The Grumpy Vegan is greatly impressed with Patty Mark. She developed the strategy of open rescue whereby activists non-violently and openly enter factory farms to document the abuse of chickens. The evidence is presented to authorities who are urged to act. Go here to read more of her vital and unique. Here’s how Patty and her organization, Animal Liberation Victoria in Australia, describe their philosophy.
Open Rescue is based on giving aid, rescue and veterinary treatment to any animal known to be suffering and in pain, yet trapped in confined conditions where they have been neglected and/or abandoned to slowly die. The focus is primarily on factory farms, the largest area of animal abuse in the world. The immediate aim of open rescue is to save lives and secondly to document the cruel conditions forced upon literally billions of animals around the world.
Rescue workers openly identify themselves and work as professionally and diligently as their colleagues in other rescue areas such as fire fighters, state emergency services or ambulance personnel. Unfortunately, until the rights of non-human animals are universally accepted it is necessary to sometimes trespass to perform the life-saving rescue work.
Open Rescue is based on the moral premise that it is wrong to knowingly let any individual, regardless of their species, die an unnecessarily slow, agonizing and painful death. Rescue workers are bound by compassion, competence and a willingness to always help others in need.
Activists involved in open rescue identify themselves because they are prepared to stand strong in their actions and suffer any consequences that may occur due to possible trespass. This website however, is dedicated to any activist, anywhere, anytime, who, with or without a balaclava/disguise puts their own life at risk to save the life of another.
