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MAY 2024

May 31, 2024: Kelowna Animal Rights Activists Make Last Pitch to Avoid Prison (Castanet)

May 31, 2024: Animal Advocates Appeal Jail Sentences for Exposing Animal Cruelty (Animal Justice)

May 31, 2024: Court Hears Sentencing Appeal for 2 Abbotsford Hog-Farm Protesters (Abbotsford News)

May 31, 2024: B.C. Animal Rights Activists Make Last Pitch to Avoid Prison for Mischief on Abbotsford Hog Farm (Vancouver Is Awesome)

May 27, 2024: Two Abbotsford Hog-Farm Protesters to Appeal Sentence (Abbotsford News)

JANUARY 2024

January 18, 2024: BC Court of Appeal Upholds the Convictions of Two Vegan Activists in the Excelsior Hog Farm Case (Vegan FTA)

January 16, 2024: Canadian Court Upholds Convictions for Animal Rights Activists (One Green Planet)

January 13, 2024: B.C.’s Highest Court Dismisses Hog Farm Protesters’ Appeal (iHeart Radio)

January 13, 2024: B.C.’s Highest Court Dismisses Hog Farm Protester’s Appeal (CTV News)

January 12, 2024: Guilty Verdicts Stand For 2 Abbotsford Hog-Farm Protesters (Abbotsford News)

January 12, 2024: B.C. Hog Farm Protesters’ B&E, Mischief Appeal Dismissed (Pique News Magazine)

January 12, 2024: B.C. Court of Appeal Upholds Convictions of Animal Rights Activists (BNN Breaking)

January 12, 2024: Justice Denied: Conviction Upheld for Excelsior Farm Sit-In (Animal Justice)

January 12, 2024: B.C. Hog Farm Protesters’ B&E, Mischief Appeal Dismissed (Delta Optimist)

DECEMBER 2023

December 9, 2023: New Expose of Pigs’ Abuse at Excelsior Hog Farm in BC, Canada (Vegan FTA)

December 31, 2023: Nueva denuncia del maltrato de cerdos en la granja porcina Excelsior Hog Farm de la Columbia Británica Canadá (Vegan FTA)

NOVEMBER 2023

November 25, 2023: BC Pig Farm Accused of Cruelty—Again (Vancouver Humane Society)

November 24, 2023: What Wayne Hsiung, Mercy for Animals, & Others did for Thanksgiving (Animals 24/7)

November 23, 2023: B.C. Appeal Court Hears Abbotsford Hog Farm Protesters’ Case (Vancouver Is Awesome)

November 23, 2023: Awaiting Decision on Appeal For Re-Trial of Convicted B.C. Hog Farm Activists (Victoria News)

November 22, 2023: ‘Trial Judge Erred’: Convicted B.C. Hog Farm Activists Appeal Decision (Surrey Now-Leader)

November 22, 2023: Widespread Biosecurity Risks at Excelsior Pig Farm in British Columbia (Animal Justice)

November 20, 2023: ‘Ongoing Suffering’: Group Calls for Cameras in Barns to Protect Farm Animals (National Observer)

November 17, 2023: B.C. Hog Farm Accused of Animal Cruelty After New Video Released (CTV News)

November 17, 2023: Animal Abuse Footage From Abbotsford Hog Farm Said to be Among Worst in Canada (Daily Hive)

November 16, 2023: Abbotsford Hog Farm Faces More Animal-Cruelty Allegations (Abbotsford News)

November 16, 2023: ‘Abused, Injured and Rotting’: B.C. Hog Farm Faced Renewed Cruelty Claims (Vancouver Is Awesome)

November 16, 2023: Fraser Valley Hog Farm Faces Renewed Cruelty Claims (Castanet)

November 16, 2023: New Complaint of Alleged Animal Cruelty On Excelsior Hog Farm Received by BC SPCA (BC SPCA)

November 16, 2023: Exposed Again: Abused, Injured, & Rotting Pigs at BC Farm (Animal Justice)

November 2, 2023: Biosecurity Bill’s Jurisdiction Questioned (Farmtario)

November 2, 2023: The Catch-22 On Animal Activism (Manitoba Co-Operator)

OCTOBER 2023

October 23, 2023: B.C. Animal Rights Activists Disrupt SPCA Fundraiser (Vancouver Is Awesome)

JULY 2023

July 9, 2023: Activist Calls For CCTV Systems in B.C. Farm Animal Barns (Vancouver Is Awesome)

JUNE 2023

June 14, 2023: New Bill Would Silence Those Who Shed Light On Animal Cruelty (Vancouver Humane Society)

MAY 2023

May 11, 2023: Convicted Animal Rights Activists in British Columbia Appeal Their Jail Sentences (Vegan FTA)

May 1, 2023: B.C. Animal Rights Activists Appeal Convictions, Jail Sentences (Vancouver Is Awesome)

