1 rich Libsyn https://www.libsyn.com 90 600 Jes Cochran was in North Carolina before, during and after Hurricane Florence dumped its historic rainfall. Emil Guillermo talks with Cochran about what the PETA team saw, and how the animals fared.&amp;nbsp; Cochran said as many as 200 rescues occurred in the town of Lumberton, where the PETA team focused its efforts. But farm animals weren't so lucky with as many as 5,500 pigs and 3.4 million chickens and turkeys killed by the storm, according to reports.&amp;nbsp; PETA President Ingrid Newkirk said the animals should have been evacuated prior to the storm to give the animals a &quot;fighting chance to survive.&quot;&amp;nbsp; &quot;Be merciful and open the barn doors,&quot; Newkirk appealed in an open letter to meat industry leaders.&amp;nbsp; See the letter here. Watch the PETA team in action here. Take action at PETA.org &amp;nbsp; The PETA Podcast PETA, the world's largest animal rights organization, is 6.5 million strong and growing. This is the place to find out why. Hear from insiders, thought leaders, activists, investigators, politicians, and others why animals need more than kindness—they have the right not to be abused or exploited in any way. Hosted by Emil Guillermo. Powered by PETA activism. Contact us at PETA.org Listen to the very first PETA podcast with Ingrid Newkirk Music provided by CarbonWorks. Go to Apple podcasts and subscribe. Contact and follow host Emil Guillermo on Twitter @emilamok Or at www.amok.com Please subscribe, rate and review wherever you get your podcasts. Help us grow the podcast by taking this short survey. Thanks for listening to THE PETA PODCAST! &amp;nbsp; THE PETA PODCAST http://petapodcast.libsyn.com/website <iframe title="Libsyn Player" style="border: none" src="//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/7097004/height/90/theme/custom/thumbnail/yes/direction/forward/render-playlist/no/custom-color/88AA3C/" height="90" width="600" scrolling="no" allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen></iframe> https://assets.libsyn.com/secure/content/23546023