Every Monday, Mark Powell drives to the Burlington, Ont., pork plant where his wife died to give water to pigs on their way to slaughter.
It's what Regan Russelldid every week, until one day in June 2020 when a transport truck driver drove over her and killed her.
“Given that this matter is currently before the courts, we are not able to make a comment at this time other than to say that the allegations contained in the statement of claim against Sofina are unproven and Sofina will vigorously defend this matter,” Sofina said in an email.Russell, a 65-year-old activist, was demonstrating outside the slaughterhouse westof Toronto, on June 19, 2020, as she had done every week for years.
He wasn't there at the time, but Russell's friends have described how she died under a wheel of the truck. He's seen video of the aftermath.“I've had some practice,” he said, his voice trailing off.
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