Uploaded December 2024 | Updated September 2026, 2 hours ago
Ask Whole Foods a question. Go to jail.
I asked Whole Foods where their “humanely-raised” turkey was coming from. And instead of answering the question, they falsely accused me of “threatening bodily injury” and tried to have me jailed. The reason, quite simply, is that the company lies. I have been inside their farms, and the conditions are far from humane.
But over the last few years, the company and its industry allies have sued me, threatened me, and placed me in jail. Now they are trying to bankrupt me, by seeking hundreds of thousands of dollars for rescuing two sick turkeys from one of their farms. And bizarrely, a California judge ruled against me to the tune of nearly $300,000… after forgetting that we did not have a trial. Not a joke.
On December 17, we will be appealing in court to appeal this judgment. Check the link simpleheart.org/diestelcourt to find out how you can stay involved as we argue for my constitutional right to a trial – and to ask questions of the most powerful corporations in the world. #RightToRescue
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The Simple Heart on Substack - Subscribe to Wayne Hsiung's newsletter to learn more about the #RightToRescue at https://simpleheart.org!
Ask Whole Foods a question. Go to jail.
I asked Whole Foods where their “humanely-raised” turkey was coming from. And instead of answering the question, they falsely accused me of “threatening bodily injury” and tried to have me jailed. The reason, quite simply, is that the company lies. I have been inside their farms, and the conditions are far from humane.
But over the last few years, the company and its industry allies have sued me, threatened me, and placed me in jail. Now they are trying to bankrupt me, by seeking hundreds of thousands of dollars for rescuing two sick turkeys from one of their farms. And bizarrely, a California judge ruled against me to the tune of nearly $300,000… after forgetting that we did not have a trial. Not a joke.
On December 17, we will be appealing in court to appeal this judgment. Check the link simpleheart.org/diestelcourt to find out how you can stay involved as we argue for my constitutional right to a trial – and to ask questions of the most powerful corporations in the world. #RightToRescue
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The Simple Heart on Substack - Subscribe to Wayne Hsiung's newsletter to learn more about the #RightToRescue at https://simpleheart.org!
