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Jurors Acquit Animal Rights Activists Who Saved Piglets at Smithfield Foods Factory Farm

HeadlineOct 10, 2022

In Utah, a jury has acquitted two animal rights activists who faced prison time for rescuing two sick piglets from a Smithfield Foods factory farm in 2017. It’s a major victory for animal rights advocates and the group behind the 2017 rescue, Direct Action Everywhere, who have been fighting to establish a “right to rescue” animals in distress. This is activist Wayne Hsiung, speaking to journalists and supporters after the verdict.

Wayne Hsiung: “You had these two beautiful creatures who didn’t deserve the crate and the suffering they were living in. And the jury bought that, too. So, on to the next rescue, huh?”

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