Wayne Hsiung · [email protected]

August 14, 2020 at 2:23 PM

How One Bird's Life and Death Illustrates our Pandemic Failure

Hi John,  We recently lost one of our animal friends and open rescue ambassadors, Nina, a turkey I carried out of a factory farm and helped hand-feed at her new home. I’ve been reminiscing about her life, and I think her story is an important one for all of us to …

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  Cheyenne Tsai · [email protected]

August 11, 2020 at 2:08 PM

Shit Just Got Real | DxE SF Bay

Hey John, Did you know that Smithfield is not only mass murdering pigs and exploiting immigrant workers, but also spraying literal pig poop all over communities of color in North Carolina? This is why we took action! DxE activists went to the mansion of the CEO of Smithfield and sprayed pig shit …

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  Cassie King · [email protected]

August 8, 2020 at 7:47 PM

LIVE: Spraying REAL pig feces at Smithfield's CEO's mansion #Shitfield

Hi John,  We've had enough of this company. On top of all the ways that Smithfield Foods abuses pigs, they have the nerve to spray the toxic manure from their farms out into the poor communities of people living nearby. Well, today activists are giving the company…

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  Johanna, DxE · [email protected]

August 5, 2020 at 2:23 PM

Animal ag is a stain on our planet. It’s time to make them clean up their mess.

Hi John,  This Saturday, join the Animal Liberation Online Assembly for an action-filled edition. We’re confronting one of the biggest animal exploiters in the world, and having a little fun as we do it.  Smithfield Foods represents the worst of animal ag -- bruta…

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  Cheyenne Tsai · [email protected]

August 4, 2020 at 2:08 PM

Expose Animal Ag's Dirty Secret | DxE SF Bay

Hey John, Animal ag is a stain on our planet. It’s time to make them clean up their mess. We’ve been inside their facilities. Brought hundreds of people to their doors. Rescued animals from their abuse. And we’re going to keep escalating until they are held accountable. This month, the Animal Lib…

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  Cassie King · [email protected]

August 3, 2020 at 8:27 PM

This is how we take down Smithfield - join the action live!

Hi John,  Right now, DxE activists are at Smithfield slaughterhouses around the country, offering workers information on how to report abuse through our whistleblower helpline. We're live on Facebook, jumping from city to city to see all the actions. Join the acti…

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  Cheyenne Tsai · [email protected]

July 28, 2020 at 2:08 PM

Defunding the Police Could Change Everything | DxE SF Bay

Hey John, People around the country are rising up and increasingly demanding that police departments be partially or completely defunded. At this Saturday Meetup, we will learn more about what defunding the police means, why people are calling for it, and how it can help everyday people and activ…

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  Cassie King · [email protected]

July 24, 2020 at 6:03 PM

This video shows why San Francisco needs to stop funding animal cruelty!

Hi John,  I was riveted listening to Almira's speakout at San Francisco City Hall. I hope you'll listen to it, too, and join us in asking San Francisco to stop spending city funds on destructive companies like Smithfield Foods. The vote is this Tuesday! The ordina…

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  Matt Johnson · [email protected]

July 24, 2020 at 12:27 AM

LIVE: Activists are following a slaughter truck full of pigs over 500 miles to expose abuse

Hi John,  Right now, DxE activists are tailing a slaughter truck carrying pigs from the largest pig farm in the country, Smithfield’s Circle Four, over 500 miles to the company’s LA slaughterhouse. We’re live following the caravan, as their blood-covered car warns th…

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  Cheyenne Tsai · [email protected]

July 21, 2020 at 2:08 PM

Consent and Maintaining Healthy Relationships | DxE SF Bay

Hey John, Growing up, few of us ever receive proper sex education and even fewer learn about consent and healthy relationships. Respect and consent are crucial to our relationships as humans and even more important to our connections as activists. We strive to have a community in which people fee…

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  Almira from DxE · [email protected]

July 17, 2020 at 3:46 PM

LAST CHANCE to get a #CancelAnimalAg mask and help DxE take on Smithfield

Hi John,  I just spent the entire night at a massive California slaughterhouse. Within these hours, I’ve witnessed nearly a dozen transport trucks carrying pigs to their final destination, I’ve breathed in the overwhelming stench, and I’ve heard the constant screa…

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  Almira from DxE · [email protected]

July 16, 2020 at 7:43 PM

I’m doing a 24 hour sit-in to shut down Smithfield and #CancelAnimalAg

Hi John,  I am sitting-in at a newly built slaughterhouse in California where over 8,000 pigs are killed every single week, including pigs coming from Smithfield farms across the Western USA. I am with dozens of other activists and we can hear the heartbreaking cr…

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  Priya Sawhney · [email protected]

