Joaquin Phoenix is paying tribute to a Canadian animal rights activist who lost her life while giving comfort to some animals in their final moments.
On Thursday, the “Joker” Oscar winner attended a vigil honouring Regan Russell, who was killed earlier this month after being struck by a transport truck while giving water to pigs outside a Toronto slaughterhouse.
Phoenix was among more than 100 animal activists at the vigil, reported People, held outside the Farmer John slaughterhouse in Vernon, California, on Thursday night.
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