@DxEverywhere@dailycal Thank you to Ella Carter-Klauschie of @dailycal for your coverage throughout the trial! It means a lot when local outlets report on the grassroots work going on in their communities.
The @dailycal reports on Wayne's conviction: "Judge Laura Passaglia ruled against the use of the necessity defense, which may have been used to argue that the defendant’s actions were necessary to prevent harm to animals. Rosenberg said Hsiung’s appeal will address this decision on the part of the judge and added that members of DxE will be gathering at his sentencing hearing.
'We hope to continue to pressure law enforcement to take action about criminal animal cruelty and stop prosecuting animal rescue,' Rosenberg said."
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.@voxdotcom deputy editor @mbolotnikova wrote 3,500+ words about the Sonoma Rescue Trial, covering the judge’s baffling rulings, the ties between county law enforcement and the farm bureau, unique challenges in this #RightToRescue case, and most importantly, what this verdict means for the animals rights movement going forward as it grapples with how much risk to take. Marina writes, “To most people, it may be hard to understand why someone would risk incarceration to rescue a symbolic number of animals from a factory farm. Earlier this year, I asked a few DxE activists how they decided they could be okay with risking a felony conviction or a prison sentence. They said, simply, that they felt they had no choice but to intervene. If society was going to criminalize people for rescuing animals from grievous suffering, they couldn’t fathom agreeing to play by such a perverse set of rules.”
Read the full article: https://t.co/p1jtRE3SJf
“In a statement released after his conviction, via The Simple Heart, Hsiung wrote: ‘What we have done to these gentle creatures on this earth is, in both scale and severity, the greatest source of terror and suffering in the history of our species. And I do not regret or apologize for my efforts — our efforts — to combat this grave injustice.’”
Thank you @SpeciesUnite for your coverage of the #SonomaRescueTrial verdict and the #RightToRescue!
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@SonomaTrial Thank you @SpeciesUnite for spreading awareness about the #RightToRescue. It’s important we continue to amplify the voices of the animals and stay committed to combatting the injustices of this system.
@SonomaTrial Thank you @SpeciesUnite for spreading awareness about the #RightToRescue. It’s important we continue to amplify the voices of the animals and stay committed to combatting the injustices of this system.
If you are upset about the guilty charges in the #SonomaRescueTrial and would like to share space and get involved in helping animals and the #RightToRescue, please join the action call tonight at 6 pm (PT)!
Zoom link: https://t.co/Xmh76BJApq
@DxEverywhere@SonomaTrial It’s amazing to hear of the rescue stories during witness testimonies! Even though it’s devastating to consider the mass cruelty and suffering, I’m hopeful because the animals are having their day in court ❤️
Sonoma County’s largest newspaper reports on the #SonomaRescueTrial. “The activists have said that California’s animal cruelty laws gave them the #righttorescue animals in distress.” -@Colin_atagi
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Want to support the #SonomaRescueTrial but cannot join in person? Join the Action Team chat on Signal! In that chat, we will send quick and easy action steps that people can do, primarily online, to help support and spread awareness about the #RightToRescue and the trial. Join at: https://t.co/0qVfve1VKF
Thank you @niloofaredalat for writing this powerful op-ed for @berkeleyside about the power of activism to create change, including the ways activist pressure contributed to the upcoming closure of the Golden Gate Fields horse racing/gambling track. 🐴🙌https://t.co/REhw9OZfvF