US EditionJury convicts activist who took chickens from Purdue plant
- Wednesday, October 29, 2025, a Sonoma County jury found Zoe Rosenberg guilty of felony conspiracy and misdemeanor trespassing for taking four chickens from Petaluma Poultry in 2023 after about three and a half hours of deliberation.
- Defense lawyers argued Rosenberg described her actions as a rescue, saying `Sonoma County spent over six weeks and hundreds of thousands of taxpayer dollars to protect a multibillion-dollar corporation from the rescue of four chickens worth less than $25`, said Rosenberg's attorney, Chris Carraway.
- Surveillance footage and GPS trackers showed the June 13, 2023 incursion involved disguises, fake badges, rented vehicles and an Airbnb safe house, with Rosenberg posting video online.
- Judge Kenneth Gnoss ordered Rosenberg to wear an ankle monitor until her Dec. 3 sentencing hearing; she remains free on bail with conditions including staying at least 500 yards from farms and avoiding six animal activists.
- The verdict marks a prosecutorial win as District Attorney Carla Rodriguez said her office will continue targeting activists who blur protest and crime, following Wayne Hsiung's Nov. 30, 2023 sentencing.
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An animal rights activist said she 'rescued' chickens. A jury convicted her of conspiracy
UC Berkeley student Zoe Rosenberg was convicted after releasing four chickens from a California poultry facility in a trial closely monitored by the industry and animal rights groups.
Animal Activist Found Guilty
A Sonoma County jury finds Berkeley animal activist Zoe Rosenberg guilty on conspiracy and misdemeanor charges for her role in a 2023 incursion at Petaluma Poultry. The 23-year-old was convicted on all counts after roughly three and a half hours of deliberation. Rosenberg faces up to four-and-a-half years in jail at her sentencing hearing on December 3rd.
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Chicken-Stealing Activist Convicted, Faces Years in Prison
A California activist who took four chickens from a slaughterhouse has been convicted of trespassing and conspiracy, the Guardian reports. Zoe Rosenberg, 23, admitted to removing the birds from Petaluma Poultry in Sonoma County last year but described her actions as an animal rescue , not a crime. Despite her defense,...
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