demonstrator whose stunt was thwarted Has been identified as an animal rights activist of the group Direct Action Everywhere by Los Angeles Rams players during a “Monday Night Football” game against the San Francisco 49ers.
The man ran onto the field holding a glow of pink smoke during the second quarter at Levi’s Stadium, where his mad dash came to a grinding halt when Rams defenders Bobby Wagner and Tak McKinley slammed him to the ground.
After this the security personnel caught hold of the interloper and caught him.
Direct Action Everywhere identified the man and his alleged accomplice Bay Area residents Alex Taylor, who was turned away, and Allison Flutie—both wearing “RightToRescue.com” T-shirts.
The grassroots organization said the stunt was done to draw attention to the lawsuit of two of its members, who allegedly broke into a Utah pig farm five years ago and stole a pair of piglets.
“Paul Darwin Picklesimer and Wayne Seung rescued two sick piglets from Circle Four and documented dead and diseased pigs and injured adult pigs physically incapacitated in their mother’s feces,” the group said in a news release.
Of the five activists charged in the 2017 incident, three pleaded, while Picklesimer and Hsung faced third-degree felony charges of burglary and misdemeanor charges of theft. His trial began on Monday.
Referring to the owner of Circle Four Farms, Taylor said in the release, “Smithfield will do anything to hide their abuses from the public because they know that if people saw what was happening inside the factory farms, they would will be terrified.”
“They are going to great lengths to put two of my friends in jail for years for checking their fields and saving sick and dying pigs,” he said.
“I took action to raise awareness about the Smithfield trial,” the activist said.
Direct Action Everywhere said a similar protest was held during the season-opening Bills-Rames game last month, when two activists also ran into the field.
“One of the women, Emek Echo, suffered a serious head injury during handling, which she says left her dazed and unable to stand to safety,” the group said.
According to the rights group, Taylor and Flutie have been cited for the “Monday Night Football” stunt.
The post has reached out to Smithfield Foods for comment.