"The facts at the center of the case were not in dispute. Just past midnight on 13 June 2023, Rosenberg and several other members of the group Direct Action Everywhere (DxE) drove to Petaluma Poultry, a slaughterhouse about 40 miles (64km) north of San Francisco. Disguised as workers, they encountered a truck filled with thousands of live chickens packed into crates. They removed four chickens, placed them in buckets and drove away."
"After leaving the slaughterhouse, the activists examined the chickens whom they named Poppy, Ivy, Aster, and Azalea - more thoroughly. Rosenberg says they were splattered with diarrhea and suffering from wounds and abrasions. Carraway would explain in court that Rosenberg's intent was not to steal the birds, but to aid them. The jurors would be asked to determine, in effect, how far compassion can go before it becomes a crime."
Zoe Rosenberg, a 23-year-old UC Berkeley student, stood trial on misdemeanor trespass and vehicle-tampering charges and a felony conspiracy count that together carried up to four and a half years in jail. On 13 June 2023, Rosenberg and Direct Action Everywhere activists entered Petaluma Poultry disguised as workers, encountered a truck containing thousands of live chickens, and removed four birds, later named Poppy, Ivy, Aster, and Azalea. The activists documented the rescue on video and described the birds as splattered with diarrhea and bearing wounds and abrasions. Jurors were asked to weigh intent and compassion against criminal liability.
Read at www.theguardian.com
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