22 Activists with DxE Melbourne walked into a slaughterhouse in broad daylight and stood between the animals and the blade. They openly saved seven chickens, including Rocket, who was seriously injured. Rocket had to have his leg amputated but is awaiting a prosthetic and doing well.

When Abby was found, she was struggling to walk or reach food and water. Her neck was injured and deformed and she was slowly dying. Abby was held captive at Norbest Turkey Farms in Utah, where they claimed to have "humane" practices, yet thousands of birds were sick with tumors and sores, had their beaks and toes cut off, and were getting torn to pieces from stress-induced cannibalism. Abby, like all the other birds, was set to be someone's Thanksgiving dinner. But Abby was rescued.

A team of women investigated Zonneveld Dairy Farm, a member of the Land O'Lakes cooperative, located near Fresno, CA. The investigation revealed row upon row of small, wooden hutches, each housing a single baby cow. The calves were provided with no bedding, no enrichment, no space to move, and no love from their mothers. Many were sick and some had already died. Activists rescued Roselynn, one of the calves who was covered in diarrhea and maggots. She made a full recovery and is now living at a sanctuary.

Over 200 activists entered Saba Live Poultry slaughterhouse in Oakland as part of the DxE California Convergence. They bore witness to the suffering of the animals inside and pleaded with management to release all the animals. Police arrived and shut the slaughterhouse down with 22 activists inside who refused to leave, but not before the activists were able to openly rescue a lamb, a quail and a rabbit. The activists who remained inside were eventually arrested.

Bear, along with two other chickens, was rescued from Long Shadow Farms in broad daylight by activists from Denver Baby Animal Save and Direct Action Everywhere Colorado. Long Shadow Farms is what many would consider a "humane" farm. Activists rescued him to save his life and show the public that there is nothing humane about slaughter. Bear values his own life. Because he was rescued, he now gets to live safe, happy and free.

Sophie was rescued from Pitman Family Farms that sells "free range" chicken to Whole Foods under the name Mary's Chicken. While this farm claimed to allow all hens plenty of room to roam and graze, the investigation revealed thousands of hens crammed shoulder to shoulder inside barns and found that they were never let outdoors.