"UC Berkeley student and animal rights activist Zoe Rosenberg has been found guilty of all counts, including felony conspiracy, after taking four chickens from a Sonoma County poultry facility two years ago. She could now face up to four and a half years in prison for her role in the 2023 heist, which her attorneys tried to paint as a rescue of mistreated, bruised and scratched-up animals. She will be sentenced on Dec. 3."
"Instead, her three-week trial, which brought national attention to the issues of factory farming and animal welfare, focused primarily on intent. Rosenberg's attorneys tried to persuade the jury that her goal was not to break the law but to help birds that Rosenberg said were sick, scratched and bruised, while prosecutors argued the theft was a felony that goes beyond animal welfare."
"The Sonoma County District Attorney's Office alleged that Rosenberg, an organizer for Berkeley-based animal rights group Direct Action Everywhere, visited Petaluma Poultry multiple times without authorization, and tagged a dozen farm delivery vehicles with GPS trackers, in the spring of 2023. In June of that year, prosecutors said, she entered the farm in protective gear, examined crates of chickens on a truck bed"
Zoe Rosenberg, a 23-year-old UC Berkeley student and organizer with Direct Action Everywhere, was convicted on all counts including felony conspiracy for taking four chickens from a Sonoma County poultry facility in 2023. Video showed her entering the farm in protective gear, plucking chickens from crates on a truck and carrying them off the property. Prosecutors presented evidence that she visited the facility multiple times, placed GPS trackers on delivery vehicles and entered without authorization. Defense attorneys argued the actions were intended to rescue injured, bruised birds and that intent, not identity, was central. Sentencing is scheduled for Dec. 3, with a possible 4.5-year term.
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