Activists Cited for Break-In, Attempted Pig Rescue at Farmer John Plant

Activists from groups such as LA Animal Save, Slaughter Free Los Angeles, and Direct Action Everywhere gathered to demonstrate outside the Farmer John slaughterhouse/packing plant in Vernon, an industrial city five miles south of downtown Los Angeles on Sept. 14, 2020. Frederic J. Brown/AFP via Getty Images

VERNON, Calif. (CNS)—Seven animal rights activists were cited for trespassing while trying to rescue a pig from the Farmer John slaughterhouse in Vernon, police said on Sept. 26.

Police received a call at about 4 a.m. on Sept. 25 from officials at Smithfield Foods—owner of Farmer John—to report that some trespassers were on the premises at 3049 E. Vernon Ave., according to Vernon Police Sgt. Daniel Onopa.