Reichardt Farms is a cruel, environmentally destructive factory farm masquerading as small family operation with happy ducks. The public has the right to know the truth – that these aquatic animals spend their entire lives in dark warehouses with no access to water, sunlight and the outdoors.
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Direct Action Everywhere activist Thomas Chiang is almost killed after
slaughterhouse worker turns on the slaughter line to which he is attached.
On June 3rd, an estimated 600 animal liberation activists with Direct Action Everywhere (DxE) traveled to Reichardt Duck Farm, a factory farm and slaughterhouse in Petaluma, California, to rescue ducks in need of medical care and to protest and expose the inhumane conditions.
“Reichardt Farms is a cruel, environmentally destructive factory farm
masquerading as small family operation with happy ducks,” said Matt Johnson,
a spokesperson for DxE. “The public has the right to know the truth – that
these aquatic animals spend their entire lives in dark warehouses with no
access to water, sunlight and the outdoors.”
As the protest at Reichardt Farms began, several activists attached
themselves with bike locks to the conveyer belt in the slaughterhouse. To
their astonishment, a slaughterhouse worker activated the conveyer belt,
almost killing one of the activists. Another groups of activists retrieved
dead ducks from the trash and brought them outside to show to the media. A
third group of activists rescued sick ducks before they were slaughtered.
Two hours after the protest began, approximately 40 police officers in
riot gear marched through the throngs of protesters and stationed themselves
behind the activists who were chained to the front gate. Several hours
later, they began cutting the chains and making arrests.
Throughout the afternoon, the riot police arrested approximately 100
activists and held the majority of them in Sonoma county jail for 48 hours.
While several were charged with felonies, the majority received misdemeanor
charges.
Riot police face off with activits protesting animal abuse at Reichardt
Duck Farm - Petaluma, CA, June 2, 2019
Because the protest received extensive press coverage in the mainstream media, the cruelty of Reichardt Farms and the massive protests that took place will likely dominate google searches of this company for years to come.
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