May 1, 2023: Abbotsford Hog-Farm Protesters Appeal Break-and-Enter Convictions (Abbotsford News)

May 1, 2023: Kelowna-Based Animal Rights Activists Appeal Convictions, Jail Sentences (Castanet)

May 1, 2023: The Timeline of the Animal Rights Movement: Part Two (Ethical Globe)

May 1, 2023: Abbotsford Hog Farm Protesters Appeal Convictions (Clearwater Times)

May 1, 2023: Animal Activists Appeal Break-and-Enter, Mischief Convictions and 30-Day Jail Sentences for Exposing Animal Cruelty at Excelsior Hog Farm (Press Release)

APRIL 2023

April 28, 2023: BC Animal Advocates Appeal Jail Sentence for Excelsior Pig Farm Exposé (Animal Justice)

JANUARY 2023

January 6, 2023: Israeli Police Response to Animal Rights a Start Contrast to That of B.C. Police (Kelowna Capital News)

NOVEMBER 2022

November 3, 2022: Canadian Activists Sentenced for Exposing Animal Cruelty (Mercy for Animals)

OCTOBER 2022

October 27, 2022: Canada is Falling Behind Other Countries in the Treatment of Farmed Animals (The Globe And Mail)

October 27, 2022: Two Recent Court Cases Shift the Future of the Animal Rights Movement (Sentient Media)

October 20, 2022: Two Abbotsford Hog-Farm Protesters Appeal Their Convictions (Today in BC)

October 18, 2022: Guilty of Compassion: Canadian Advocates Sentenced To Jail For Exposing Animal Cruelty (Medium)

October 16, 2022: Animal Activists Disrupted BCSPCA Gala, Demanding it Steps Down From Animal Law Enforcement on Farms (Canada News Media)

October 16, 2022: Activists Disrupt BC SPCA Gala (CTV News)

October 13, 2022: Animal Rights Activists Sentenced to Time in Jail for 2019 Protest at B.C. Hog Farm (CBC News)

October 13, 2022: Exposing Animal Abuse May Land Canadian Farm Activists in Jail (Mother Jones)

October 13, 2022: 2 Animal Rights Activists Sentenced to Prison For Peaceful Occupation of Pig Factory (VGT Austria)

October 13, 2022: Excelsior Hog Farm Protest Leaders Soranno & Schafer Get 30 Days Each (Animals 24/7 News)

October 12, 2022: Amy & Nick’s Sentencing:

October 11, 2022: Animal Rights Activists Are Escalating Tactics To Expose ‘Systemic Abuse’ In Factory Farms. Has it backfired? (National Observer)

October 11, 2022: Two Animal Rights Activists Await Wednesday Sentencing (Unicorn Riot)

October 11, 2022: Animal Activists Await Sentencing (Canada Today)

October 9, 2022: British Columbia Verdict Pending (Animals 24/7 News)

SEPTEMBER 2022

September 27, 2022: Can the Ham! Pro-Vegan PETA Spot Hits Airwaves Ahead of Thanksgiving (PETA)

AUGUST 2022

August 8, 2022: Sentencing Hearing August 26 for Activists Convicted of Indictable Offences for Exposing Animal Cruelty at Excelsior Hog Farm in 2019 (Press Release)

August 10, 2022: Increases Repression Against The Animal Rights Movement (Nietzsche's Horse)

August 10, 2022: Sentencing Hearing for Activists Convicted for Exposing Animal Cruelty at Excelsior Hog Farm (Canada News Media)

August 22, 2022: Disobeying Unjust Laws (A Kynd Life Podcast)

August 26, 2022: Amy & Nick’s Sentencing Hearing:

August 29, 2022: Activists Protest the Ministry of Agriculture in Light of Excelsior Hog Farm Case (DxE Vancouver Island)

JULY 2022

July 1, 2022: The Trial of Fighting for Justice for Animals, with the #Excelsior4 and PETA’s Ingrid Newkirk (Animal Voices Radio)

July 8, 2022: Jury Deliberations Began Friday in the Excelsior Hog Farm Animal Rights Trial (Unicorn Riot)

July 9, 2022: Jury Deciding Fate of B.C. Animal Rights Activists After Hog Farm Protest (CTV News)

July 9, 2022: Two B.C. Animal Rights Activists Convicted For Roles in Hog Farm Protest (CTV News)

July 9, 2022: Two Convicted For Roles in Abbotsford Hog Farm Protest (Abbotsford News)

July 9, 2022: Animal Rights Activists Convicted For Hog Farm Protest (iHeart Radio)

July 10, 2022: Two Animal Activists Convicted For Hog Farm Protest (Bay St. Post)

July 11, 2022: Jury Convicted Two Activists of Break-and-Enter and Mischief, Acquitted a Third, for Their Role in Exposing Animal Cruelty (Canada News Media)

