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Environmental Justice Meets Animal Rights

April 3, 2026

Fresno Community Alliance

At the intersection of eco-justice, animal rights and community advocacy, two nonprofits recently collaborated to hold a town hall about a factory farm expansion about six miles from the town center.

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Environmental Justice Meets Animal Rights

April 3, 2026

Fresno Community Alliance

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‘Crown Jewel’: Waterfront Park Could Replace Golden Gate Fields in $175M Deal

April 2, 2026

The Daily Californian

The track shuttered following financial and industry-related struggles. Animal welfare groups, namely the Bay Area chapter of Direct Action Everywhere, or DxE, had also protested the track’s operations. Prior to the track’s closure, DxE routinely protested at the facility, held funerals for horses that died on site and created a petition to shut down the track, according to DxE spokesperson Cassie King.

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‘Crown Jewel’: Waterfront Park Could Replace Golden Gate Fields in $175M Deal

April 2, 2026

The Daily Californian

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Direct Action Everywhere Calls for UI to Drop Animal Research Programs

March 30, 2026

The Daily Illini

“There is a lot of unnecessarily cruel testing going on that could be done in ways that don’t have to involve animals at all,” said co-organizer of DxE Illinois, Haley Gibbs.

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Direct Action Everywhere Calls for UI to Drop Animal Research Programs

March 30, 2026

The Daily Illini

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Animal Rights Activists Charged Criminally for Taking Goats from Kings County Dairy

March 30, 2026

Fresno Bee

Members of an animal rights activist group are facing up to six and a half years in prison for “rescuing” two baby goats from a Kings County dairy.

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Animal Rights Activists Charged Criminally for Taking Goats from Kings County Dairy

March 30, 2026

Fresno Bee

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Activists Charged for Stealing Goats from Kings Co. Dairy

March 25, 2026

The San Joaquin Valley Sun

"I have rescued many animals in my life, injured wild animals, beagles facing cruel experimentation, and sick animals suffering at factory farms,” Cabral said in a statement provided by DxE. “I look forward to sharing Phoebe and Celia’s stories in court. Like any sick animal, they deserved medical care.”

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Activists Charged for Stealing Goats from Kings Co. Dairy

March 25, 2026

The San Joaquin Valley Sun

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Four Animal Rights Activists Charged After Taking "Ill Baby Goats" from Stratford Dairy

March 25, 2026

Fox 26 Fresno

Animal rights activists are set to appear in court after being charged with multiple crimes stemming from their removal of two sick baby goats from a dairy facility in Stratford. But those involved say the real issue lies in what they describe as troubling conditions inside the operation.

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Four Animal Rights Activists Charged After Taking "Ill Baby Goats" from Stratford Dairy

March 25, 2026

Fox 26 Fresno

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Four People Charged with Felony Grand Theft for Rescuing Sick Goats from Whole Foods-Supplying Goat Dairy

March 25, 2026

Four activists have been charged with felony grand theft by the Kings County District Attorney following the open rescue of two sick baby goats from Vera Goat Dairy in Stratford last May. Vera is a 9,000-goat operation that supplies the nation's largest goat milk producer, Meyenberg.

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Four People Charged with Felony Grand Theft for Rescuing Sick Goats from Whole Foods-Supplying Goat Dairy

March 25, 2026

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Petaluma Poultry Products No Longer Carried by Marin County Grocer

March 25, 2026

The Press Democrat

The grocery chain Good Earth Natural Foods shared in a March 5 email and in signage placed around its stores it has decided to stop carrying Rosie’s Chicken in its stores. Rosie’s is produced by Petaluma Poultry, a subsidiary of Perdue Farms. The decision, according to the posted notices, was because “We have concerns around their animal handling practices and the lack of transparency into their operations.”

