Animal Rights Recap 8/18/2017
32 activists with the Swedish animal rights group Tomma Burar physically blocked a slaughter truck carrying cows to their death. The activists refused to leave and the police carried them away.
Just a week after the arrest of a DxE activist during a nonviolent protest at a Berkeley restaurant, Berkeley police targeted another DxE activist, charging him with "illegal lodging" for locking himself inside of a cage to raise awareness about the millions of animals who are caged by exploitative industries.
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An activist with Bay Area Animal Save was arrested after sitting in front of a truck bringing innocent birds to slaughter.
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DxE Portland successfully convinced a Church to cancel their pig roast event, speaking up for all animals and saving one pig from an atrocious fate.
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