned In San Francisco, Trophy Hunting Lawsuit, Mar. 16 – Mar. 23, 2018

March 23, 2018

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NEWS OF THE WEEK: SF a step closer to fur ban, Trump USDA withdraws animal welfare regulation for organic farms – March 9 - March 16, 2018

March 18, 2018

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NEWS OF THE WEEK: Smoking Orangutan Draws Outrage, Legislators Seek to Mandate Factory Farm Egg Sales – March 2 - March 9, 2018

March 10, 2018

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NEWS OF THE WEEK: Vegan Solution To World Hunger, Rescued Pig Eaten, Feb. 26, 2018 – Mar. 2, 2018

March 2, 2018

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“Does activism really make a difference?”

March 1, 2018

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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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