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Petaluma Poultry Products No Longer Carried by Marin County Grocer

March 25, 2026

The Press Democrat

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Erewhon is the Latest Target of Animal Rights Protestors

March 23, 2026

LA Magazine

The group is planning another Erewhon protest after a rally on March 29 in Beverly Hills. “Directly after the meetup, DxE LA will lead a protest at the nearby Erewhon, where we’ll call for this luxury LA grocery chain to adopt a Factory Farm-Free Policy"

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Erewhon is the Latest Target of Animal Rights Protestors

March 23, 2026

LA Magazine

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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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They Rescued Pigs and Turkeys from Factory Farms - and Now Face Decades in Prison

December 23, 2018

The Intercept

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Activists Briefly Occupy Amazon Chicken Supplier to Treat ‘Sick, Starving’ Birds

September 29, 2018

Forbes

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Animal Rights Activists Face Multiple Felony Charges, Brought by Prosecutors With Ties to Smithfield Foods

June 7, 2018

The Intercept

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39 Arrested Protesting Industrial Farm Supplying So-Called "Cage-Free" Eggs to Amazon and Whole Foods

May 30, 2018

Democracy Now!

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Animal rights activists who removed two piglets from factory farm charged after FBI raids

May 25, 2018

The Washington Post

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Bred to Suffer: Inside the Barbaric U.S. Industry of Dog Experimentation

May 17, 2018

The Intercept

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An Open Letter Responding to Western United Dairies' Disinformation

March 19, 2026

The dairy industry trade group's CEO, Anja Raudabaugh, spread blatant lies about animal rights activists on a recent podcast discussing DxE's latest project, FactoryFarmWatch.org. This blog corrects the record and invites Ms. Raudabaugh to engage in an honest and transparent conversation.

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Exposing Big Ag with Factory Farm Watch

February 19, 2026

Factory Farm Watch is more than a map. It is a launchpad for statewide action to end factory farming.

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ALC India Was a Huge Success!

February 6, 2026

A summary of the first annual Animal Liberation Conference in India, co-hosted by DxE and Indore Animal Liberation

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An Open Letter to My Judge

January 4, 2026

I think the public has made it resoundingly clear that they feel Perdue should be prosecuted for its crimes. I hope you'll take that into consideration and use your power as a judge to do some good for these animals. 

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Zoe's Reflections on Animal Rising's Beagle Rescue Trial Verdict

December 18, 2025

No prosecution, conviction, or sentence, will ever stop a movement driven by compassion and care.

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An Open Letter to Attorney General Rob Bonta

December 17, 2025

I write to you from this jail cell on behalf of the animals, to beg for your assistance and intervention. This cruelty and suffering has gone on far too long.

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Zoe's Reflections from Jail on the Role of Repression

December 16, 2025

To some, my being here may look like losing. I don’t see it that way. I see it as a sign that we have come to be a real threat to companies like Perdue that make billions of dollars off the mistreatment of animals.

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An Update from Zoe After Her First Days in Jail

December 15, 2025

Since my incarceration, lives have continued to be saved. On my first day in jail, two chickens were rescued from a slaughterhouse in Stockton, California. They've been named Josephine and Jasmine.

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An Update from Zoe in Jail

December 11, 2025

My cell is small, but I can stand up and take a few steps. In many parts of the US, animals can legally be housed in such tight confinement that they can't even spread their limbs or turn around.

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Our Press Releases

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Animal Rights Protestors at SF City Hall Demand City Divest from Animal Agriculture, Citing Pandemic Disease Risk

July 3, 2020

Activists say proposal for partial divestment doesn’t go far enough

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Facing Prosecution, Animal Rights Group Seeks Court Order on Reyes' Funding Sources

June 23, 2020

Factory farm investigator alleges improper connections between Smithfield Inc. and Utah Attorney General

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“Roasting Pigs Alive” Exposé, Protest Campaign Culminates in Major Pork Supplier Ending Controversial “Ventilation Shutdown” Practice

June 5, 2020

Twelve activists now face charges, including felonies, as campaign seeks industry-wide ban

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Coordinated Nationwide Protests Against Smithfield Follow Outbreaks, Exposés and Prosecutions

April 15, 2020

Protesters of Smithfield slaughterhouses and vendors say it undermines the well-being of employees, animals, whistleblowers and the public

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Anti-Dairy Activist Arrested Following Latest Protest at Biden Event

March 5, 2020

Organizers now planning major demonstrations with 1000+ #LetDairyDie activists, calling on supporters nationwide to join

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