July 11, 2022: No Justice for Pigs: Two Animal Advocates Convicted in Excelsior 4 Jury Trial (Animal Justice)

July 11, 2022: Closing Arguments in Jury Trial Against Three Activists Who Exposed Animal Cruelty at Excelsior Hog Farm (Canada News Media)

July 12, 2022: Two Animal Rights Activists Found Guilty, Face Sentencing of up to 10 Years (Unicorn Riot)

July 13, 2022: Hog Farm Invaders Convicted (Country Life in BC)

July 22, 2022: Animal Welfare Trial in Canada: Imprisonment for Occupying an Animal Factory (Tierrechtsradio)

July 22, 2022: Highway and Newspaper Appeals Champion Whistleblowers Who Exposed Cruel Farm (PETA Press Release)

JUNE 2022

June 10, 2022: Three Animal Rights Advocates Face Trial Over 2019 Hog Farm Occupation (Unicorn Riot, video)

June 24, 2022: Kelowna Animal Rights Activist Among 3 Faced with Jury Trial (Castanet)

June 24, 2022: Abbotsford Hog Farm Protestors Going to Trial on Monday (The Abbotsford News)

June 24, 2022: Meet 3 Animal Activists Facing Years in Jail after Exposing Pigs Suffering! (Unchained TV)

June 24, 2022: Encore Show: The Excelsior 4 Trial Starts Next week ~ Exclusive on Pre-Trial (Animal Voices Radio)

June 26, 2022: Freedom of Species (3CR Community Radio)

June 26, 2022: EXCELSIOR 4 (YouTube: Vegan Diye Biri)

June 27, 2022: Four-Week Trial Begins for Abbotsford, B.C. Hog Farm Protesters (Global News)

June 27, 2022: Animal Activists Plead Not Guilty As Jury Trial Begins on Mischief, Break-and-Enter Charges (CTV News)

June 27, 2022: Crown Says 3 Accused Placed Hidden Cameras on Abbotsford Hog Farm Weeks Before Protest (The Abbotsford News)

June 27, 2022: Opinion: "No Justice" For Those Who Exposed Animal Cruelty at Abbotsford Hog Farm (Daily Hive News)

June 27, 2022: Animal Activists Plead Not Guilty as Jury Trial Begins (iHeart Radio)

June 27, 2022: Trial Begins For Abbotsford, BC Hog Farm Protesters (C-Fox)

June 27, 2022: Abbotsford Trial Pits Activists Against Hog Farm, the Police, and the BCSPCA (Global News)

June 27, 2022: 4 Week Trial for 3 Canadian Animal Activists Begins Today (Unchained TV)

June 29, 2022: Abbotsford Farmer Says 2019 Protest at Hog Farm Was ‘Hard to Deal With’ (Blackpress Media)

MAY 2022

May 2, 2022: Crown Drops Charges Against Activist Who Blew the Whistle on Animal Cruelty at Excelsior Hog Farm (Press Release)

May 2, 2022: Caught-On-Camera Pig Farm Case: Charges Stayed Against B.C. Activist (CTV News)

May 2, 2022: Crown Drops Charges On One of Four Abbotsford Hog Protestors (The Abbotsford News)

May 2, 2022: Criminal Charges Dropped Against One Abbotsford Hog-Farm Activist (Castanet)

May 2, 2022: Pig Farm Case: Charges Stayed Against BC Activist (iHeartRadio)

May 2, 2022: Excelsior 4 Now Three–Charges Dropped For One of the Abbotsford Hog Farm Protesters–Trial Start June 27 (Fraser Valley News)

APRIL 2022

April 1, 2022: Activists Protest Inside B.C. SPCA Office, Demand Changes to Animal Cruelty Investigations (CTV News)

April 1, 2022: Animal Activists Occupied the B.C. SPCA's Head Office, Calling For Changes to Cruelty Investigations (iHeart Radio)

April 4, 2022: Activists Arrested After “Sit-in” at SPCA Headquarters, Demand Adequate Enforcement at Factory Farms (Fraser Valley News)

April 5, 2022: Activists Launch Sit-In At BCSPCA, Calling Attention to Inadequate Enforcement of Animal Cruelty Laws (Canada News Media)

April 5, 2022: Fundraiser Launched to Cover Legal Fees for Protesters Charged In BC Farm Occupation (Daily Hive News)

April 8, 2022: A Fortnight of Pre-trial for the Excelsior 4 Activists, plus BSPCA Denies Request for a Peaceful Conversation (Animal Voices Radio)

April 11, 2022: Officials Attempt to Convict Activists Over Excelsior Hog Farm Disruption (PETA)

MARCH 2022

March 4, 2022: #TheExcelsior4 Attend Court Ahead of Pre-Trial Hearing Beginning This Month (The Brooks Institute)

March 22, 2022: Activists Who Exposed Animal Cruelty at Excelsior Hog Farm in Abbotsford Begin Pretrial Hearing on March 28 (Press Release)

March 23, 2022: Abbotsford hog-farm protestors’ pretrial begins on Monday (The Abbotsford News)

March 27, 2022: Pretrial for “Excelsior 4”, Protesters on Abbotsford Hog Farm Starts Monday March 28 (Fraser Valley News)

March 28, 2022: Pre-Trial for the Excelsior 4.

