Meet Open Rescue, a small group of determined young New Zealanders on a quest to put a stop to factory farms.
Since 2006, Open Rescue members have been filming themselves raiding factory farms in secret, their identities hidden, and making off with animals. It’s only now, as they mount a renewed campaign against battery egg farming, that they have decided to show the full extent of their often illegal activities – and front up without fear.
“Over the years we have rescued thousands of chickens, I couldn’t give you an exact figure, perhaps two or three thousand,” says one member.
But as 60 Minutes discovers, with major consequences if convicted, their missions often require military-style precision.
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