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October 24, 2025
The Guardian
I asked Rosenberg what outcome she was hoping for. “My ideal outcome is honestly just whatever is best for the animals,” she said. “An acquittal wouldn’t set an actual legal precedent, but it would set a social precedent, to some extent, and send an important message.”
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October 24, 2025
The Guardian
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July 14, 2020
Rotting pig carcasses are seen being fed on by wild animals after workers cut infected flesh out of carcasses before selling them for human consumption
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July 14, 2020
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July 3, 2020
Activists say proposal for partial divestment doesn’t go far enough
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July 3, 2020
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June 29, 2020
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June 29, 2020
Workers forced to kill thousands of pigs with extreme heat and steam
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June 23, 2020
Factory farm investigator alleges improper connections between Smithfield Inc. and Utah Attorney General
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June 23, 2020
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June 19, 2020
Des Moines Register
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June 19, 2020
Des Moines Register
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June 11, 2020
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June 11, 2020
Investigators say “ventilation shutdown” is criminal livestock neglect as pigs are “roasted alive”
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June 9, 2020
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June 9, 2020
Bay Area residents face criminal charges after rescuing dying animals from Sonoma County factory farms
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June 5, 2020
Twelve activists now face charges, including felonies, as campaign seeks industry-wide ban
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June 5, 2020
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September 29, 2018
Forbes
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June 7, 2018
The Intercept
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May 30, 2018
Democracy Now!
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May 25, 2018
The Washington Post
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May 17, 2018
The Intercept
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May 8, 2018
Vox
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May 4, 2018
The Intercept
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March 20, 2018
The New York Times
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November 7, 2017
Mother Jones
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October 27, 2025
Updates and summaries from Week 7 of the Perdue Rescue Trial
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October 20, 2025
Updates and summaries from Week 6 of the Perdue Rescue Trial
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October 13, 2025
Updates and summaries from Week 5 of the Perdue Rescue Trial
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October 6, 2025
Updates and summaries from Week 4 of the Perdue Rescue Trial
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September 29, 2025
Updates and summaries from Week 3 of the Perdue Rescue Trial
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September 22, 2025
Updates and summaries from Week 2 of the Perdue Rescue Trial
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September 15, 2025
Updates and summaries from Week 1 of the Perdue Rescue Trial
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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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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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April 9, 2021
Citing animal cruelty exposés, activists demand the university stop supplying from factory farms
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April 5, 2021
Workers seen dragging newborn calves by their ears
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March 24, 2021
Activists are calling for Newsom to enact a statewide moratorium on factory farms and slaughterhouses
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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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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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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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February 14, 2021
The activists said they are drawing attention to Smithfield's heartless attitude
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January 28, 2021
Grundy County Attorney Cites Iowa Select Farms’ refusal to testify as cause for dismissal
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January 11, 2021
Group that hoaxed Fox News on live TV last month also behind today’s demonstration