Regan Russell was killed after being struck by a pig transport truck when protesting Canadian legislation that prevents animal rights advocates from exposing the horrific treatment of farmed animals.
KIMIA AFSHAR MEHRABI: The truck driver who caused the death of 65-year-old animal rights activist Regan Russell in 2020 has pled guilty to careless driving. On June 19, 2020, Russell was present at a pig vigil hosted by advocacy group Toronto Pig Save to protest Bill 156, which has been criticized by animal activists for “hiding animal abuse” and preventing advocates from exposing “the horrific treatment of farmed animals”… Russell died after being struck by a pig transport truck operated by driver Andrew Blake outside of Sofina Foods Inc. subsidiary Fearmans Pork Inc. in Burlington, Ont…
According to Toronto Pig Save, Russell was a decades-long pioneer in Canadian animal rights activism, having peacefully campaigned for animal rights for over 40 years. “Regan was killed doing what she most cared about. The justice we want is more systemic changes, not just to punish the pig transport truck driver,” said Anita Krajnc, co-founder of Toronto Pig Save…
Blake was ordered to pay a $2,000 fine, attend 12 months probation, and not to operate a motor vehicle except for travel to and from work. The offence carries a fine of between $2,000 and $50,000, imprisonment for a term of up to two years, and suspension of a driver’s license or permit for up to five years…
Following the verdict outside the courthouse, Regan’s father, Bill Russell, said, “I think justice for Regan is going to have to be changed. I think it’s going to be justice by Regan with all the animal rights converts she’s made who haven’t known her and who are carrying her torch.” Vigils for Russell are to be held worldwide on Monday to honour her legacy. A campaign, titled Go Vegan for Regan, has also been set up in memory of her life and impact. SOURCE…
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