Direct Action Everywhere (DXE) recently released an interactive online map of California  indicating the location of animal production facilities they characterized as “factory farms and slaughterhouses”.  This action may be a precursor of activities similar to the 2020 “Project Counterglow” that encouraged protesters to gather at farms and plants. 

By identifying production facilities, their vulnerability to intrusion and protests has increased. It is possible that there are relatively fewer DXE activists willing to risk arrest and legal action following the Sonoma County conviction of Zoe Rosenberg. Unless the organization focuses on specific segments of the industry or designated locations, the mapmaking initiative has probably been a make-work exercise that will have little actual impact on production. 

Notwithstanding the anticipated response to the interactive map, producers and processors should review the security of their flocks, herds, facilities and employees. Close communication should be maintained with local law enforcement agencies. Appropriate contingency plans and legal counter-measures should be developed in advance of any possible DXE action.