39 hens liberated

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.
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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.

Media

(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

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