First Name : Michael

Last Name : Leaming

Approx. Age : 37

State : Florida

Tags : Direct Action Everywhere  

Notes

Michael "Mike" Thomas Francis Leaming (born Apr. '86) is a member a Florida chapter of the radical animal rights group Direct Action Everywhere (DxE). He was with a group of DxE members in 2017 when he famously confronted a family on a St. Petersburg fishing pier who had just caught a tilapia. He yelled at the father and said, "Did you know fish feel pain? What if it was a dog or human child?" He then grabbed the fish and threw it back into the water and shouted, "Call the police! I just saved a fish's life! How about that?". He was charged with interference with the taking of a fish. Leaming was also allegedly at a disruption of Cow Appreciation Day at a local Chik fil A restaurant at which some DxE members carried carving knives. He has numerous priors including charges for possession of drug paraphernalia, possession of cannabis, parole violation, petit theft and tampering with evidence. His wife, Kayla, is also a DxE member and the couple have taken their young children to at least one DxE "action". The family lives in a crappy house in St. Cloud, an Orlando suburb. https://archive.ph/SntWV https://archive.ph/Z8JO0 https://archive.ph/x5AQO https://youtu.be/QLDxGQI2NgQ (Vid of incident)



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