Joaquin Phoenix skipped the SAGAwards night's other big party thrown by Netflix at Sunset Tower to head to Vernon, Calif., site of a local slaughterhouse, so he could join animal rights activists in comforting pigs on their way to the slaughter line
Still wearing his tuxedo, Phoenix then skipped the night's other big party thrown by Netflix at Sunset Tower to head to Vernon, Calif., site of a local slaughterhouse, so he could join animal rights activists in comforting pigs on their way to the slaughter line.
The group — organized by Los Angeles Animal Save — regularly holds vigils outside processing plant Farmer John, located at 3049 E. Vernon Ave. As trucks drove past carrying pigs, Phoenix and other activists provided water and support. According to a release obtained by The Hollywood Reporter on Monday, the "act of 'bearing witness' at peaceful vigils takes place worldwide through the Animal Save Movement’s global network of over 700 grassroots groups, of which L.A.
Phoenix, who keeps a relatively low-profile when it comes to the press, even at high-profile awards shows, did speak with CNN anchor-turned-animal rights activist Jane Velez-MItchell for her media platform. “Most people don’t really know of the torture and murder in the meat and dairy industry. I’ve seen it for what it is, so I have to be here,” Phoenix told Velez-Mitchell. “We have moral obligations to talk about it and expose it for what it really is.
It's not his first time at one of these vigils. Added Amy Jean Davis, founder of L.A. Animal Save: “Joaquin’s regular attendance at our vigils in L.A. has inspired activists both locally and globally. We are so grateful for his voice. All over the world, activists are bearing witness to animals bound for slaughter and waking up the world to their plight.”
Phoenix is a longtime vegan and animal rights activist who has used his clout to get awards shows like the recent
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