"DxE’s investigations have been among the most important in the history of animal protection."
- Justin Marceau, professor of law
Some of the most important actions in the animal rights movement have been rescues on the frontline of animal abuse. Our open rescues are seen by millions and force the issue of animal rights into the public consciousness. DxE activists are now going to court for rescues at some of the largest factory farms in the world.
You can learn more about these groundbreaking court cases by following the #RightToRescue campaign site.
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.
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.
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.
Safeway announced it was going cage-free and humane last year but what we found shocked us beyond our worst nightmares.
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.
In our first ever fully independent Open Rescue outside of California, DxE activists rescue a piglet named Madison.
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