"In some of those instances over the past seven years, activists made off with birds who they said were in poor health due to farm operations. Participants, according to prosecutors, have accessed private property after cutting through chain-linked fences. On several occasions, they've chained themselves to front gates and equipment, refusing to leave even when confronted by law enforcement."
"Rosenberg's trial, where jury selection could begin as soon as Thursday, with opening statements to follow before Sonoma County Judge Kenneth Gnoss, represents the second time in as many years where a member of Direct Action Everywhere, or DxE, is the defendant. This time, the proceedings come about 10 months after Sonoma County voters overwhelmingly rejected a DXE-backed ballot measure that threatened to shut down large livestock and poultry farms."
Zoe Rosenberg is charged with felony conspiracy and three misdemeanors stemming from a 2023 incursion at a Petaluma Poultry processing facility linked to Direct Action Everywhere protests. DxE staged large demonstrations at multiple sites alleging unsafe and harmful conditions for birds raised for eggs and meat. Poultry industry representatives, rooted in Petaluma for generations, have rejected the allegations and urged the district attorney to prosecute, citing biosecurity and employee safety threats. Activists have removed birds they said were in poor health, cut through chain-link fences to access private property, and chained themselves to gates and equipment. Rosenberg's trial follows a failed DXE-backed ballot measure and growing civil litigation over protests at poultry executives' homes and retail stores.
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