A new generation of animal welfare activists argue that U.S. state bystander laws give them the right to save animals in distress—including those in factory farms
measure that bans consumption of pork from farms that confine pregnant pigs in gestation crates, which are barely larger than their bodies.
Amber Canavan spent 30 days in jail in 2015 for entering Hudson Valley Foie Gras in New York State and removing ducks she describes as having filthy feathers, raw skin, and apparent respiratory issues, evidenced by green and brown mucus and crusty eyes. In May 2015, she graduated magna cum laude from State University of New York, and two months later, she reported to jail.
In the Smithfield case, the threat of prison time “became very real” as the team prepared for trial, Hsiung says. By the verdict, he had already crafted a statement in his head. He’d thank the jury for hearing him, and he’d make a statement about animal welfare.
That’s exactly what companies are afraid of. In his statement after trial, Smithfield’s Monroe agonized that the verdict would “encourage anyone opposed to raising animals for food to vandalize farms.” : the right to freedom; the right to not be exploited, abused, or killed by humans; the right to have their interests represented in court; the right to have a protected habitat; and, finally, the right to be rescued from distress.
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