The Morning 30 Strangers Walked Into a Hutterite Barn

On Labour Day morning in 2019, about thirty animal-rights activists walked into a turkey barn on a Hutterite colony near Fort Macleod, Alberta, sat down among the birds, and started broadcasting live. Dozens more lined the highway with signs. What the colony did next is not what most farmers would have done. By lunchtime, five turkeys had left with the protesters. By December, Alberta had a new trespass law. My name is Andreas Wurz. I keep the books on a Hutterite colony of 150 people in southern Alberta. IN THIS VIDEO - Hour by hour: what happened in the Jumbo Valley Colony barn on September 2, 2019 - What the protesters wanted, in their own words - What the turkey boards found inside the barn - Why a stranger's boots in a poultry barn worry a bookkeeper more than the signs - Five turkeys: how a colony ended it without anyone laying a hand on anyone - The premier's visit, four charges, and the law that followed (Bill 27) - The question underneath it all: what is a man supposed to do when strangers walk into his barn, if he belongs to a people who will not use force? Tell me in the comments: has anybody ever walked onto your land, or into your work, without asking? And if it had been your barn, would you have handed over the five turkeys? SOURCES CBC – Animal rights activists charged after protest at southern Alberta turkey farm: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/charges-turkey-farm-protest-fort-macleod-1.5332104 Global News – Southern Alberta protest over animal conditions (Sept. 2, 2019): https://globalnews.ca/news/5846936/southern-alberta-protest-animal-conditions Global News – Court appearance and outcome: https://globalnews.ca/news/6256183/fort-macleod-alberta-turkey-protest-court-charges/ Western Producer – No charges yet in turkey farm invasion: https://www.producer.com/news/no-charges-yet-in-turkey-farm-invasion/ Western Producer – Turkey protest ruffles feathers: https://www.producer.com/news/turkey-protest-ruffles-feathers/ Western Producer – Proposed legislation targets animal activists: https://www.producer.com/news/proposed-legislation-targets-animal-activists/ My Lethbridge Now – Charges laid following turkey farm protest: https://www.mylethbridgenow.com/5540/news/charged-laid-following-turkey-farm-protest-near-fort-macleod/ Government of Alberta – Protecting property owners (Bill 27): https://www.alberta.ca/protecting-property-owners Alberta Municipalities – Alberta strengthens trespass legislation: https://abmunis.ca/news/casual-legal-alberta-strengthens-trespass-legislation Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis – Color them plain but successful (2006): https://www.minneapolisfed.org/article/2006/color-them-plain-but-successful About the narrator: Andreas Wurz is a composite character. His voice and image are AI-generated. The facts in this video come from the sources above. The names of the people charged have been left out on purpose.