Early Monday morning The Rescue Service performed its fifteenth action. This time a total of 39 hens were liberated. Eight battery hens were liberated from Bohman’s Hen Farm Ltd., outside Jörn, and another 31 hens from a hen farm outside Östersund.
Åsa-Maja Augustsson from Umeå, and Niklas Svenlin from
Piteå are indicted for the liberation exactly one year after the
action.
Read the new press release
Read the original press release
Left, hens in "comfort cage" Right, hens in their new home
along with Niklas.
Åsa-Maja carries the liberated hens outside.
Read liberation stories by activists Åsa-Maja Augustsson and Niklas Svenlin, who liberated the eight hens in Jörn.
Look at pictures from the liberation in Östersund by activists Emma Skyllbäck and Monika Roos.
(all links are external with Swedish text only)
Article in Norrbottens-Kuriren - 2004-04-05
Article on the web page of Swedish Radio Jämtlands sida - 2004-04-05
Article on the web page of Swedish Public Broadcasting - 2004-04-05
Readers’
commentaries from Norra Västerbotten - 2004-04-05
Results from the vote in
Norra Västerbotten - 2004-04-06
Article in
Västerbottens Folkblad - 2004-04-06
Article in
Östersunds-Posten
Article in Piteå-Tidningen - 2004-04-05
Article in Piteå-Tidningen - 2005-03-31
Article in Piteå-Tidningen - 2005-04-19
The Rescue Service
c/o Westerberg
Språkgränd 41 3tr, SE-907 33 UMEÅ
SWEDEN
Pg: 112 98 26-2 (account for donations)
info@raddningstjansten.org
Contact: Åsa-Maja Augustsson
Phone: +46(0)709-695378
ACTION 18
Oct 21, 2007
20 hens rescued
ACTION 17
Nov 27, 2006
12 hens rescued
ACTION 16
May 2, 2004
120 hens rescued
ACTION 15
April 5, 2004
39 hens rescued
ACTION 14
April 27, 2003
Hatchery disarmed
ACTION 13
April 14, 2003
102 hens rescued
ACTION 12
October 11, 2002
0 hens rescued
ACTION 11
August 12, 2002
17 hens rescued
ACTION 10
June 2, 2002
38 hens rescued
ACTION 9
April 14, 2002
12 hens rescued
ACTION 8
March 27, 2002
16 hens rescued
ACTION 7
March 17, 2002
21 rabbits rescued
ACTION 6
Aug. 5, 2001
Abattoir disarmed
ACTION 5
Feb. 21, 2001
6 hens rescued
ACTION 4
Dec. 14, 2000
3 hens rescued
ACTION 3
Maj 7, 2000
36 hens rescued
ACTION 2
Feb. 15, 2000
5 hens rescued
ACTION 1
Oct. 28, 1999
24 hens rescued
LINKS