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right to rescue sign donate cases supporters goat rescuers charged with felony grand theft sign the letter featured case rescuing phoebe and celia from whole foods goat graveyard four activists were just charged with felony grand theft felony conspiracy and trespass for openly rescuing two sick baby goats from the largest goat milk producer in the u s meyenberg which supplies to whole foods and other major retailers the rescue followed a months long investigation that found dozens of dead mother and baby goats were regularly being dumped into an illegal dead pile on the property rescuers named the goats phoebe and celia and got them veterinary care for their respiratory infections and conjunctivitis now they are facing up to 6 5 years in prison for saving these goats learn more contact the district attorney full name email phone number zip code outside the united states message dear district attorney hacker i urge you to prosecute animal cruelty not animal rescue national polls consistently show overwhelming public support for strong legal protection for animals yet countless investigations have shown that animal using industries routinely violate animal welfare laws with no repercussions it is time for a change your office should be working with whistleblowers and rescuers to protect animals from abuse prosecuting these good samaritans who expose animal mistreatment is wildly out of line with the values of the public a 2015 gallup poll¹ found that a third of americans believe animals deserve the exact same rights as people to be free from harm and exploitation a 2022 yougov poll² found that nearly half of americans believe that animal cruelty laws in the u s are not strict enough and a 2024 poll by positive sum strategies³ found that 68 of americans believe it should not be a crime to take an animal out of an environment where they are being mistreated the same sentiments are evidenced by two recent acquittals of animal rescuers in october 2022 a utah jury issued a groundbreaking not guilty verdict for two dxe investigators who openly rescued sick piglets from a smithfield foods factory pig farm in march 2023 a california jury acquitted two more dxe investigators of theft charges for rescuing two sick chickens from a slaughter truck in many situations the law already clearly asserts that rescuing an animal is not a crime 14 us states have passed right to rescue laws to provide civil or criminal protection for people who rescue distressed animals from motor vehicles moreover the common law doctrine of legal necessity provides that it is a defense to a crime if the act was necessary to prevent some greater harm law professors including property law expert professor kristen stilt at harvard have opined that the necessity defense applies to open rescues at commercial animal operations prominent journalists organizations and cities have also chimed in to support the right to rescue including in this new york times article headlined rescuing farmed animals from cruelty should be legal your office s resources could be much better spent investigating and stopping crimes against animals it is essential to address the root cause of the problem rather than targeting those attempting to bring attention to it all animals deserve to be rescued from situations of distress and exploitation sincerely your name references 1 https news gallup com poll 183275 say animals rights people aspx 2 https today yougov com society articles 42696 american support strengthening laws animal cruelty 3 https www dropbox com scl fi eg07dfxhjq2n8vg6iejde positive sum strategies pdf 4 https www nytimes com 2022 10 08 science animals rights piglets smithfield html 5 https www vox com future perfect 23647682 factory farming dxe criminal trial rescue 6 https animal law harvard edu wp content uploads dxe amicus brief pdf 7 https www nytimes com 2023 02 14 opinion foster farms chicken slaughterhouse animal cruelty html submit by signing you agree to receive email messages from direct action everywhere you may unsubscribe at any time about the right to rescue 14 us states have laws that allow the rescue of dogs from hot cars and direct action everywhere dxe is leading a campaign to extend these laws to apply to animals of any species in need of rescue including in factory farms and animal experimentation facilities the right to rescue campaign seeks to build support for animal rescue and ultimately to establish a legal right to rescue animals from distress and exploitation this would open the door to a new view of animals under the law as people deserving of rights rather than property recent updates dane county wisconsin june 15 2026 victory ridglan farms is releasing all the dogs and shutting down completely this was only made possible by nearly ten years of campaigning the hundreds of activists who risked arrest and the rescue organizations that stepped up to negotiate with ridglan s lawyers and provide the dogs with safe places to go big dog ranch rescue secured a deal for the remaining beagles to be released and it includes the permanent closure of ridglan s cruel operations not just its breeding operation which was already going to close as part of a deal ridglan struck last year to avoid animal cruelty charges but also ridglan s on site animal experimentation operation now there is just one major breeder of dogs for experimentation left in the country marshall bioresources