I went to jail yesterday in Wisconsin. I helped rescue 23 beagles in a large mass open rescue against a factory farm, Ridglan Farms, near Madison. We were trying to push the police to act on documented animal cruelty at Ridglan. Instead they arrested me and 26 other activists.
I think some altruists suffer from lack of moral courage. Especially those of us who work on tech: we often have lots of moral conviction, but are typically wealthy and aren’t usually risking much personally, and I think that’s a gap. I want to be asking more often, “how can we be more altruistic?” One answer is to challenge ourselves to do more and more courageous things.
If you’re in the DC area, I’ll be sharing more about my experience at Revolutionists’ Night, an animal welfare meetup, this Thursday. Reach out for an invite.
[Edited to add:] I believe there is a lawful basis for this action and I intend to fight any attempted prosecution in court! I’m not advocating any illegal activity, of course.
This is one of the most inspiring things I’ve read in months. Its such a good example to have someone with a illustrius tech background like you involved in a protest like this. It might jolt some into action or at least make us think a bit harder about whether we are really morally courageous enough to do the best that we can.
I went to jail yesterday in Wisconsin. I helped rescue 23 beagles in a large mass open rescue against a factory farm, Ridglan Farms, near Madison. We were trying to push the police to act on documented animal cruelty at Ridglan. Instead they arrested me and 26 other activists.
I wrote a blog post about why I did it.. Excerpt:
More info and stories from Wayne Hsiung: https://blog.simpleheart.org/p/im-in-jail-for-rescuing-dogs-its
If you’re in the DC area, I’ll be sharing more about my experience at Revolutionists’ Night, an animal welfare meetup, this Thursday. Reach out for an invite.
[Edited to add:] I believe there is a lawful basis for this action and I intend to fight any attempted prosecution in court! I’m not advocating any illegal activity, of course.
This is one of the most inspiring things I’ve read in months. Its such a good example to have someone with a illustrius tech background like you involved in a protest like this. It might jolt some into action or at least make us think a bit harder about whether we are really morally courageous enough to do the best that we can.