What does it take to save a pig from a factory farm? 

There are few people who understand this question better than Jenny McQueen, a Canadian activist who has been arrested, charged, and convicted for her nonviolent actions to help pigs in factory farms. But her story is not a sad one. To the contrary, Jenny has repeatedly and proudly risked her freedom, and garnered positive media attention in the process. What are the keys to her success? And what we can all the rest of us learn from her story?

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Chapters:

Chapter 1 00:00-4:36 - Intro & rescue cases in Canada

Chapter 2 4:37-9:20 - Jenny’s first time meeting a “farm” pig

Chapter 3 9:21-16:35 - Jenny witnessing gestation crates at a pig factory farm

Chapter 4 16:36-23:51 - Unlocked doors & rescues

Chapter 5 23:52-30-35 - Vet care for “farm” animals & workers at factory farms

Chapter 6 30:36-41:19 - Jenny’s pig factory farm sit-in experience

Chapter 7 41:20-50:58 - Jenny’s previous rescue cases 

Chapter 8 50:59-58:43 - Genetic engineering of piglets & crushing/starvation/crushing as an industry standard

Chapter 9 58:44-1:09:37 - Jenny’s animal rescues & visiting them in sanctuary

Chapter 10 1:09:38-1:15:32 - Why Jenny started rescuing animals

Chapter 11 1:15:33-1:23:46 - Antidote to trauma is to help the animals

Chapter 12 1:23:47-1:31:37  - Meat the Victims, government’s sneaky surveillance of activists, & court cases

Chapter 13 1:31:38-1:36:27  Why aren’t more people doing open rescues with winning court cases & positive media coverage

Chapter 14 1:36:28-1:45:31 The Open Rescue Experience, get involved in the movement, & outro

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Photo in article: 

“America’s largest pork producer pledged to make its meat more humane. An investigation says it didn’t.

An animal welfare group says Smithfield still uses gestation crates on mother pigs.”

by Dylan Matthews (May 8, 2018)

https://www.vox.com/science-and-health/2018/5/8/17318936/smithfield-foods-pork-pig-humane-animal-abuse-animal-welfare 

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Pig Trial 4 Article: 

“Animal activists who occupied Quebec pig farm found guilty of breaking and entering”

By Joe Lofaro (April 22, 2023)

https://montreal.ctvnews.ca/animal-activists-who-occupied-quebec-pig-farm-found-guilty-of-breaking-and-entering-1.5862998 

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Pig Trial 4 Article: 

“The Activist in the “Canada 11” case have finally been sentenced”

BY Jordi Casmitjana (June 27, 202)

https://unchainedtv.com/2023/06/27/the-activists-in-the-canada-11-case-have-finally-been-sentenced/ 

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Article: “A story of modern slavery in Utah

Thais tricked, trapped and imported here to be slaves”

By Lee Davidson (August 15, 2010)

https://www.deseret.com/2010/8/15/20134636/a-story-of-modern-slavery-in-utah/ 

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Article: “A victory, of sorts, for pig activists

Jenny McQueen wanted to go to trial on charges of stealing a pig from a pig farm, but the Crown withdrew charges.” 

by Thomas Walkom National Affairs Columnist (May 20, 2019)

https://www.thestar.com/opinion/star-columnists/a-victory-of-sorts-for-pig-activists/article_7810d747-7691-5edc-969e-5651d0fa1fe5.html

Article: 

“America’s largest pork producer pledged to make its meat more humane. An investigation says it didn’t.

An animal welfare group says Smithfield still uses gestation crates on mother pigs.”

by Dylan Matthews (May 8, 2018)

https://www.vox.com/science-and-health/2018/5/8/17318936/smithfield-foods-pork-pig-humane-animal-abuse-animal-welfare