American vegan activist, 34, arrested in Moscow's Red Square for taking pet ... trends now
An American vegan activist has been arrested in Moscow's Red Square after she took her pet calf called Doctor for a walk through the famous Russian landmark.
Alicia Day, who once kept a pig called Jixy Pixy in a tiny apartment in the UK, was held by Russian police for 'violation of the established procedure for holding an assembly, rally, demonstration, march or picketing'.
The 34-year-old American - who has also faced problems with the law in Poland in the past - was fined 20,000 roubles, or $285, for 'resisting police' in the Red Square incident.
According to the case file, she had shouted 'animals are not food' in Red Square, where public events are prohibited. Day also allegedly attempted to resist arrest.
Alicia Day, 34, was arrested in Moscow's Red Square after she took her pet calf called Doctor for a walk through the famous Russian landmark
Footage shows her explaining the decision while in detention
'I bought the calf so that it wouldn't be eaten. I decided to take him to such a beautiful place and show him the country,' she said, according to Russia's Tass news agency.
Tass reported that Day had been in Russia since January 21 and worked for an animal protection organization, entering the country using a tourist visa.
The agency published a photo of her appearance in court and said that she had pleaded guilty.
She was looking after seven piglets and three calves at a shelter, including the one she was detained with.
The laws in Russia against demonstrations have become stricter since the start of the war in Ukraine, although Tass said she was not making any political statement with her actions.
A picture from East2West News showed the animal in the back of a van after the incident.
Day was in Ukraine when the war started and then moved to Poland before making her way over to Russia.
She said she bought the calf online when she
