Co-founder of animal activist group Direct Action Everywhere (DxE) Wayne Hsiung was recently convicted of two counts of misdemeanor trespass and one count of felony conspiracy to trespass.
Hsiung led two protests in 2018 and 2019 that resulted in activists taking 70 chickens and ducks from two Sonoma County, CA, farms. Hsiung’s sentencing hearing is scheduled for Nov. 30 and he faces up to three-and-a-half years in prison. DxE activists plan to protest at the hearing, according to a Facebook event.
“We are outraged that animal rescuer Wayne Hsiung was cuffed and taken into custody after being convicted of felony conspiracy and two counts of misdemeanor trespass for helping animals facing criminal abuse,” the event description read.
