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Right To Rescue with Shweta (Direct Action Everywhere)

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In this episode, we’re joined by Shweta (@shweta_borgaonkar), an animal rights activist and co-lead of social media for Direct Action Everywhere (DxE - @directactioneverywhere).

Shweta shares about her work as an animal activist for 8 years, her personal vegan journey, and the work of DxE. DxE is a global network of activists working to achieve revolutionary social and political change for animals in one generation. They focus on changing systems and have campaigns such as the Right to Rescue and the Animal Bill of Rights.

Shweta shares about DxE’s animal rescue cases, where animals were rescued from farms, but the activists faced legal charges for rescuing them, such as the recent Ridglan Farms trial where activists were facing jail time for rescuing beagles from animal testing facilities.

Tune in to hear us discuss all about animal activism, including DxE’s work to implement the Animal Bill of Rights, also known as ‘Rose’s Law’:

  • The right to be free - not owned - or to have a guardian acting in their best interest.
  • The right to not be exploited, abused, or killed by humans.
  • The right to have their interests represented in court and protected by the law.
  • The right to a protected home, habitat, or ecosystem.
  • The right to be rescued from situations of distress and exploitation.

    • UPDATE: In the episode, we speak about the Ridglan Trial. Ten days before the trial, all charges were DROPPED against the animal rescuers (Eva Hamer, Paul Darwin Picklesimer, and Wayne Hsiung) who saved three beagles from Ridglan Farms, a factory farm that breeds dogs for experimentation.

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    Farah Amber

    Time stamps:

    00:00 — Introduction

    03:25 — What does DXE do?

    04:35 — Right to Rescue

    07:25 — Lily & Lizzie Smithfield Trial & Wayne’s Case

    11:30 — Ridglan Trial

    17:00 — Shweta’s Vegan Journey & Animal Activism

    26:20 — Rose’s Law & Bill of 5 Rights

    29:25 — Will There Be a Vegan India/Vegan World?

    35:50 — Future Projects, Final Message & Conclusion

    Watch the podcast on Youtube here: https://youtu.be/plrcgj-Lrp0 

    Connect with me: ⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/itsfarahamber 

    Connect with Shweta and DxE : 

    ⁠https://www.instagram.com/shweta_borgaonkar 

    https://www.instagram.com/directactioneverywhere/

    More links: ⁠⁠https://hoo.be/farahvegan⁠⁠ 

    Contact me: [email protected] 

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