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Published 2 years ago

Animal rights activists not guilty in theft of Utah piglets

Summary by Ground News
The Utah trial has highlighted what the defendants argue is a lack of transparency for the treatment of animals at large corporate farms. The judge has excised any testimony about animal welfare, blocked the jury from viewing the footage that the defendants filmed that day and even banned from the trial any mention of why the defendants trespassed in the first place.

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Animal rights activists not guilty in theft of Utah piglets

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A jury in Utah found two animal rights activists not guilty on charges of burglary and theft after they allegedly took two sick piglets from an industrial pig farm. Activists Wayne Hsiung and Paul Picklesimer with the California-based group Direct Action Everywhere had argued during their trial that nothing of value was stolen because the 3-week old piglets were in poor condition and likely to die.

2 years ago·United States
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Animal rights activists not guilty in theft of Utah piglets

The post Animal rights activists not guilty in theft of Utah piglets appeared first on KRDO.

2 years ago·Colorado Springs, United States
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Animal rights activist spared prison after making threats against abattoir workers

A pensioner who repeatedly phoned a north-east slaughterhouse and called workers murderers has told a sheriff his experience in the dock was a "wake-up call".

2 years ago·United Kingdom
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Acquittal of activists who saved dying piglets from Smithfield Foods sets 'right to rescue' precedent

Opponents of factory farms and animal cruelty celebrated Saturday night when jurors acquitted two activists who were each facing up to five-and-a-half years in prison on felony burglary and theft charges stemming from the 2017 removal of a pair of sick piglets from a Smithfield Foods factory farm in Utah.The not-guilty verdict—a landmark decision establishing the legal "right to rescue" distressed animals in need of care—is "the culmination of a…

2 years ago·Washington, United States
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Salt Lake TribuneSalt Lake Tribune

Animal rights activists found not guilty on all charges after two piglets were taken from Circle Four Farms in Utah

On Saturday afternoon, a Beaver County jury found two men not guilty on all charges relating to a 2017 incident where two piglets were taken from Circle Four Farms in Utah. Three other members of the activist group had already taken plea deals relating to the incident.

2 years ago·Salt Lake City, United States
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Common DreamsCommon Dreams

Acquittal of Activists Who Saved Dying Piglets From Smithfield Sets 'Right to Rescue' Precedent

"I want you to acquit us as a matter of conscience," defendant Wayne Hsiung told the jury. "There's a big difference between stealing and rescue."

2 years ago·United States
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