November 5, 2015 – A Toronto-based animal rights activists, Anita Krajnc is due in court this November for giving water to pigs on their water to the slaughter slab in Burlington, Ontario, Canada.
The activist according to CTN news made water available to the animals on roadway on a hot day in June, when a truck transporting the animals stopped at an intersection.
Footage of a camera by a bystander ‘shows a tense confrontation between Krajnc and Eric Van Hoekel, the pigs’ owner, as Krajnc tried to give the pigs water”, the newspaper said.
“There are not humans,” Van Hoekel yelled before threatening to call the police.
“Have some compassion,” Krajnc said in return. Van Hoekel filed a complaint with the police the following day and a charge was laid against Krajnc in October.
The Founder of Toronto Pig Save, aimed at protecting the animals, said a criminal charge will not stop her from giving the pigs a drink again.
“If you listen to your conscience, you know that a pig is like a dog,” Krajnc told CTV News. “They are living beings. They want to live and they have rights.”
On Wednesday, Krajnc and other members of Toronto Pig Save gathered outside the Milton, Ont., court house to protest the charge. Krajnc could be fined up to $5,000 if found guilty.
