In a world where we ask advocates to be transparent and farmers/ranchers to be willing to share their stories, it is met with hostility, bullying, threats and harassment. I know because I’ve been on the receiving end of it a lot throughout the course of my career. Yet, I’ve never actually had an activist show up on my property.
However, all that might change very soon. And while I still believe in being transparent, open and authentic on social media, the idea that activists could come onto my property and steal my animals in the name of liberation is downright terrifying.
...While it might be hard to top the these acts of violence, perhaps the most chilling and disturbing example is of the political variety — activists are lobbying to allow civilians to open up your stock trailers or sneak onto your farms and “free” the livestock under your care.
...As these activists from Direct Action Everywhere (DxE) face jail time, in Berkely, Calif., the Peace and Justice Commission recently passed a resolution that asks state leaders to protect whistleblowers who trespass on farms and ranchers to expose animal cruelty or rescue abused animals.
This recommendation is now in the hands of Berkeley Mayor Jesse Arreguin for consideration.
If passed, this resolution would allow activists to walk onto your private property and simply take any animal they feel is being neglected or abused. This wouldn’t be considered theft, invasion of private property or violation of your personal freedoms and liberties.
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