Source: Lurah Lowery, BLUERIDGE NOW, 12/6/21


A jury found Wayne Hsiung guilty Monday of felony larceny and breaking or entering charges for taking a goat from Sospiro Goat Ranch in 2018.  Hsiung – an attorney and co-founder of animal rights activism group Direct Action Everywhere – claimed he rescued the goat to receive veterinary treatment for pneumonia and that he wasn't stealing it. He represented himself in Transylvania County Court before Judge Peter Knight. 

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