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Michelle Lomas's avatar

I can’t understand how poeple can be so cruel to the beagles, its a disgrace and it needs to end NOW

Diana van Eyk's avatar

How horrible!

Claire Paxton's avatar

Thank you Wayne for bringing these atrocities out into the light- public attention is the key to stopping this horrible cruelty!

Wayne's avatar

Very disturbing. However, Simple Hearts is an unrated charity.

Elsa's avatar

I cannot "like" this. The deliberate cruelty and, most of all, the suffering of the animals, is horrific. Thank you, all of you involved in this, for taking this on to end this horror, this horrific suffering.

Wayne Hsiung's avatar

Thank you for supporting. Hard to read or watch, but getting this info out is key. So please share.

Lisa N Mellinger's avatar

This crap needs to be stopped! Why can't they to experiments on death row murders instead?!!!!!

Wayne Hsiung's avatar

Btw, I appreciate the support and share your anger! Just think that the best model is one based on informed consent, not one where ANYONE is coerced into cruel abuses.

Wayne Hsiung's avatar

Sadly, many people on death row are just as innocent as the pups. One thing I've learned about the legal system is that those who are powerless (dogs are human beings) always get screwed. Many people on death row are just vulnerable, often mentally disabled people who were coerced into confession. In Chicago, Jon Birge did this sort of thing for years and was not caught for decades.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jon_Burge

Lisa N Mellinger's avatar

I know a few that are guilty, they can used

Wayne Hsiung's avatar

I hear you! My look from the inside of the system just makes me think we can never be sure. Just look at how the government lies about these poor pups! And so the best route is always nonviolence.

Anyways, thank you for your support, and yes, this NEEDS to be stopped.

Samuel Baca-Henry's avatar

How are we doing with the $380,000 crowdfunded thus far for the March and April activists' legal costs?

https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/donation-form/support-mass-nonviolent-action-to-rescue-the-ridglan-dogs

How much has been spent on their behalves so far?

How much remains?

How much more do you estimate is needed for their legal defenses?

Wayne Hsiung's avatar

Hi Samuel, here's an AI assisted financial transparency doc through July 8! At that point, we had spent 254,873.14 on three buckets: legal, comms and training. We also maintained a legal reserve that has now been significantly cut into, partly because the state unconstitutionally violated the defendants' speedy trial and due process rights in the last week. :(

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1c4oJEvQ55pUqYNXZWu9NLbl8oB9GjgKH/view?usp=sharing