Direct Action Everywhere – DxE

UnchainedTV's Kale Krew star with UnchainedTV Founder/President Jane Velez-Mitchell
UnchainedTV’s Hit Series Kale Krew Renewed for Second Season

 As Americans embrace plant-based dishes as a solution to our twin health and climate crises, UnchainedTV’s hit TV series shows just how easy and delicious plant-based living is. New York, New York, December 5th, 2024 – Following the tremendous success of its first season, Kale Krew, the hit vegan lifestyle show, is back for an even bigger and more adventurous second season!

Animal Activists in Court Demand Special Prosecutor Investigate Beagle Facility

Wayne Hsiung and fellow animal rights activists argued in court for the appointment of a special prosecutor to investigate a Wisconsin beagle breeding facility, alleging animal cruelty Los Angeles, Nov 3rd, 2024 — A dramatic and sometimes shocking court hearing unfolded in Madison, Wisconsin, in late October, as famed Open Rescue leader and attorney Wayne Hsiung spearheaded efforts to have a special prosecutor appointed to investigate Ridglan Farms.

Hearing for the Wisconsin Beagles case
Animal Activists Press On Despite A Judge Ruling Against Them In Wisconsin’s Beagle Breeding Case

Animal activists shrug and press on after a legal setback as a judge blocks subpoenas that could have exposed critical evidence of alleged abuse at Wisconsin’s beagle breeding facility. Los Angeles, September 15, 2024 — In a controversial legal development, a Dane County, Wisconsin judge has ruled against animal rights activists in a case involving a Wisconsin facility that breeds thousands of beagles for laboratory experiments.

Beagle in Wisconsin breeding facility
All Charges Dropped in Beagle Open Rescue Case

All charges against all three defendants in the open rescue of three beagles from a laboratory dog breeding facility in Wisconsin were dropped days before the trial was set to begin. Los Angeles, March 14th, 2024 — It was a stunning eleventh hour reversal in a criminal case that stems all the way back to 2017.

Wayne Hsiung Appeals His Conviction for Open Rescues at Animal Factories

Wayne Hsiung was convicted and imprisoned for “conspiring” to rescue chickens and ducks from California animal factories. Now, he wants that conviction overturned. Los Angeles, California, January 18th, 2024 – Well-known animal rights leader and attorney Wayne Hsiung is appealing his conviction in a controversial animal rescue case that was extensively covered on UnchainedTV.

Wayne Hsiung and his dog companion Julie
Wayne Hsiung Sentenced to 90 Days in Jail in the Sonoma Open Rescue Trial

The animal rights activist Wayne Hsiung was sentenced to 90 days in jail and two years probation for three trespass-related convictions in the Sonoma Open Rescue Trial Los Angeles, December 1, 2023 — On November 30th, Wayne Hsiung, the attorney and co-founder of the animal rights organization Direct Action Everywhere (DxE), was sentenced to 90 days in jail and two-years probation in the Sonoma Open Rescue Trial involving mass actions to rescue suffering chickens and ducks from two animal factories.

Wayne Hsiung speaking to SxE supporters after a hearing of the trial
Wayne Hsiung Found GUILTY in the Sonoma Rescue Trial

The vegan activist Wayne Hsiung was found guilty of three charges of ‘trespass’ and ‘conspiracy to commit trespass’ in the Sonoma Rescue Trial, while the jury could not reach a unanimous verdict for a fourth charge. Los Angeles, November 3, 2023 — Wayne Hsiung, the attorney and co-founder of the animal rights organization Direct Action Everywhere (DxE), was found guilty of three of four charges in the Sonoma Rescue trial and immediately sent to jail with no bail.

Sonoma Rescue Trial Defense Can’t Show Animal Cruelty Video

The judge in the Sonoma rescue trial of animal rights activist Wayne Hsiung has ruled against allowing him to show videos of suffering ducks and chickens to the jury. Los Angeles, October 6th, 2023 — The attorney and animal rights activist Wayne Hsiung, co-founder of the animal rights group Direct Action Everywhere (DxE), will not be allowed to show the jury footage or even images of animals in distress, dying or dead, during his trial in Sonoma County.

Pig at Porgreg farm in Canada
UPDATE: 11 Activists Who Exposed Canadian Pig Farm Horrors Are Sentenced

11 activists, 10 Canadian women and one US non-binary person, convicted for entering a pig farm in Quebec to expose the animal cruelty there, were just sentenced Updated: Los Angeles, June 23rd, 2023 — Three years after a group of eleven activists entered a pig breeding facility in Quebec, Canada, and live-streamed the horrific conditions, they finally received their sentences.

Curtis Vollmar holding a placard in front of court
Utah Judge Convicts Vegan Activist Curtis Vollmar in Free Speech Case

Vegan activist Curtis Vollmar was found guilty of criminal trespass and disorderly conduct after leafleting at a park in Utah.  Los Angeles, April 28th, 2023 — Beaver County Judge Shadrach Bradshaw found Curtis Vollmar, a vegan activist from the animal rights organization Direct Action Everywhere (DxE), guilty of criminal trespass and disorderly conduct after he was confronted by police while leafleting about Smithfield Foods, at a park in Utah.