the food standards agency. i said right people. the food standards agency. isaid i right people. d to doing cake stands and we really wa nt used to doing cake stands and we really want to help you. as a woman iam able really want to help you. as a woman i am able to put my hand up and ask for help and i did that at every stage. it ends up getting funding and investment support, how was that? i self-funded and i also think that? i self-funded and i also think thatis that? i self-funded and i also think that is a female thing. i did did everything on my own and it was only a year ago when we looked up from our laptops and said, gosh, the whole of uk is looking at us. we we re whole of uk is looking at us. we were just whole of uk is looking at us. we werejust in the whole of uk is looking at us. we were just in the moment, whole of uk is looking at us. we werejust in the moment, getting on with it and the job done. werejust in the moment, getting on with it and thejob done. we werejust in the moment, getting on with it and the job done. we send out thousands of parcels a day and we

food and agriculture, district attorney, the sheriff, animal control and other agencies. and all refused to take action. and what they told us was that these facilities are regulated and they follow industry standards and, therefore, there was nothing they could do. but the law in the state is very clear that animal abuse, neglect and torment is illegal, regardless of whether it follows industry standards. and on the advice of counsel, including a professor of criminal law, we went to several facilities in sonoma county, those with supply residents of san francisco, and we documented the conditions. when we found animals who were on the verge of death due to starvation or injury or disease, we either removed them or attempted to remove them to get them care and place them on a sanctuary where they could recover. for that, we're currently facing felony charges. [bell ringing] the peace and justice commission of the berkeley city council has already passed a resolution supporting nonviolent activist who expose factory farms and disavowing the prosecution of us and we would be deeply grateful if this body would consider a similar resolution. thanks so much. >> president yee: thank you. like to remind