Anita Krajnc is and author and co-founder of Toronto Pig Save, an animal rights group founded in 2010.  Anita holds a PhD in Political Science from the University of Toronto (her doctoral thesis was based on the role of scientific knowledge and public education in building international environmental regimes) and she has been Assistant Professor at Queen’s University.

 

Anita has gained much of her recognition from the fallout of events that took place on June 23, 2015 – when Anita was charged with criminal mischief for giving water to pigs in a transport truck on its way to Fearman’s slaughterhouse (near Toronto, Canada) the day before … On September 9th she was charged with criminal mischief (again, for giving water to dehydrated pigs who had been abused, who were terrified, and who were about to be ruthlessly slaughtered) – a charge that carried the potential penalty of 10 years in prison … On October 14th Anita appeared in court and was read the charges against her, with the court telling her that under Canadian law pigs are considered personal property and can be transported without food and water for 36 hours.  Anita responded by stating that she would refuse to pay any fine and that she was willing to suffer imprisonment … Undaunted, Anita was released on bail and continued to protest the unfathomable cruelty that hundreds of thousands of young pigs endure both during and after their transport to slaughterhouses … On October 4th of the following year (2016), Anita was again arrested – this time on charges of obstructing the police – after a truck heading to a slaughterhouse overturned and a number of pigs (many of them injured) briefly gained their freedom.  Police at the scene had taped off the street to assist the slaughterhouse in capturing and “disposing of them” (i.e. murdering them, as they could no longer be “processed” by the slaughterhouse after the accident).  Anita ignored their instructions and tried to help the pigs anyway … Ultimately, her case came to trial, and – with much well-deserved fanfare – Anita was found not guilty on May 4th of 2017 … She continues to protest against animal abuse – and continues to show Kindness & Compassion to all animals in need – to this very day.

 

“Being active in the struggle against the extreme animal, environmental and human exploitation pockmarking the world, helps dissolve one’s depression. Change happens when we create grassroots, mass-based, democratic movements with shared leadership that show solidarity across species as well as across borders. Let’s keep building this global compassionate movement until it encompasses everyone!” ~ Anita Krajnc

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