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Letter to Editor: Factory Farm Risks

December 20, 2023

Press Democrat

Blaming those who expose flaws is a disservice to public health. Let’s redirect focus toward transparency and advocating for humane and health-conscious farming practices.

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Letter to Editor: Factory Farm Risks

December 20, 2023

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What Would It Mean to Treat Animals Fairly?

December 16, 2023

New Yorker

The enduring challenge for any activist is both to dream of almost-unimaginable justice and to make the case to nonbelievers that your dreams are practical. The problem is particularly acute in animal-rights activism.

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What Would It Mean to Treat Animals Fairly?

December 16, 2023

New Yorker

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Letter to Editor: Unsustainable Agriculture

December 15, 2023

Press Democrat

All animals are thinking sentient beings and deserve a natural life. Animal agriculture pollutes land and water. It is a significant contributor to climate change. And it's really bad for the hapless slaughtered animals.

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Letter to Editor: Unsustainable Agriculture

December 15, 2023

Press Democrat

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Animal Rights Activist Wayne Hsiung Faces Jail Time for Nonviolent Animal Rescues

December 13, 2023

One Green Planet

The sentencing also includes a prohibition on any form of contact with his co-conspirators, a list that includes close friends and co-defendants in an upcoming trial related to a beagle rescue.

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Animal Rights Activist Wayne Hsiung Faces Jail Time for Nonviolent Animal Rescues

December 13, 2023

One Green Planet

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"Right to Rescue" Could Be Advanced by California Felony Conviction

December 8, 2023

Food Safety News

[Hsiung's] law license is not necessarily at risk, and his conviction and sentence appeal are an opportunity to argue that people can enter the property and remove exploited or distressed animals.

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"Right to Rescue" Could Be Advanced by California Felony Conviction

December 8, 2023

Food Safety News

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3 More DxE Animal Rights Activists Arrested in Sonoma County, California

December 4, 2023

Unchained TV

[Arrestee Zoe] Rosenberg has since publicly declared, “I want the world to know that I am not afraid, because nothing the legal system can do to me, including depriving me of a (medical) device I rely on to survive, will ever compare to the atrocities that take place every day…” in the animal factories she investigates.

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3 More DxE Animal Rights Activists Arrested in Sonoma County, California

December 4, 2023

Unchained TV

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I’m Facing over 20 Years in Prison for Rescuing Animals, But I Am Not Afraid

December 2, 2023

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I’m Facing over 20 Years in Prison for Rescuing Animals, But I Am Not Afraid

December 2, 2023

Whether I lose my freedom for days, weeks, months, or even years, it is worth it to give even one or two animals a chance to experience freedom for the first time in their entire lives.

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Chinese Lawyer Convicted of Trespassing on Farm to Save Animals Was Sentenced by Judge

December 1, 2023

KTSF26

The defendant's father, Xiong Hansheng, said: "I think it's unfair, he didn't commit a crime, he just wanted to protect animals, so I'm a little disappointed, but I also feel that I hope Wayne's behavior can make many animals more protected."

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Chinese Lawyer Convicted of Trespassing on Farm to Save Animals Was Sentenced by Judge

December 1, 2023

KTSF26

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Three Animal Rights Activists Were Abruptly Arrested Following a Sentencing Hearing for One of Their Friends

December 1, 2023

VICE News

Authorities seem to be opening a new front against Direct Action Everywhere, an attention-grabbing group that says it documents cruelty and neglect in factory farming.

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Three Animal Rights Activists Were Abruptly Arrested Following a Sentencing Hearing for One of Their Friends

December 1, 2023

VICE News

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Berkeley to serve vegan meals at jails, public buildings

July 29, 2021

The Hill

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Industry foe charged under Iowa's new food trespassing law

April 8, 2021

ABC News

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After Pork Giant Was Exposed for Cruel Killings, the FBI Pursued Its Critics

February 17, 2021

The Intercept

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Charges dropped against activist who exposed Iowa hog deaths

January 29, 2021

ABC News

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Activist posing as Smithfield CEO hoaxes Fox’s Maria Bartiromo

December 23, 2020

The Washington Post

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The Next Pandemic Could Come From an American Factory Farm

December 11, 2020

VICE News

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New Documents Reveal How the Animal Agriculture Industry Surveils and Punishes Critics

October 10, 2020

The Intercept

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Hidden Video and Whistleblower Reveal Gruesome Mass-Extermination Method for Iowa Pigs Amid Pandemic

May 29, 2020

The Intercept

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The animal rights protesters disrupting Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders rallies, explained

May 5, 2020

Vox

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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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Former Baywatch star enters “Not Guilty” plea in Foster Farms chicken rescue case

June 16, 2022

Alexandra Paul and Alicia Santurio, two members of Direct Action Everywhere (DxE), have been charged with theft in conjunction with a dramatic rescue of two chickens from a Foster Farms slaughter truck.

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Utah Capitol Protest Targets Attorney General After Judge Gags Evidence of Smithfield Foods’ Cruelty, Disease

May 23, 2022

Two defendants face years in prison after removing sick piglets from the largest factory pig farm in the U.S.

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Protesters Pursue and Loudly “Shame” CA Ag Committee Members on Streets of Sacramento Wednesday Afternoon

April 26, 2022

Bill for moratorium against new factory farms was killed by first Assembly committee set to consider it

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Protester Dressed as NBA Ref Runs on Court, Attempts to “Eject” and “Fine” Timberwolves Owner

April 22, 2022

Third disruption by animal rights activists this month follows exposé of chickens being “roasted alive” at team owner Glen Taylor’s factory farm

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BREAKING: Animal Activist Disrupts Minnesota Timberwolves NBA Play-in Game

April 15, 2022

Footage from Timberwolves owner Glen Taylor’s factory farm reveals chickens fully conscious after being “roasted alive” en masse

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VIDEO: Chickens Survive “Roasting Alive” Mass Killing at Billionaire NBA Tycoon’s Factory Farm

April 11, 2022

Criminal complaints were submitted to Iowa Attorney General’s Office and county attorney, alleging criminal livestock neglect

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VIDEO: UCB Students Present Satirical “Factory Farm Defender” Award to Chancellor Carol Christ

April 10, 2022

UCB administrators claim the world’s largest chicken producer doesn’t use factory farming

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VIDEO: Animal Activist Superglues Herself to Table at California State Capitol, Disrupts Assembly Meeting

April 5, 2022

Bill for moratorium against new factory farms was changed into bill calling for a study of the industry’s impacts

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100+ Attend State Capitol Rally Supporting Factory Farm Moratorium Bill

March 8, 2022

The coalition event featured attendees representing Direct Action Everywhere (DxE), Sunrise Bay Area and the CA Democratic Environmental Caucus.

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