The family of Regan Russell is calling for a coroner's inquest after she was killed outside a Burlington slaughterhouse last month. Russell, a Hamilton animal rights activist, was giving water to pigs crammed into a transport truck trailer headed into Fearman's Pork Inc. on June 19. pic.twitter.com/P7BMTHIWiu —@sunrise_ohioAnita Krajnc, founder of Toronto Pig Save, wants to see the opposite — a "Regan Bill of Animal Rights." Russell, 65, was a long-time animal rights activist who spoke on the subject at local schools. (Jonathan Castell/CBC)Her death has gained worldwide attention from animal rights activists, including actor Joaquin Phoenix.

Source: CBC News July 18, 2020 19:18 UTC