July 15, 2020 at 3:08 PM

Announcing "Unseen" -- a groundbreaking, short documentary exposing Smithfield's trail of blood

Hi John,  We just released “Unseen,” a powerful mini-documentary with shocking, new footage of some of the most dangerous practices in the animal agriculture industry.   Click here to watch the groundbreaking short documentary “Unseen”  From a massive Smithfield f…

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  Cheyenne Tsai · [email protected]

July 14, 2020 at 2:08 PM

24-Hour Vigil | DxE SF Bay

Hey John, Direct Action Everywhere SF Bay Area and Stockton, Modesto and Sacramento Animal Save are holding a 24-hour vigil at a slaughterhouse to bring attention to the suffering of the pigs. We will bear witness, play music, and have some trainings and activities over the course of the vigil. I…

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  Johanna from DxE · [email protected]

July 9, 2020 at 2:23 PM

SATURDAY - Why Animals Need Us To Confront Racism

Hi John,  The movement for Black lives has successfully disrupted the conversation, forcing the United States (and world) to reckon with its pervasive racism. Yet even the animal and environmental activists most supportive of #BlackLivesMatter would be surprised t…

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  Cassie King · [email protected]

July 7, 2020 at 3:58 PM

The vote is on Monday -- will you support divestment in San Francisco?

Hi John,  On July 13th, the Rules Committee of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors is voting on an ordinance that would replace 15% of animal products in hospitals and 50% of animal products in jail with plant-based foods. We are asking them to increase their g…

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  Cheyenne Tsai · [email protected]

July 7, 2020 at 2:08 PM

Action TODAY: Demand SF to Divest from Animal Ag | DxE SF Bay

Hey John, If we don’t change our food system now, we could find ourselves with a new, highly lethal, rapidly moving pandemic that could kill millions of people. That is why we need to take action and demand San Francisco: Divest from Animal Agriculture. Join us this afternoon, July 7th, 1 PM at t…

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  Matt Johnson · [email protected]

July 7, 2020 at 1:38 AM

How protests stopped mass pig killings -- NowThis Media breaks it down

Hi John,  The viral media platform NowThis has produced a powerful new video about our successful campaign to end "ventilation shutdown" at Iowa Select Farms. The video, which they just published, is showing the world the power of grassroots activists to challenge…

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  Johanna from DxE · [email protected]

July 3, 2020 at 7:02 PM

ALOA is back - with a more local edition than ever!

Hi John,  The Animal Liberation Online Assembly is BACK -- at a new time! Every month, we unite people from around the world in our global community for animal liberation. Join us the second Saturday of each month on Zoom for two hours of learning, music, and comm…

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  Cheyenne Tsai · [email protected]

June 30, 2020 at 2:08 PM

Hold Our Leaders Accountable | DxE SF Bay

Hey John, There is a bill that will be introduced in San Francisco which has jails replacing 50% of animal products by 2024, but hospitals only 15%. This is not enough. We need to act now to accelerate the transition to a food system that is more sustainable and kinder to animals. Our leaders sho…

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  Cheyenne Tsai · [email protected]

June 23, 2020 at 2:08 PM

Building Solidarity! | DxE SF Bay

Hey John, We have a new solidarity speaker series that features activists and organizers from various local organizations helping to make the world a better place! Through these guest speaker events, we aim to build more solidarity between organizations and causes, educate our community about dif…

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  Wayne Hsiung · [email protected]

June 18, 2020 at 3:52 PM

If we can end "ventilation shutdown," we can end animal ag!

Hi John,  This week our actions shook the industry. The company that DxE exposed roasting pigs alive via “ventilation shutdown” announced an end to this brutal practice, and the momentum is building. The public is turning against animal exploitation, workers are r…

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  Cheyenne Tsai · [email protected]

June 16, 2020 at 2:08 PM

Almira is Holding Office Hours! | DxE SF Bay

Hey John, Almira, our DxE SF Bay Area Chapter's Lead Organizer, hosts "office hours" as an opportunity to chat with our community members! Althought in-person office hours are on hold for the time being, we've still got the power of the internet! Almira will be hanging out on a Zoom call and avai…

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  Matt Johnson · [email protected]

June 15, 2020 at 8:53 PM

The AVMA still approves of roasting pigs alive -- but today we're confronting them

Hi John,  When we investigated Iowa Select Farms, we recorded 27 hours of audio. In this 2.5 hour clip, you can hear pigs screaming as they were being roasted alive via "ventilation shutdown" (VSD). Following that exposure, Iowa Select Farms has announced it will …

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  Matt Johnson · [email protected]

June 11, 2020 at 11:48 PM

BREAKING: We just ended "ventilation shutdown" -- this is huge!

