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Footage Shows Central Valley Dairy Workers Kicking Young Calves, Pulling Them with Pliers
May 12, 2026 · Los Angeles Times
In late February, animal rights activists flew a drone over a calf ranch in the Central Valley and watched as workers kicked and punched the animals. Footage reviewed by The Times shows a worker pulling a calf by the nose with pliers.
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Boise Animal Rights Protesters Join National Campaign Against Animal Testing
October 26, 2026 · The Arbiter
Boise resident Jaewon Lee participated in the demonstration to bring attention to an issue he had not previously realized was connected to his community. “I’ve lived here my whole life, and I didn’t realize this was happening in my backyard,” Lee said.
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VIDEO: Bay Area Residents March in SF for Bill to End Federally Funded Dog, Cat Experiment
October 24, 2026
The bill has 18 co-sponsors from both parties, including two of California's 52 representatives, Reps. Young Kim and Lou Correa. On Wednesday, Rep. Ro Khanna said he will join them: asked about the bill by DxE investigator Zoe Rosenberg at a Students for Solidarity event at UC Berkeley, he said "Absolutely. I will co-sponsor it."
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Valadao Dairy Linked to Criminal Animal Cruelty
October 1, 2026
Factory farm investigators with the animal rights group Direct Action Everywhere (DxE) just confirmed that Valadao Dairy, owned by Congressman David Valadao's family, sends newborn dairy calves to Grimmius Cattle Company, California's largest calf-raising operation where DxE investigators have recorded sick baby cows being dragged from a trailer and shot in the head.
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Activists March Through Emeryville Demanding Passage of COMPACT Act
September 28, 2026 · The E'ville Eye
Participants carried signs reading “Save the Dogs,” distributed hundreds of leaflets urging California members of Congress to co-sponsor the legislation and were accompanied by several rescued laboratory beagles.
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VIDEO: Bay Area Residents March in Support of U.S. Bill to End Federal Funding of Dog and Cat Experiments
September 27, 2026
With the group were several rescued lab beagles. The demonstration, which was organized by the animal rights group Direct Action Everywhere (DxE), aimed to raise awareness about the COMPACT Act (H.R.10522), a bipartisan bill that was introduced on Wednesday to end federal funding for experiments on dogs and cats.
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Judge Grants California Activists Diversion in Goat ‘Rescue’ Case
September 24, 2026 · The San Francisco Chronicle
“I have really, really wrestled with this,” Trevino told the court, according to a transcript shared by defense attorneys. Trevino said he’d reviewed the defense’s motion to reduce the charges before the hearing and was “persuaded” by private conversations with attorneys. In their motion, the activist’s attorney shared a photo allegedly showing two dozen dead goats and their young kids in an open-air pile in the dirt.
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Judge Grants Diversion in Goat Rescue Case, Over Prosecution’s Objection
September 23, 2026
At a hearing last month, Judge Jim Trevino reduced all of the felony charges to misdemeanors after reviewing a defense filing detailing evidence of significant animal cruelty at the dairy, calling the filing persuasive. After today’s judicial diversion, all charges will be dismissed following completion of 40 hours of community service and 5 months probation.
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Drone Video Shows Animal Abuse at Dairy Behind Pizza Hut, Domino's Cheese
September 21, 2026
Workers at California's largest dairy operation were recorded hitting and kicking young calves in the face in July. In another part of the facility, footage shows a worker whipping adult cows to move them toward the milking barn.
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Drone Video Shows Calf Abuse at Madera Calf Ranch
September 18, 2026
The drone footage shows workers pushing and pulling newborn calves from a trailer, kicking them to make them stand, and throwing them into small, individual crates, which are a common form of intensive confinement used in the calf-raising industry.
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