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December 7, 2021

Animal Rights Activist Convicted of Felonies for Rescuing Sick Baby Goat
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In North Carolina, an animal rights advocate has been convicted on
felony charges of burglary and larceny for removing a sick baby goat
from a goat meat farm. Wayne Hsiung was given a suspended sentence and
24 months probation.

The co-founder of the animal rights organization Direct Action
Everywhere was arrested in 2018 for taking the baby goat from the
Sospiro Goat Ranch in Pisgah Forest. Hsiung said the goat was suffering
from pneumonia and had lice. His action was broadcast on social media as
animal rights advocates often film these public animal rescues from
farms where the animals face cruel and unsafe conditions.


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