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A woman who fed water to pigs on their way to slaughter could face up to 10 years in prison, after being charged with criminal mischief.

Anita Krajnc, 48, clashed with the driver of a vehicle carrying pigs to a pork processing plant in Toronto in June.

A video shows her saying, ‘If they are thirsty, give them water.’

The driver responds, ‘You know what? These are not humans, you dumb frickin’ broad.’


Kranj said after a pre-trial meeting this week: ‘It’s an outrage. It’s insane to charge somebody with criminal mischief for doing that.’

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Anita Krajnc gives water to an overheated pig on way to slaughter (Picture: Elli Garlin)

Anita is the co-founder of Toronto Pig Save, a vegan organisation which holds vigils for animals on their way to slaughter.



TPS activists regularly post videos to their Facebook recording the last moments of pigs, cows, goats and other farm animals.

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A pig en route to the slaughterhouse froths at the mouth from dehydration (Picture: Toronto Pig Save)

When the charges were announced, Anita said: ‘Offering water to a thirsty pig is an act of compassion.

‘It is not only a right, but a duty we all share. Causing the pigs to suffer in the first place is what is wrong.

‘I face these criminal charges with dignity, knowing that truth and justice are on my side.’

Anita’s video footage shows her approaching the stationary vehicle in Burlington, Vermont, to tip water into the mouths of a few pigs, before the driver approaches.

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Activists climb the trucks to give water to thirsty pigs on the upper levels last month (Picture: Toronto Pig Save)

But after seeing the footage, New York farmer-turned-vegan Bob Comis argued the pigs, who are gasping in the clip, were all exhibiting signs of ‘severe heat stress’ and needed help.

The TPS has inspired a wider movement in the US called Save which has successfully campaigned for several companies to stop selling eggs from battery-farmed chickens.

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