in upstate new york activists are now focusing their efforts on shutting down marshall share the news sonoma county california apr 30 2026 victory the california court of appeals just overturned wayne hsiung s felony conviction for his role in rescuing 37 abused hens from sunrise farms they also overturned his misdemeanor trespass conviction for his role in the rescue of 32 sick ducklings from reichardt duck farm the court ruled that wayne should have been allowed to argue that he believed his actions were legal under the necessity defense further the court wrote that neither this court nor the california supreme court has ruled that the necessity defense applies exclusively to situations involving physical harm to a human validating that individuals could have the right to violate laws in order to rescue animals from extreme harm the court did not overturn his misdemeanor trespass conviction for his actions at sunrise farms or make a clear ruling affirming that the necessity defense actively does apply to nonhuman animals consequently wayne will be appealing to the california supreme court on this issue nevertheless this is a major step forward towards establishing the right to rescue and positioning animals as persons under the law thank you to the animal activist legal defense project for leading the effort on this appeal read some of the press coverage here dane county wisconsin apr 18 2026 today over 1 000 people converged at ridglan farms to nonviolently attempt to save the dogs still trapped inside dane county sheriffs responded with tear gas pepper spray rubber bullets and stinger grenades they knocked peaceful activists to the ground and brutalized them this police brutality sparked widespread media attention and is generating even more public support to free the dogs kings county california march 26 2026 new case four animal rescuers have just been charged with felonies for rescuing two baby goats phoebe and celia who were sick with respiratory infections on a whole foods supplying goat dairy the 9 000 goat operation produces milk for the nation s largest goat milk brand meyenberg carla sally joe and taj are charged with felony grand theft felony conspiracy and trespass read more here dane county wisconsin march 15 2026 a coalition of activists entered ridglan farms today and openly rescued 22 dogs from a life of experimentation 8 others were seized by dane county sheriff s deputies after being rescued last year ridglan agreed to shut down its breeding operation by july 1 2026 to avoid felony animal cruelty charges but this delay has left thousands of dogs inside the facility still subject to ridglan s abuse and destined to be sold to labs across the country the government is failing these animals so ordinary people are taking action themselves sonoma county california dec 24 2025 zoe was released from jail early today after being approved to spend the last 60 days of her 90 day sentence on house arrest rather than in jail and due to california s half time credits for good behavior cutting her 30 days in half read more in the sf chronicle sonoma county california dec 10 2025 zoe rosenberg surrendered herself at the jail tonight to begin her sentence watch local tv coverage here sonoma county california dec 3 2025 zoe rosenberg was sentenced to 90 days in custody for saving four chickens from perdue s petaluma poultry slaughterhouse zoe spoke at her sentencing hearing and did not express remorse for saving them rather she stated i am filled with remorse for every animal i have failed to save sonoma county california oct 29 2025 animal rescuer zoe rosenberg was just found guilty of felony conspiracy and three misdemeanors for her rescue of four chickens from perdue s petaluma poultry slaughterhouse her sentencing hearing is dec 3rd she faces a potential sentence of 4 5 years in jail meanwhile petaluma poultry faces no consequences for leaving sick animals to die or scalding animals alive after the verdict was read prosecutor matt hobson asked for zoe to be immediately remanded into custody dismissing her life threatening medical issues judge gnoss chose not to remand zoe into custody but he ordered that she be placed back on a gps ankle monitor to ensure that she does not return to petaluma poultry zoe and her legal team will appeal this conviction including the court s refusal to allow her to present a necessity defense and severe restrictions on what animal cruelty evidence the jury was allowed to see dane county wisconsin oct 28 2025 victory ridglan farms the second largest breeder of dogs for experimentation in the u s is shutting down its breeding operation after charges were dropped against dxe activists who rescued three beagles from ridglan s cruelty activists and attorneys kept the pressure on and the court case completely flipped with ridglan facing prosecution in a deal to avoid a felony for animal cruelty ridglan announced that it will shut down its breeding operation by july 1 2026 this means thousands of dogs will be spared from cruelty you can read more in the press here and you can share this victory on social media here enormous thanks to our allies at the animal activist legal defense project dane4dogs alliance for animals wisconsin the simple heart and the marty project for their tireless work to make this happen read more your support allows us to stand up to legal repression and continue our groundbreaking work donate copyright direct action everywhere 2026