"The 23-year-old Rosenberg was convicted on all counts after the jury had deliberated less than 24 hours, and she now faces up to five years in prison though she may get away with just probation. Rosenberg's attorney, Chris Carraway, gave a statement outside the courtroom, as NBC Bay Area reports, saying, Sonoma County spent over six weeks and hundreds of thousands of taxpayer dollars to protect a multi-billion-dollar corporation from the rescue of four chickens worth less than $25.""
"Petaluma Poultry had been targeted multiple times by DxE, with activists reportedly entering the property at odd hours, and putting GPS trackers on its vehicles. In the incursion that took place June 13, 2023, Rosenberg herself "rescued" four birds from the property, and recorded herself in the act. She fully admitted to the court that she took the chickens, and she turned down a plea deal offer in order to go to trial to bring more attention to the case."
Zoe Rosenberg, a 23-year-old UC Berkeley graduate and Direct Action Everywhere activist, was convicted of trespassing and conspiracy for a June 13, 2023 raid at a Petaluma poultry farm in which she took four chickens. The jury convicted her on all counts after less than 24 hours of deliberation, and she faces up to five years in prison, though probation remains possible. Rosenberg admitted taking the birds, recorded the action, and rejected a plea deal in order to go to trial to draw attention to the animals' conditions. The case drew strong reactions from both the local poultry farming community and animal-rights supporters, and an appeal is likely.
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