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Blind Beagle 'Rescued' from Puppy Mill Thrives 8 Years Later

March 18, 2025

Fox 6 Milwaukee

When Wayne Hsiung and two of his colleagues from Direct Action Everywhere (DxE) entered Ridglan Farms in the middle of the night in 2017, their mission was to document everything in pictures and video. But that's not all. They removed three beagle puppies from stacked metal cages and - as alarms blared throughout the building - they rushed them into the darkness and fled.

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Blind Beagle 'Rescued' from Puppy Mill Thrives 8 Years Later

March 18, 2025

Fox 6 Milwaukee

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Dogs of Science; Wisconsin Puppy Mill Could Face Criminal Charges

March 18, 2025

Fox 6 Milwaukee

A factory farm west of Madison that breeds beagle puppies for use in scientific experiments is facing both criminal and disciplinary investigations for mistreatment of animals. Ridglan Farms houses more than 3,200 dogs whose only purpose is to be used in - or sold for - scientific experiments.

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Dogs of Science; Wisconsin Puppy Mill Could Face Criminal Charges

March 18, 2025

Fox 6 Milwaukee

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Protesters Decry Poultry Producer at Petaluma Trader Joe’s Store

March 16, 2025

Press Democrat

A group of 15 protesters staged demonstrations inside and outside of a Petaluma grocery store Saturday to decry what they say is animal cruelty at chicken farms operated by Petaluma Poultry.

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Protesters Decry Poultry Producer at Petaluma Trader Joe’s Store

March 16, 2025

Press Democrat

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Activists Disrupt Petaluma Trader Joe's Over Sale of Chickens from Perdue Farms

March 15, 2025

The protest spotlighted the zoonotic pathogens found at Petaluma Poultry, including salmonella, campylobacter, antibiotic-resistant Enterococcus, and Clostridium perfringens. Two protestors wore the type of biosecurity suits that are required for investigations and held yellow caution tape in front of the store’s meat section, which contains chickens slaughtered at Perdue’s Petaluma Poultry slaughterhouse

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Activists Disrupt Petaluma Trader Joe's Over Sale of Chickens from Perdue Farms

March 15, 2025

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Animal Rights Activists Protest at Home of Perdue Farms’ Director of Operations, After a Court Hearing for Fellow Activist

March 12, 2025

Sonoma State Star

Following Rosenberg’s March 3 hearing regarding her remaining charges, activists from Direct Action Everywhere gathered on the sidewalk outside the home of Jason Arnold, Perdue Farms’ director of operations, to protest his role in the factory farm industry.

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Animal Rights Activists Protest at Home of Perdue Farms’ Director of Operations, After a Court Hearing for Fellow Activist

March 12, 2025

Sonoma State Star

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Building a Grassroots Movement for Animals in California

March 6, 2025

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Building a Grassroots Movement for Animals in California

March 6, 2025

We have already begun to develop a large, trained, and coordinated network of chapters across the state, and to create a factory farm map and resource guide that will become the go-to source for information about industrialized animal agriculture in California.

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Animal Rescuer Arraigned on Felony, Misdemeanor Charges

March 3, 2025

“If Ms. Rosenberg had rescued a drowning dog from a neighbor’s pool, she would be applauded, not prosecuted,” said Mr. Carraway. “The fact is, California law does not distinguish between rescuing a dog from a pool and rescuing sick and injured chickens from a slaughterhouse. Those who profit off animal agriculture may not like it, but that is the law.”

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Animal Rescuer Arraigned on Felony, Misdemeanor Charges

March 3, 2025

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Activists Protest Perdue Farms' Petaluma Poultry At Trader Joe's

March 2, 2025

SF Gate

Activists opposed to one of America's biggest poultry producers protested sales of Perdue Farms products at a Berkeley Trader Joe's on Saturday. Animal welfare advocates inside and outside the store urged the retailer to stop selling products slaughtered by Perdue's Petaluma Poultry.

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Activists Protest Perdue Farms' Petaluma Poultry At Trader Joe's

March 2, 2025

SF Gate

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Activists Disrupt Berkeley Trader Joe's Over Sale of “Criminally Abused” Chickens from Perdue Farms

March 1, 2025

Outside the store, protestors set up a “human meat” display with an activist covered in fake blood and lying on a tray wrapped in plastic to represent the abused chickens whose plastic-wrapped bodies are sold at Trader Joe’s.

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Activists Disrupt Berkeley Trader Joe's Over Sale of “Criminally Abused” Chickens from Perdue Farms

March 1, 2025

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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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America's largest pork producer pledged to make its meat more humane. An investigation says it didn't.

