Monday, 6 December 2021

The activist facing jail for rescuing a sick goat from a meat farm

Wayne Hsiung’s trial on theft and trespass charges could set a legal precedent for the ‘right to rescue’ agricultural livestock

On a rainy night in February, 2018, animal rights activist Wayne Hsiung sneaked into a small scale North Carolina farm, and, depending on your perspective, either stole or rescued a baby goat. The maneuver was highly risky – on a live stream, Hsiung tells his audience what awaits: an electric fence, barking dogs, and armed security guards, according to the farm’s website.

Undeterred, Hsiung and his co-conspirators filled their pockets with dog treats and broke into the Sospiro farm, owned by farmer Curtis Burnside.

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