exposing the truth
Violence is often done in the darkness - we bring that violence to light.
Rescuing animals
We leverage the power of open rescue to fight for animals.
Telling their stories
We give voice to animals by sharing their narratives with the world.
The Network
Building a movement for open rescue.
The Network
Building a movement for open rescue.
Information
We share everything we've learned. Reach out to us if you're interested in our open rescue manual or our video archive.
Press and campaigns
Our international network and press team mobilize public attention to the stories of animals rescued from abuse.
Training
We organize speakers and trainings for open rescue. Look out for a talk or training in a city near you.
Contact
See something we can help you with? Get in touch with us - we're here to support you.
Past Rescues
Past Rescues
free range fraud
September 13, 2017
Sophie was rescued from Pitman Family Farms that sells "free range" chicken to Whole Foods under the name Mary's Chicken. While this farm claimed to allow all hens plenty of room to roam and graze, the investigation revealed thousands of hens crammed shoulder to shoulder inside barns and found that they were never let outdoors.
saving charlotte
August 20, 2017
Activists with DxE Phoenix investigated a pig farm in Arizona where they uncovered filthy conditions. All of the pigs on the farm were terrified of humans due to the abuse they faced and the ground was littered with the bones of their siblings. Activists rescued a piglet and named her Charlotte. They brought her to the vet and to sanctuary where she now lives happy, safe and free. This is the first open rescue by DxE in Arizona.
costco's bloody secret
July 5, 2017
Lily and her sister were rescued from the largest pig farm in the USA - Smithfield's Circle Four Farms in Utah that supplies Costco, among other companies. The investigation, covered in the New York Times, revealed extreme confinement and abuse, including piglets forced to nurse from their mothers' bloody nipples.
daylight open rescue
May 30, 2017
Six hens were rescued in the first daylight open rescue in DxE's history, which took place at the 2017 DxE Forum. Over 200 activists stood outside a slaughterhouse in the heart of San Francisco holding white flowers while a handful went inside and started rescuing hens. DxE co-founder Wayne Hsiung was arrested for refusing to leave the slaughterhouse. The rescued hens were named "Hope" in six different languages.
SPROUTS STARVES HENS
April 17, 2017
DxE Colorado activists investigated a Sprouts Farmers Market cage-free "humane" egg farm. They found dozes of dead bodies and hundreds of hens starving to death. One hen, Annie, was surviving only by eating feces off the floor. Activists rescued her and she now lives safely in a sanctuary.
Open Rescue Day 2017
March 4, 2017
Activists from Australia, Germany, Sweden, and United States took part in the world's first coordinated open rescue - released on the inaugural day of the original open rescue conducted by Animal Liberation Victoria in Australia.
Crushed at Safeway
February 9, 2017
Safeway announced it was going cage-free and humane last year but what we found shocked us beyond our worst nightmares.
EGG FARM 360
January 19, 2017
DxE was accompanied by virtual reality filmmakers in the first open rescue of 2017. Now the world can see for themselves what "humane" egg farming looks like.
Taken at 17 Days
December 13, 2016
In our first ever fully independent Open Rescue outside of California, DxE activists rescue a piglet named Madison.
President's Turkey
November 18, 2016
DxE's Open Rescue Investigators enter Jaindl Farms, famed supplier to the White House, and finds disfigured faces and rotting bodies.
cannibalism at costco
October 20, 2016
Ella was being eaten alive at a cage-free Costco egg farm. Until the DxE Open Rescue Team arrived.
Saving Miley
July 7, 2016
Baywatch actor Alexandra Paul and Last Chance for Animals (LCA) founder Chris DeRose join DxE's Open Rescue Network in exposing the sickening conditions at Hormel's Farmer John.
Yulin is Everywhere
June 21, 2016
A team of DxE Open Rescue activists, led by co-founder Wayne Hsiung, infiltrated the slaughterhouses of Yulin. Their mission: document the horrors of the infamous Yulin Dog Meat Festival, bring dogs to safety and tell their stories.
Emma's Story
February 25, 2016
A six-month long investigation by DxE activists unraveled widespread violations of animal cruelty law, including California's Proposition 2, by "humane certified" JS West - a major egg supplier to Trader Joe's and Safeway.
A Deadly Feast
November 24, 2015
An investigation into a "humane" turkey farm reveals shocking cruelty, a sham turkey farm, and a multibillion dollar fraud. The Washington Post and The Wall Street Journal, among others, shared the story of Sarah's rescue.
Truth Matters
January 8, 2015
DxE activists find shocking mistreatment of egg-laying hens in a "Certified Humane" supplier, and attempt to rescue a little hen named Mei Hua from the brink of death - triggering international media coverage, including by the New York Times.