Woman will go to trial for giving water to pigs

[Catherine]

This case could be a real test case. The reason why she gave the water will have to come out in court. They would have to verify the conditions in which  the pigs were shipped. This is not a matter of eating meat or not. The reporter is way off base. The real issue is responding to animal cruelty. If she had helped a dog in a locked car she would be a hero. She could even have broken the car window.  Instead she gave water.

It shouldn't matter what was going to happen to the pigs later. She was responding to what she saw at the time. It is well documented that many animals shipped to slaughter arrive dead from the conditions. This will have to come out in court.
By charging her, they will have put it on record as to  the conditions and consequences of shipping animals to slaughter.

They think they are punishing an animal rights activist, but they are really giving publicity to dirty secrets of the meat industry. Most people are not aware of how animals are treated. This will give much needed publicity about the issue.

It will be interesting to see how public opinion is changed by this.  I think many people will see the absurdity of charging her for giving water to thirsty pigs.  Under Canadian law she would have been better to kill the truck driver. She could then plea bargain and get a 5 year sentence, probably all of it served under house arrest.