March 30, 2022: Abbotsford Hog-Farm Protestors Launch GoFundMe for Legal Fees (The Progress)

AUGUST 2021

August 4, 2021: Amid suspicions over animal welfare, BC SPCA points to gaps in accountability (The Abbotsford News)

August 5, 2021: BCSPCA Admits It's Unfit to Enforce Animal Cruelty at Factory Farms in BC, According to Newly Disclosed Documents (Press Release)

August 9, 2021: Trial Dates Set for the Excelsior 4.

APRIL 2021

April 5, 2021: Animal Activist facing 21 Charges for peaceful action at Excelsior Hog Farm in BC (Plant Powered Radio)

DECEMBER 2020

December 17, 2020: PETA Launches Full-Page Appeal to Consumers: Let Peace Begin on Your Plate (PETA)

NOVEMBER 2020

November 2, 2020: Second court hearing, Excelsior 4 plead ‘not guilty.’

November 7, 2020: Roy interviewed on Animal Voices Radio.

OCTOBER 2020

October 1, 2020: Factory Farm Investigators Face Off With Unlikely Rival (Sentient Media)

October 25, 2020: Who Watches the Watchmen? It is time to rethink animal law enforcement in B.C. (Animal Protection Party of Canada)

SEPTEMBER 2020

September 3, 2020: First court hearing.

September 11, 2020: Amy interviewed on Animal Voices Radio.

AUGUST 2020

August 7, 2020: Excelsior 4 charges announced.

August 14, 2020: Amy interviewed about their charges.

JUNE 2020

June 25, 2020: Amy gives a lecture at UBC

June 26, 2020: Amy interviewed by Sentient Media

MAY 2020

May 15, 2020: Amy interviewed on Liberation Hour Radio (Vancouver Co-op Radio)

FEBRUARY 2020

February 28, 2020: Amy presents a talk at the Animal Liberation Conference in Toronto

OCTOBER 2019

October 30, 2019: BC Agriculture Council and government team up to take action against animal activists following ‘Meat the Victims.’

October 31, 2019: Cracking down on farm trespassers (Farms.com)

AUGUST 2019

August 7, 2019: Amy speaks at the Victoria VegFest

August 12, 2019: The BCSPCA reopens Excelsior’s case after hidden camera footage was submitted.

August 14, 2019: BC SPCA to reopen review into cruelty charges for Abbotsford pig farm (Daily Hive News)

August 16, 2019:

August 17, 2019: Langley Ribfest met with protesters (The Abbotsford News)

JULY 2019

July 15, 2019: ‘I’m ME, Not MEAT’ Bus Ads Up After Video Shows Dying Pigs at Excelsior Hog Farm (PETA)

July 17, 2019: PETA Hits Back As Excelsior Hog Farm Dodges Charges (PETA)

MAY 2019

May 2, 2019:

May 4, 2019: Unprecedented Animal Rights Protest at Pig Farm (Sentient Media)

May 12, 2019: Testing the Line: As Animal Rights Activists Push Legal Boundaries, Canada Considers What Makes a Terrorist (The Intercept)

May 16, 2019: Fifty activists occupy B.C. hog barn (The Western Producer)

May 24, 2019:

May 29, 2019:

May 31, 2019:

APRIL 2019

April 1, 2019: Fraser Valley hog farm targeted by hidden cameras (Vancouver Sun)

April 2, 2019: Hidden cameras discovered on Abbotsford pig farm (The Abbotsford News)

April 23, 2019: Misery and Slow Death for Pigs Crated in Filthy Factory in British Columbia (PETA)

April 23, 2019:

April 24, 2019:

April 24, 2019:

April 24, 2019:

April 24, 2019: Excelsior Hog Farm sends their pigs to Johnston's slaughterhouse, which claims to work only with suppliers raising pigs under a "clear standard of care" and according to "best treatment practices."

April 25, 2019:

April 28, 2019: 200 activists descend on Excelsior Hog Farm for the ‘Meat the Victims’ event, sparked by release of the PETA video.

April 29, 2019: Sgt. Judy Bird said the Abbotsford PD will be recommending charges against Amy. Police continue to investigate.

April 30, 2019: Meat The Victims animal rights group invade Abbotsford farm (The Abbotsford News)

MARCH 2019

March 22, 2019: Workers discover hidden cameras at Excelsior Hog Farm.