In Las Vegas, an animal rights activist rushed the stage at a space technology conference Thursday to confront Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos over conditions at chicken farms that supply meat to Whole Foods and other Amazon grocery brands. The activist, Priya Sawhney, was quickly forced off the stage as she told the world’s richest man to stand up for the rights of animals. Sawhney is co-founder of the group Direct Action Everywhere, whose members work to directly rescue animals from factory farms and slaughterhouses. She was arrested in September at a protest against animal cruelty at the largest organic poultry producer in the U.S. and faces up to a decade in prison. Click here to see our interview with Priya Sawhney.
