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DESCRIPTION:SONOMA COUNTY MARCH FOR ANIMALS 2019\n\nWHEN: Saturday, March 30, 2019 at 
 12:30 PM – 3:30 PM PDT\n\nPLACE: Old Courthouse Square in Downtown Santa 
 Rosa \nbetween 4th Street / Mendocino Ave / 3rd Street / Santa Rosa Ave, in 
 Santa Rosa 95404\n\nHOST: Direct Action Everywhere & others\n\nJoin 
 hundreds of animal lovers in Sonoma County for a peaceful, family-friendly 
 march and rally. Together, we will demand justice, compassion, and freedom 
 for all animals!\n\nRecently, repeated evidence of criminal animal cruelty 
 has been exposed at factory farms in Sonoma County. Now, the nonviolent 
 whistleblowers who exposed this cruelty are facing felony charges and years 
 in prison. It’s time that we come together to take action and show the 
 world that animal abuse and activist repression are not supported by the 
 public. \n\nLet's march for a world where all animals are treated with 
 respect, for their sake, for our sake, and for the planet's sake.\n\nWEAR: 
 Whatever you want! Because we are an above-ground organization, we do not 
 allow people to cover their faces during protests except for 
 religious/cultural reasons.\n\nACCESSIBILITY: This event will include 
 standing for 30-60 minutes followed by an approximately 2.0 mile march. The 
 route will be wheelchair accessible. If you have questions or need support 
 to attend this event, email 
 sfbay-protest@directactioneverywhere.com.\n\nWHO: Everyone is welcome!  
 Family friendly event.\n---\n\nABOUT THE CASE: \n\nSince 2014, 
 whistleblowers and investigators with the animal rights network Direct 
 Action Everywhere (DxE) have been documenting the conditions inside animal 
 agriculture facilities in Sonoma County. In every instance, investigators 
 have found criminal animal cruelty including violations of California Penal 
 Code Section (CPC) 597 (which prohibits subjecting any animals to 
 unnecessary suffering) and Proposition 2 (which prohibits intensive 
 confinement of egg-laying hens). \n\nThe footage taken inside these farms 
 show baby chicks who are so sick and injured they cannot stand to reach 
 food and water, hens who are trapped in wire cages for their entire lives, 
 and birds who are cannibalizing each other due to stress and confinement. 
 Investigators also found many dead animals inside barns, some of whom were 
 in such advanced stages of decomposition that necropsies could not even be 
 performed. Veterinarian reports confirm these findings and indicate that 
 there are animals on these farms that are too sick and injured to stand or 
 walk, have necrotic wounds, and are starving.\n\nThis information has been 
 brought to key stakeholders including the District Attorney Jill Ravitch, 
 the Sheriff’s Office, Sonoma County Animal Services, the California 
 Attorney General, and the California Department of Food and Agriculture. In 
 all instances, the whistleblowers have been either ignored or met with 
 inaction. There has been no accountability for the corporations and farms 
 engaged in criminal animal cruelty; instead, more than 75 activists have 
 been prosecuted for investigating the farms. The County has made a 
 concerted effort to take down DxE leadership, charging 6 Organizers, 
 including 4 of the 5 members of the elected Core team, with seven felonies 
 each. \n\nDespite repression, more and more activists are speaking up and 
 taking action for animals. They are demanding that government officials 
 commit to investigating animal abusing facilities and ending the 
 prosecution of nonviolent whistleblowers. \n\n---\n\nDirect Action 
 Everywhere (DxE) is a grassroots network of animal rights activists. 
 Through open rescue, demonstration, and disruption, we are creating a world 
 where every animal is safe, happy and free.\n\nDxE cultivates a welcoming 
 and supportive community. We ask that all those who attend our events 
 (online and offline) respect our Code of Conduct which can be reviewed at 
 dxe.io/conduct.\n\nTo learn about our vision, goals, strategy and more 
 check out the San Francisco Bay Area chapter Activist Handbook here: 
 https://dxe.io/sfbayhandbook\n\nIf you have any questions or concerns, 
 please email sfbay@directactioneverywhere.com.\n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2019/03/24/18822200.php
SUMMARY:Animal Rights: March & Rally for Animal Justice in Sonoma County 2019
LOCATION:Old Courthouse Square, between 4th Street / Mendocino Ave / 3rd Street / 
 Santa Rosa Ave, Santa Rosa, CA 95404
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2019/03/24/18822200.php
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