Animal Rights Activist Found Guilty of Felony Conspiracy for Rescuing Chickens from Poultry Plant

Animal rights activist Zoe Rosenberg, 23, was found guilty of felony conspiracy, trespassing, and other charges for rescuing four chickens from a Perdue Farms poultry plant in Sonoma County, California. Rosenberg argued that she was rescuing the birds from a cruel situation, but the jury took less than a day to find her guilty on all counts. Rosenberg, a member of the Direct Action Everywhere (DxE) group, faces a maximum jail sentence of 4 1/2 years and is scheduled to be sentenced on December 3.

Key Takeaways:

Zoe Rosenberg, a 23-year-old animal rights activist, was found guilty of felony conspiracy, trespassing, and other charges for rescuing four chickens from a Perdue Farms poultry plant.
Rosenberg argued that she was rescuing the birds from a cruel situation, but the jury took less than a day to find her guilty on all counts.
The rescued chickens, named Poppy, Ivy, Aster, and Azalea, were placed in an animal sanctuary by the DxE group.
Rosenberg's attorney, Chris Carraway, plans to appeal the verdict and argues that the district attorney's office was ignoring criminal animal cruelty in Sonoma County factory farms.
Petaluma Poultry, a subsidiary of Perdue Farms, claims that DxE is an extremist group that is intent on destroying the animal agriculture industry.
The company also stated that the animals were not mistreated and that Rosenberg's actions were a break-in and theft of private data.
Rosenberg testified that she disguised herself as a Petaluma Poultry worker using a fake badge and earpiece to take the birds, and then posted a video of her actions on social media.

Statistics:

$25: the estimated worth of the four chickens rescued by Rosenberg from the Perdue Farms poultry plant.
6 weeks: the amount of time the trial lasted in Sonoma County.
4 1/2 years: the maximum jail sentence Rosenberg faces.
$250,000: the estimated cost of the trial.
23: the age of Zoe Rosenberg at the time of her conviction.

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