Hi John,  Iowa Select Farms just announced the end of "ventilation shutdown" following escalating actions by DxE to expose this horrific practice where pigs are roasted alive. This is a major blow to the industry, but there is still so much work to be done to expo…

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  Cheyenne Tsai · [email protected]

June 9, 2020 at 2:13 PM

Will It Pass? The SF Right to Rescue Resolution | DxE SF Bay

Hey John, In May, the San Francisco Public Safety Neighborhood Services Committee unanimously passed a resolution to support the activists facing charges in Sonoma County. Today, the Right to Rescue Resolution will go to the full SF Board of Supervisors for a vote! We will be watching the meeting…

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  Kitty Jones · [email protected]

June 3, 2020 at 7:13 PM

Call for solidarity with the Black community

Hi John,  We all need to be in solidarity with the Black community and all communities affected by racist, oppressive policing and abusive systems of power. For years, our mission statement has emphasized that, “We reject the speciesism that enables the mass tortu…

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  Cheyenne Tsai · [email protected]

June 2, 2020 at 5:38 PM

Community Discussion on Racial Injustice | DxE SF Bay

Hey John, Frustration and restlessness has had too long to go unaddressed. As we see the events unfold throughout the country and the world, we are becoming aware what the burying of injustice can lead to. Join the community as we talk about the current racial injustice that has been going on for…

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  Matt Johnson · [email protected]

June 1, 2020 at 3:02 AM

URGENT: I'm out of jail and right back at the farm

Hi John,  The jail kicked me out. So I went right back to the farm that we exposed roasting pigs alive through "ventilation shutdown."  They're about to do it again, but activists are locking down at the farm RIGHT NOW, blocking trucks hauling in pigs, and demandi…

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  Almira Tanner · [email protected]

May 30, 2020 at 4:17 PM

Matt is in jail, and we need to take action

Hi John,  This morning, I woke up to find out that DxE investigator Matt Johnson was just arrested in Iowa. He's in jail right now charged with three felonies for documenting factory farms roasting pigs alive in mass killings due to COVID-19. The industry and gove…

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  Matt Johnson · [email protected]

May 29, 2020 at 4:58 PM

We just EXPOSED the industry’s violent response to COVID-19

Hi John,  Today, we’re exposing what is quite possibly the worst US factory farm cruelty ever caught on camera. The Intercept just published a powerful exposé with our undercover footage of mass pig culling in response to COVID-19. The pandemic has caused slaughte…

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  Direct Action Everywhere · [email protected]

May 28, 2020 at 8:33 PM

Be part of open rescue this weekend - join the Animal Liberation Online Assembly

Hi John,  This weekend, be a part of the first ever international, coordinated online open rescue. Every year, the Animal Liberation Conference ends with a powerful mass action that draws mainstream attention to animal abuse and open rescue. This year's conference…

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  Cheyenne Tsai · [email protected]

May 26, 2020 at 2:08 PM

Voice Your Support for the Right to Rescue | DxE SF Bay

Hey John, We need YOU to show support for the Right to Rescue! The Public Safety Neighborhood Services Committee of San Francisco will be discussing a resolution to support the activists facing charges in Sonoma County. If it passes, it would go to the full board of supervisors for a vote. Passin…

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  Priya Sawhney · [email protected]

May 22, 2020 at 6:17 PM

San Francisco is voting on the Right to Rescue resolution - show your support!

Hi John,  This Thursday, San Francisco's Public Safety Neighborhood Services Committee is voting on a resolution to support me and the other nonviolent activists who are facing criminal charges in Sonoma County. If it passes the commission, the resolution will go …

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  Cassie King · [email protected]

May 20, 2020 at 5:33 PM

Will "pork" cause the next global pandemic?

Hi John,  I just posted a new product review video, this time on "pork," one of the coolest, cruelest products that money can buy! The sarcastic humor is pretty dark, but I'm hoping the video gets people thinking, talking, and eventually taking action with us. We …

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  Cheyenne Tsai · [email protected]

May 19, 2020 at 2:08 PM

Farmers for Animal Liberation | DxE SF Bay

Hey John, This weekend at the Animal Liberation Online Assembly, our topic is on how we involve farmers in the animal agriculture industry to join us in the fight for animal liberation. Renee King-Sonnen, a rancher-turned-activist and founder of the Rancher Advocacy Program, will be talking about…

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  Zoe Rosenberg, DxE · [email protected]

May 15, 2020 at 3:23 PM

OMG, she can walk again, all thanks to YOU!

Hi John,  A few days ago, I went out to the barns and started crying. Edna was finally walking around with her friends. For 8 long months, Edna had to be separated from her friends so we could treat a chronic foot infection that wouldn't go away. The medical exper…

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  Priya Sawhney · [email protected]

May 14, 2020 at 2:23 PM

Am I Making Vegans Look Bad?

