Article Commentary "Paul and I wanted a jury - and the public - to wrestle with the moral implications of how living beings end up in grocery stores as packages of meat." Wayne Hsiung is co-founder of Direct Action Everywhere, an animal activism organization headquartered in Berkeley, California. In the following viewpoint, Hsiung argues that his acquittal by a Utah jury on felony burglary and theft charges highlights growing unease with factory farming practices. The author discusses the incident, during which he and fellow animal activists rescued two injured piglets from a factory farm. Hsiung asserts that both piglets, who would likely have been killed and tossed into a landfill, were instead nursed back to health and now live together in a sanctuary. The author acknowledges he was technically guilty of theft, but he suggests jurors were swaved to acquit by his closing statement, in which he contended that a not-guilty verdict would encourage corporations to treat animals more comp As you read, consider the following questions: 1. Why do you think the author highlights the fact that the prosecutor compared the injured piglets to dented cans in a grocery store? 2. How does the author use "ag gag" laws to support the contention that the agricultural industry has significant political power? Do you find it effective? 3. Do you think that confinement practices in factory farms should be banned throughout the United States? Explain your reasoning.
Article Commentary "Paul and I wanted a jury - and the public - to wrestle with the moral implications of how living beings end up in grocery stores as packages of meat." Wayne Hsiung is co-founder of Direct Action Everywhere, an animal activism organization headquartered in Berkeley, California. In the following viewpoint, Hsiung argues that his acquittal by a Utah jury on felony burglary and theft charges highlights growing unease with factory farming practices. The author discusses the incident, during which he and fellow animal activists rescued two injured piglets from a factory farm. Hsiung asserts that both piglets, who would likely have been killed and tossed into a landfill, were instead nursed back to health and now live together in a sanctuary. The author acknowledges he was technically guilty of theft, but he suggests jurors were swaved to acquit by his closing statement, in which he contended that a not-guilty verdict would encourage corporations to treat animals more comp As you read, consider the following questions: 1. Why do you think the author highlights the fact that the prosecutor compared the injured piglets to dented cans in a grocery store? 2. How does the author use "ag gag" laws to support the contention that the agricultural industry has significant political power? Do you find it effective? 3. Do you think that confinement practices in factory farms should be banned throughout the United States? Explain your reasoning.
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