Animal-rights protesters brought their fight straight to a Turlock goat-milk plant over the weekend, accusing one of Meyenberg’s suppliers of mistreating animals and dumping carcasses in grim piles on a Stratford farm.
Dozens of activists rallied outside Meyenberg’s processing facility on Saturday, then took their protest to a nearby Raley’s, where they staged a die-in among the grocery aisles. Organizers said the demonstrations were sparked by felony charges filed against four people who removed two sick baby goats from the supplier’s property last year.
The action drew roughly a dozen protesters to both the industrial complex and the supermarket, where they chanted and held up photos of dead animals, according to organizers. As reported by The Modesto Bee, two of the defendants addressed the crowd outside the Meyenberg plant, and organizers said they were targeting retailers that stock the brand’s goat milk…