Hi John,  From disrupting Bernie Sanders and Jeff Bezos to rescuing animals from factory farms, I’ve taken many actions that some people would say “make vegans look bad.” This weekend, I am joined by a panel of incredible women, including an activist lawyer and an…

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  Cheyenne Tsai · [email protected]

May 12, 2020 at 2:08 PM

Making Vegans Look Bad | DxE SF Bay

Hey John, The Animal Liberation Online Assembly is the largest ever virtual gathering of animal rights activists. During a time of physical distancing, stay connected and find community! Through a series of events, you can be part of a movement that is bringing people together from around the wor…

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  Almira Tanner · [email protected]

May 10, 2020 at 3:18 PM

Mothers speak out against violence towards animals

Hi John,  This Mother’s Day, join us in speaking out against the exploitation of motherhood that is the foundation of the animal agriculture industry. The “products” of this violent industry -- eggs, milk, and babies who will be raised for their flesh -- all come …

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  Priya from DxE · [email protected]

May 5, 2020 at 2:28 PM

Three gifts worth giving today on #GivingTuesdayNow 🎁

Hi John,  We’re experiencing an unprecedented global pandemic which has infected nearly four million people all over the world. Researchers and doctors are desperate to find a vaccine for COVID-19. But how do we ensure that pandemics like this one don’t ravage our…

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  Cheyenne Tsai · [email protected]

May 5, 2020 at 2:08 PM

We are quite a talented bunch! | DxE SF Bay

Hey John, The Animal Liberation Online Assembly is the largest ever virtual gathering of animal rights activists. During a time of physical distancing, stay connected and find community! Through a series of events, you can be part of a movement that is bringing people together from around the wor…

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  Wayne Hsiung · [email protected]

May 1, 2020 at 2:24 PM

Join me online tomorrow - How Whistleblowers will Shape the Post-COVID Future

Hi John,  A Chinese doctor was punished for warning the world about the coronavirus, then died of the disease himself. A Navy officer wrote to his superiors that his crew members were falling ill, then was fired for insubordination when the letter was leaked to th…

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  Cheyenne Tsai · [email protected]

April 28, 2020 at 2:08 PM

Join Glenn Greenwald at ALOA! | DxE SF Bay

Hey John, The Animal Liberation Online Assembly is the largest ever virtual gathering of animal rights activists. During a time of physical distancing, stay connected and find community! Through a series of events, you can be part of a movement that is bringing people together from around the wor…

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  Priya from DxE · [email protected]

April 27, 2020 at 6:14 PM

It’s my birthday, and I wrote a poem for you 🤗

Hi John,  Do you know what the greatest gift I ever received on my birthday was? Animal rescue. That’s right. Four years ago today, DxE investigators rescued Oliver from China’s dog meat trade on my birthday. And for that, I wanted to thank you. Whether it’s savin…

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  Cheyenne Tsai · [email protected]

April 21, 2020 at 2:08 PM

Trigger Events & How to Seize Them | DxE SF Bay

Hey John, Social change is often catalyzed by disruptive, unpredictable events, even horrific ones. Understanding these trigger moments is vital if we are to leverage them. Join us this Thursday, April 23rd, 5:30 PM (PDT) at the training Trigger Events and How to Seize Them, we'll look at histori…

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  Maryam Kamali · [email protected]

April 21, 2020 at 3:12 AM

You don’t know me, but I wanted to say thanks

Hi John,  My name is Maryam. I’m a professional dog behaviorist and a volunteer on DxE’s grassroots fundraising team. I wanted to introduce myself and let you know that DxE doesn’t have a big fundraising budget or a fancy, corporate team. DxE’s life-saving work re…

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  Priya Sawhney · [email protected]

April 20, 2020 at 2:23 PM

HURRY: I need your help by midnight tonight!

Hi John,  A Smithfield pig slaughterhouse is the number one hotspot for COVID-19 in the United States -- and there is a reason. Companies that abuse animals, abuse workers too, forcing them to work in filthy conditions without protective gear. That’s why we just h…

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  Cheyenne Tsai · [email protected]

April 14, 2020 at 2:08 PM

Calling ALL Activists: Animal Liberation Online Assembly | DxE SF Bay

Hey John, We’re transforming our annual conference into a series of online events - offering training, inspiration, and support to more people from around the world than ever before! The Animal Liberation Online Assembly is kicking off on April 18th, 2020 at 1PM PDT.  The Animal Liberation Online…

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  Cheyenne Tsai · [email protected]

April 7, 2020 at 2:08 PM

Keeping it Together During Quarantine | DxE SF Bay

Hey John, Things have changed drastically and in ways we could not have foreseen in these last few weeks. Many people are stuck at home and beginning to feel anxious, lonely, and even depressed. We are doing online community check-ins and trainings to try to keep people engaged and feeling suppor…

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