DxE Toronto activists investigated a rabbit farm in Ontario and found hundreds of rabbits languishing in filthy conditions. Many of the rabbits lay dead on the ground including one mother; her babies were shivering alone nearby. The activists rescued the babies and brought them to safety.

Activists with DxE Phoenix investigated a pig farm in Arizona where they uncovered filthy conditions. All of the pigs on the farm were terrified of humans due to the abuse they faced and the ground was littered with the bones of their siblings. Activists rescued a piglet and named her Charlotte. They brought her to the vet and to sanctuary where she now lives happy, safe and free. This is the first open rescue by DxE in Arizona.

Lily and her sister Lizzie were rescued from the largest pig farm in the USA - Smithfield's Circle Four Farms in Utah that supplies Costco, among other companies. The investigation, covered in the New York Times, revealed extreme confinement and abuse, including piglets forced to nurse from their mothers' bloody nipples.

Six hens were rescued in the first daylight open rescue in DxE's history, which took place at the 2017 DxE Forum. Over 200 activists stood outside a slaughterhouse in the heart of San Francisco holding white flowers while a handful went inside and started rescuing hens. DxE co-founder Wayne Hsiung was arrested for refusing to leave the slaughterhouse. The rescued hens were named "Hope" in six different languages.

DxE Colorado activists investigated a Sprouts Farmers Market cage-free "humane" egg farm. They found dozes of dead bodies and hundreds of hens starving to death. One hen, Annie, was surviving only by eating feces off the floor. Activists rescued her and she now lives safely in a sanctuary.

Activists from Australia, Germany, Sweden, and United States took part in the world's first coordinated open rescue - released on the inaugural day of the original open rescue conducted by Animal Liberation Victoria in Australia.