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Abby Spiwak via Change.org
Taylor Radig was working as an undercover investigator at a cattle company that was abusing baby calves, and was unfairly charged with animal cruelty after exposing the mistreatment.
Sign my petition asking for the charge to be dropped.
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An undercover investigator named Taylor Radig worked at Quanah Cattle Company to document the violent abuse of baby calves, some of which were too young to have been taken away from their mothers. The cows are shown in the footage being dragged around by their ears, tossed onto their heads, and kicked until they cry.
Taylor helped document and report the abuses, leading to three of the workers being charged with animal cruelty. But then the sheriff charged her with a crime for simply witnessing and documenting this animal cruelty!
I started a petition on Change.org because I know other whistleblowers have have won campaigns against reporting factory farming abuse. Now I’m hoping I can help Taylor for her bravery. Click here to sign my petition asking for the charge against Taylor Radig to be dropped immediately.
Going undercover in factory farms and slaughterhouses is becoming more and more dangerous as states around the country start passing laws that make it illegal to film or photograph inside of them. That’s why it’s so important that people like Taylor aren’t punished for doing the right thing.
Animal welfare experts describe the footage from Quanah as unacceptable treatment and severe abuse. Without this evidence, baby cows would have continued to face violent beatings and cruel treatment without any recourse.
I believe that Taylor is being charged with animal cruelty as a way of intimidating other people who want to ensure humane conditions for livestock animals, even though she helped blow the whistle on these atrocious abuses. Pressuring the district attorney to drop the charges is important for whistleblowers like Taylor and for protecting farm animals everywhere.
Abby Spiwak Denver, CO
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crossing over or creative satire
Tyra Banks Models In Whiteface
September 10, 2013 | by Julie Gerstein |
• “America’s Next Top Model” HBIC Tyra Banks posed in whiteface for a new series of photos by photographer Udo Spreitzenbarth. The collection, titled simply 15 features Tyra as some of her fave icons, including Cindy Crawford, Linda Evangelista, Cara Delevingne, Lauren Hutton, Kate Moss, Brooke Shields, and Claudia Schiffer. To top off the collection, Tyra also poses as herself at age 15. And yeah, we’re not sure what that means, either. Worth noting: Only three of the 15 women Tyra emulates are women of color, which is kind of sad comment on the state of multicultural modeling. [Udo Photography]
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#GetCovered
President Obama: “What Drives Me”
Yesterday in Southeast Washington, DC, President Obama spoke about what he called the defining challenge of our time: reversing a decades-long slope toward growing inequality and a lack of upward mobility. It’s a trend that has jeopardized middle-class America’s basic bargain — the idea that if you work hard, you have a chance to get ahead.
Find out why we have to make our economy work for every working American.
It Shouldn’t Have Happened to Me, But It Did
Deputy Cabinet Secretary Michael Robertson discusses when doctors told him that he had stage IV colorectal cancer, and why the passing of the Affordable Care Act is personal to him.
White House Youth Summit: Making Sure People Have the Information They Need to #GetCovered
Yesterday, youth leaders from across the country gathered here for our White House Youth Summit. The Summit was made of up 160 of this country’s finest national and local leaders aged 18-35. Joined by White House and Administration staff, these millennial participants discussed issues important to their generation — especially spreading the word about the Affordable Care Act and organizing to get people enrolled in their respective communities.
People Don’t Hear These Stories Often Enough. Let’s Change That.
You’ve probably been hearing a lot about health reform and HealthCare.gov these past few months, check out some of our favorite enrollment stories.
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