08/26/2026
BREAKING: The judge in the Meyenberg goat rescue case reviewed the evidence of animal cruelty documented at Whole Foods-supplying Vera Goat Dairy and just ruled to reduce all four defendants’ felony charges to misdemeanors. Body cam footage revealed in discovery shows that from the beginning, law enforcement was determined to overcharge these rescuers. We’re grateful that the judge saw through it.
Thank you to our incredible attorneys with the Animal Activist Legal Defense Project, the Civil Liberties Defense Center, and local counsel.
Carla, Sally, Taj and Joe now face three misdemeanors: theft, conspiracy and trespass. These charges stem from their 2025 rescue of two emaciated goats from a Meyenberg factory farm that was piling up dead babies by the hundreds. We’re arguing that the factory farm is the true criminal, not the rescuers helping the animals they abuse.
Stay tuned for more updates.