May 8, 2018

Vox

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Six Animal Rights Activists Charged With Felonies for Investigation and Rescue That Led to Punishment of a Utah Turkey Farm

May 4, 2018

The Intercept

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Fur Is Dead: Animal Welfare Groups Cheer San Francisco Ban

March 20, 2018

The New York Times

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Inside the Bold New Animal Liberation Movement: No Masks, No Regrets, All The Risks

November 7, 2017

Mother Jones

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Rescue at Oakland Slaughterhouse Shows New, Potent Tactics of Growing Animal Rights Movement

November 1, 2017

The Intercept

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The FBI’s Hunt for Two Missing Piglets Reveals the Federal Cover-Up of Barbaric Factory Farms

October 5, 2017

The Intercept

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FBI raids animal shelters, searching for piglets rescued from factory farm, activists say

September 14, 2017

The Washington Post

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Animal Welfare Groups Have a New Tool: Virtual Reality

July 6, 2017

The New York Times

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Perdue Rescue Trial Court Watch - Week 7: Oct 27th-29th 2025

October 27, 2025

Updates and summaries from Week 7 of the Perdue Rescue Trial

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Perdue Rescue Trial Court Watch - Week 6: Oct 20th-24th, 2025

October 20, 2025

Updates and summaries from Week 6 of the Perdue Rescue Trial

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Perdue Rescue Trial Court Watch - Week 5: Oct 13th-17th, 2025

October 13, 2025

Updates and summaries from Week 5 of the Perdue Rescue Trial

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Perdue Rescue Trial Court Watch - Week 4: Oct 6th-10th, 2025

October 6, 2025

Updates and summaries from Week 4 of the Perdue Rescue Trial

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Perdue Rescue Trial Court Watch - Week 3: Sept 29th-Oct 3rd, 2025

September 29, 2025

Updates and summaries from Week 3 of the Perdue Rescue Trial

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Perdue Rescue Trial Court Watch - Week 2: Sept 22nd-27th, 2025

September 22, 2025

Updates and summaries from Week 2 of the Perdue Rescue Trial

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Perdue Rescue Trial Court Watch - Week 1: Sept 15th-19th, 2025

September 15, 2025

Updates and summaries from Week 1 of the Perdue Rescue Trial

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Perdue Rescue Trial Court Watch - Pre-Trial Updates

September 12, 2025

The Perdue Rescue Trial begins on Monday, September 15th at the Sonoma County Superior Court in Santa Rosa, California.

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Trader Joe’s Is Suing Me to Keep You in the Dark

July 31, 2025

Trader Joe’s is known as “America’s most reputable brand,” and I’m learning firsthand that this might be because they relentlessly silence their critics and go to great lengths to protect their image from public scrutiny.

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Land O’ Lakes Dairy Exposé Reveals Freezing Calves, Widespread Violations of Company Policy and the Law

April 5, 2021

Workers seen dragging newborn calves by their ears

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24-Hour Demonstration Underway at Gavin Newsom’s House, Featuring Giant Newsom Head

March 24, 2021

Activists are calling for Newsom to enact a statewide moratorium on factory farms and slaughterhouses

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Activists in Coalinga with 50-foot Banner and Giant Gavin Newsom Head Protest Harris Ranch

March 5, 2021

Following exposé with workers cutting the throats of fully-conscious cows, demonstrators demand moratorium banning new factory farms and slaughterhouses

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BREAKING: Chained Activists Occupy California Horse Racing Track, Stopping Thursday’s Races

March 3, 2021

4 Bay Area residents locked down at Berkeley’s Golden Gate Fields horse racing facility, using heavily-weighted PVC pipes in a direct action maneuver called a “sleeping dragon.”

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Fully Conscious Cows’ Throats Slit in First-Ever Footage Inside Costco-Supplying Slaughterhouse

March 2, 2021

Graphic hidden-camera footage DxE investigators obtained inside Harris Beef in Selma, CA reveals cows systematically restrained and killed with a slice to the throat while fully conscious.

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Activists Delivered 7,000 Paper Hearts to Farmer John Slaughterhouse for the 7,000 Pigs Killed Each Day

February 14, 2021

The activists said they are drawing attention to Smithfield's heartless attitude

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Case Dismissed Against Iowa Man Who Exposed Cruel Mass Pig Killing at Major Pork Supplier

January 28, 2021

Grundy County Attorney Cites Iowa Select Farms’ refusal to testify as cause for dismissal

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Gavin Newsom Impersonator Satirically Chastises Animal Activists at CA Capitol Rally

January 11, 2021

Group that hoaxed Fox News on live TV last month also behind today’s demonstration

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Case Dismissed Against Fairfield Woman Who Blocked Trucks to Prevent Cruel Mass Pig Killing

January 10, 2021

Grundy County Attorney Cites Iowa Select Farms’ refusal to testify as cause for dismissal

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