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Don’t Sustain What We Do To Animals... ...continued from page 15 (DxE) had staged a bold “open rescue” (in which he streamed the en - tire rescue on social media) practically daring the authorities to arrest him and thus challenging our view of animals in the American court system. That trial opened my eyes to the fact that not only were the authorities ignoring the issue and passing laws to protect the moneyed interests perpetuating it, they were also seeking to put in prison those brave enough to stand against it . Wayne ultimately lost that case, but he gained me as a friend. I would go on to work on DxE’s press team and eventually for his Sim- ple Heart Initiative. I served as Wayne’s principal investigator in charge of exhibits and evidence in a trial in Sonoma County, Calif., for huge mass open rescues of chickens and ducks for which he served more than a month in jail. Both trials were depressingly consistent. The judge and prosecutors prevented nearly all of the evidence we pre- pared from being shown to the jury, calculating that when people see animals being harmed, they’ll support the people rescuing them. I’m hoping an upcoming trial in Dane County, Wisc., where Wayne and two other activists rescued beagles from Ridglan Farms, the second largest breeder of dogs for animal research, will have a different out - come; and I’ll reprise my role as his principal investigator. Hopefully this time we’ll be able to show the jury what’s being done to those dogs, so they may have an equally poignant epiphany as I did five years ago watching “Earthlings.” So where does this all leave us? It should leave us empowered. As individuals, we control what goes on our plates. We must take person- al responsibility for our own roles. We must educate ourselves. We must pressure these hypocritical politicians to take the issue seriously
and push systemic change. And we must support the brave activists who are putting their lives and freedom on the line to do what those authorities are too afraid to do. We must look in the eyes of an animal and see their lives have value simply because they are alive. And we must shift from focusing only on “sustainability” to solutions focused on protecting all those who are harmed by our crime of inaction. Additional Resources: ● Films: “Earthlings” (YouTube); “Dominion” (YouTube); “Cowspiracy” (Netflix); “What the Health” (Netflix); “Seaspi - racy” (Netflix); “You Are What You Eat” (Netflix); “The Game Changers” (Netflix); “Eating Our Way to Extinction” (Prime Video) ● Books: “Animal Liberation Now” by Peter Singer; “How to Argue With a Meat Eater (And Win Every Time)” by Ed Win - ters; “China Study” by Colin Campbell ● Free help: Challenge22.com, Veganuary.com ● Mobile app: “Happy Cow”, helps you find vegan food any - where in the world. Jeremy Loeb is chief of staff of the Simple Heart Initiative. He formerly worked at four NPR-affiliate radio stations across the Southeast. You can learn more at simpleheart.org, righttorescue.com and directactionevery - where.com. Cam MacQueen, MSW is creator and manager of the “Cultivating Com - passion” column. If you have column suggestions for 2024 election-related topics/contributors, please contact Cam. She can be reached at ncm.advoca - cy@gmail.com. Kindly put “Pathways” in the subject line.
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