Overview

• On July 16, Landgericht Oldenburg held two Animal Rights Watch activists civilly liable for trespass at the Lohne slaughterhouse and barred them from distributing their secret CO₂ stunning recordings.
• The activists warn that the roughly €98,000 damage claim could force Anna Schubert into personal insolvency and have begun crowdfunding to cover legal costs.
• The court’s injunction prohibits the activists and their organization from sharing the footage, though independent media outlets may continue to report with the material.
• Prosecutors have requested penal orders for aiding trespass, and the Vechta Amtsgericht is reviewing potential criminal sanctions.
• The dispute intensifies debate over the EU-approved high-concentration CO₂ stunning method, which critics say causes panic and distress in around 80 percent of Germany’s slaughtered pigs.