Attorney, activist, and Direct Action Everywhere founder Wayne Hsiung talks to a sheriff at Reichardt Duck Farm in Sonoma County, Calif., in June 2019. (edited)

Animal Rights Activist Convicted of Felony for Rescuing Sick Chickens

The conspiracy charges against DxE’s Wayne Hsiung marked a troubling shift — and an overreach — by prosecutors in animal rights cases.

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