US EditionJury convicts activist who took chickens from Purdue plant
Zoe Rosenberg, a 23-year-old Berkeley activist, was convicted after a seven-week trial for trespassing and conspiracy in a 2023 Petaluma poultry plant incident involving four chickens.
- Zoe Rosenberg, 23, was found guilty of trespassing and conspiracy for taking four chickens from Petaluma Poultry, which supplies Perdue Farms, according to a spokesperson for her legal group.
- Rosenberg faces over five years in prison and intends to appeal her conviction, according to her attorney Chris Carraway.
- Prosecutors claimed Rosenberg engaged in illegal behavior to promote Direct Action Everywhere rather than rescue animals, as noted by Deputy District Attorney Matthew Hobson.
- The case has drawn national attention due to Rosenberg's ties with Direct Action Everywhere, known for aggressive protests against animal cruelty, reported Chris Carraway, her attorney.
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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,...
Animal rights activist convicted for taking chickens from poultry plant
A California animal rights activist who took four chickens from a major Perdue Farms poultry plant was found guilty Wednesday of trespassing and other charges, which could carry a sentence of up to five years.
Berkeley Animal Rights Activist Convicted of Stealing Chickens From Petaluma Farm
The trial has ended for Direct Action Everywhere activist Zoe Rosenberg, and she has been convicted of trespassing and conspiracy in connection with a 2023 raid on a Petaluma poultry farm in which she stole/rescued four chickens.UC Berkeley graduate Zoe Rosenberg's trial began in mid-September in Sonoma County, where she stood accused of felony conspiracy and multiple misdemeanors in connection with a Direct Action Everywhere (DxE) action that t…
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