Open Rescue Trial

Open Rescue Trial

Did these two women steal two chickens from a slaughter truck... or did they rescue the chickens? Direct Action Everywhere is an animal activist organization that is determined to establish the right to rescue animals, including factory farmed animals like chickens, from situations where they are suffering. By allowing themselves to be videotaped in the act, these two women engaged in what they call "open rescue." This series of videos is UnchainedTV's LIVE expert panel coverage of this groundbreaking trial from the first day through the dramatic conclusion as the jury rendered its verdict and the animal activists took to the streets, All of this was happening in a rural, agricultural part of California. What will the jury decide? Watch and find out.

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Open Rescue Trial
  • The Open Rescue Trial

    UnchainedTV was LIVE with expert panel coverage for this entire, historic trial that has helped to establish a legal right to rescue suffering animals, including factory farmed animals. This is a big step in the long road to getting animals some kind of legal standing in America's court system. S...

  • DAY 3 - Baywatch Actress on Trial for Chicken Rescue

    Are chickens legally things... or are they living, breathing beings deserving of rescue if they are suffering? This is at the heart of this groundbreaking trial. Alexandra Paul, famous for starring in Baywatch and 100 other films and TV shows, could go to jail for 6 months, along with her co-defe...

  • Day 4 - Baywatch Chicken Trial

    This courtroom battle is so fierce that it's taken 4 days so far and they still have not agreed on a jury, What might appear to be a petty theft case is really an epic crusade for "open rescue." Baywatch actress Alexandra Paul and her co-defendant, Alicia Santurio, rescued two sick chickens off o...

  • Chicken Rescue Trial: Opening Statements!

    Baywatch actress Alexandra Paul and her co-defendant Alicia Santurio could go to jail for 6 months each for rescuing 2 chickens off of a slaughter truck. The women says they did not steal. Instead, they rescued 2 sick chickens who were headed for a torturous death. What will the mostly female jur...

  • Baywatch Actress Takes the Stand!

    Alexandra Paul is set to tell her story on the witness stand. The Baywatch actress has been in more than 100 movies & TV shows. But, she says, what she's most proud of is rescuing suffering farmed animals from the horrors of industrialized animal agriculture. Now, she's on trial for rescuing a si...

  • Will The Jury Convict or Acquit Baywatch Actress?

    Baywatch actress Alesandra Paul took the stand and explained why she has risked jail to rescue, along with a co-defendant, 2 sick chickens from a slaughter truck. And, how sick were those chickens and with what illness? Bombshell testimony for a veterinarian in court. As the case heads to the jur...

  • Waiting as the Jury Deliberates!

    Baywatch actress Alexandra Paul and co-defendant Alicia Santurio rescued two very sick chickens off of a slaughter truck. Did the jury ask themselves, why is the government spending many thousands of our tax dollars on a misdemeanor theft case? Are prosecutors working for Big Ag or the people? Fi...

  • The Jury has a Verdict... At the End!

    This trial day is a rollercoaster of emotion and anxiety! But, the verdict FINALLY COMES IN! You won't believe what happens next.