As our animal rights movement mourns the loss of the inspirational activist Regan Russell, Toronto Pig Save activists have kept her name and memory in the media spotlight with high impact publicity stunts and thought provoking street theatre. The death of Regan was an enormous shock to all. How has Toronto Pig Save been impacted by her death? The violent …
Animal Save Movement activist Varun Virlan moved judges with his latest documentary Regan Russell – A Short Film by winning the Best Film Award in the Lifestyle Category at this year’s prestigious International Vegan Film Festival. The emotional film documents the animal rights pioneer Regan Russell who tragically lost her life in June 2020 during a pig vigil outside Fearmans …
Leo Tolstoy defined the moral duty to bear witness as: “When the suffering of another creature causes you to feel pain… come closer, as close as you can to him who suffers, and try to help him.” Atlanta Animal Save describe the importance of bearing witness for both vegans and non-vegans, and how they are using Save Squares to open …
Taking on animal exploitation industries with interconnected campaigning and a vegan approach to activism. It has been just a few short months since Montevideo Horse Save (MHS) formed, and despite navigating their way through the challenges of a global pandemic they have been a tour de force by launching two thought-provoking campaigns and a fallen horse rescue initiative. After successfully …
On July 18th, over 100 activists gathered and occupied Wiesenhof slaughterhouse in Niederlehme near Berlin.⠀ While some activists took to the roof and dropped banners, others locked on at the gates.⠀ Over 160,000 chickens are killed at this slaughterhouse every day, and despite a coronavirus outbreak among its personnel, the slaughterhouse remained in operation. ⠀ Killing animals is killing us. …
On June 19th, 2020, animal liberation activist Regan Russell was struck by an animal transport truck and violently killed during a peaceful vigil outside of Fearmans slaughterhouse, Ontario. On one of the hottest days of the year, and just two days after ‘Ag-gag’ Bill 156 was passed, she had been trying to give water to dehydrated pigs — a single …
