I Didn’t “Steal” Dogs. I Rescued Them. (with Jade Ara) (Ep.71)

The Simple Heart w/ Wayne Hsiung

People keep accusing me of stealing animals. I speak to Jade Ara of the Stop Yulin Podcast on why they’re wrong.

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Subscribe to Stop Yulin channel on YouTube:

https://www.youtube.com/@stopyulin8640

Also watch and like the original full episode on YouTube:

https://youtu.be/eRdnHSq597Y

Follow Jade:

https://www.facebook.com/jade.ara.12

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https://x.com/JadeAraa

https://www.threads.net/@jade_ara_stopyulin

https://www.youtube.com/@jadex38

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The Simple Heart on Substack - Subscribe to Wayne Hsiung's newsletter to learn more about the #RightToRescue at https://www.simpleheart.org!

To find out how you can help the dogs at Ridglan Farms, join the Open Rescue Advocates Meeting on January 12th at 4pmPT/7pmET in San Francisco or on online:

https://www.simpleheart.org/ora

Follow Wayne on YouTube:

https://www.youtube.com/@WayneHsiung_

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Chapters:

Chapter 1) 00:00-1:06 Wayne’s intro on joining the Stop Yulin Podcast

Chapter 2) 1:07-1:14 Stop Yulin intro (Also watch the original episode with the full intro and outro & subscribe, links above)

Chapter 3) 1:15-18:46 Introducing Wayne - his activism, family history, and childhood

Chapter 4) 18:47-33:40 When Wayne found out about the Yulin Dog Meat Festival, Wayne’s first dog named Vivian, & on learning why and how to do investigations and rescues

Chapter 5) 33:41-39:31 On getting involved in the Yulin campaign & on the 2016 investigation and dog rescue in Yulin

Chapter 6) 39:32-42:45 2017 interview of Julianne Perry on the 2016 investigation and rescue of her dog named Pao

Chapter 7) 42:46-51:43 (continued) on 2016 investigation & dog rescue in Yulin

Chapter 8) 51:44-1:00:38 Dog meat trade and farms in different countries, on rescuing Oliver and two other dogs, & on being caught at a dog meat slaughterhouse

Chapter 9) 1:00:39-1:10:28 How they got the dogs out of Yulin & on activist Marc Ching

Chapter 10) 1:10:29-1:23:34 The victory in South Korea, on the progress of social change & on infighting in the animal rights movement

Chapter 11) 1:23:35-1:36:05 On Direct Action Everywhere (DxE), on the law, & on why Wayne went to jail in 2023 for the animals

Chapter 12) 1:36:06-1:48:36 On the Ridglan Beagle Rescue Trial and the petition for a Special Prosecutor to investigate Ridglan Farms (please note: this episode was recorded before the petition was granted), on Wayne’s nonprofit The SimpleHeart Initiative, on stepping down as leader organizer of DxE, on the victories in the Smithfield and Foster Farms Trials, on strategy and goals of animal rights movement, & follow Wayne on Substack and YouTube, links above

Chapter 13) 1:48:37-1:49:01 Stop Yulin outro video - Subscribe to the channel, link above

Chapter 14) 1:49:02-1:49:18 Wayne’s outro video - Thank you for watching! Please Subscribe. Acknowledgments to the Podcast Team: Joe Allman, Adam Durand, & Chloe Leffakis

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Links:

“The Dog I Took a Beating For” by Wayne Hsiung

https://medium.com/direct-action-everywhere-dxe/the-dog-i-took-a-beating-for-e24fdbb3ed7f

The Albany Movement:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albany_Movement

The Birmingham Campaign:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birmingham_campaign

Letter from a Birmingham Jail:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Letter_from_Birmingham_Jail

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