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Three Steps to Building a Diverse Movement

October 6, 2014

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Three Steps to Building a Diverse Movement

October 6, 2014

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Bridges and Walls

September 16, 2014

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Bridges and Walls

September 16, 2014

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#DisruptSpeciesism

September 8, 2014

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#DisruptSpeciesism

September 8, 2014

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Fertile Ground (East Coast Tour - Part 5)

August 30, 2014

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Fertile Ground (East Coast Tour - Part 5)

August 30, 2014

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Hungry to Learn (East Coast Tour - Part 4)

August 29, 2014

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Hungry to Learn (East Coast Tour - Part 4)

August 29, 2014

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Cultivating Relationships and Building a Strong Movement

August 28, 2014

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Cultivating Relationships and Building a Strong Movement

August 28, 2014

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Learning and Connecting (East Coast Tour - Part 3)

August 24, 2014

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Learning and Connecting (East Coast Tour - Part 3)

August 24, 2014

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"You're too militant," the broken record plays.

August 20, 2014

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"You're too militant," the broken record plays.

August 20, 2014

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Sleight of Hand (East Coast Tour – Part 2)

August 17, 2014

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Sleight of Hand (East Coast Tour – Part 2)

August 17, 2014

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

May 5, 2020

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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

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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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NEWS OF THE WEEK: Vegan Food For LA Shelter Dogs, Animal Protection For Sharks & More, Dec. 12 - Dec. 19, 2017

December 19, 2017

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NEWS OF THE WEEK: Vegans to Climb Mt. Kilimanjaro, High Suicide Rates Among Farmers & More, Dec. 2 - Dec. 11, 2017

December 11, 2017

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3 Ways You Can Help Us Save Tuesday's Siblings From Slaughter

December 4, 2017

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When I Was Arrested for an Animal Rights Protest

December 3, 2017

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NEWS OF THE WEEK: Animal Rights Film For Kids, Illinois Pushes To Get Tougher On Animal Abusers & More, Nov. 20 – Dec. 1, 2017

December 1, 2017

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The Con

November 22, 2017

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NEWS OF THE WEEK: Elephant Ban Remains, Activists Lose Appeal & More, Nov. 7 – 20, 2017

November 20, 2017

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NEWS OF THE WEEK: Pussy Riot Digs DxE, Mary’s Chickens Expands & More, Oct. 31 - Nov. 8, 2017

November 9, 2017

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NEWS OF THE WEEK: Call For Meat Ban in Sri Lanka, Berkeley Bans Fish Prizes & More, October 24 – 31, 2017

November 1, 2017

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Activists Protest at Elon Musk's Neuralink, Call for End to Animal Experiments

February 15, 2025

Protestors displayed a giant Elon Musk head with a speech bubble reading “I TORTURE MONKEYS.” With some activists dressed as monkeys inside cages, others held signs reading “Primates are not prototypes.” Several Bay Area residents, including a former animal experimenter, gave speeches condemning the cruelty and ineffectiveness of animal testing.

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Activists Disrupt Dinner Service at Playa Mill Valley Over Ties to Perdue’s Petaluma Poultry

February 2, 2025

On Saturday evening, animal rights activists disrupted the dinner service at the upscale restaurant Playa Mill Valley in Marin County, asking the restaurant to cut ties with Perdue’s Petaluma Poultry due to documented animal cruelty.

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Activists Protest at Home of Perdue Slaughterhouse Director

January 29, 2025

Jason Arnold, Director of Operations for Perdue’s Petaluma Poultry slaughterhouse, ignored activists’ requests for a meeting regarding documented criminal animal cruelty at the slaughterhouse

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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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