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Felony Animal Rescue Trial Begins

September 15, 2025

Zoe Rosenberg, 23, is charged with felony conspiracy and 3 misdemeanors for rescuing chickens from Perdue’s Petaluma Poultry slaughterhouse

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Berkeley Animal Activist Faces Prison in Sonoma Chicken Theft Case

September 15, 2025

KQED

Direct Action Everywhere is known for “open rescues,” in which activists enter farms where they believe animals are being abused and remove them. The group said it aims to expand laws that allow rescuing dogs from hot cars to include removing animals from farms where abuse is suspected.

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Perdue Rescue Trial Court Watch - Pre-Trial Updates

September 12, 2025

The Perdue Rescue Trial begins on Monday, September 15th at the Sonoma County Superior Court in Santa Rosa, California.

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I Rescued 4 Chickens From Abuse; Now I’m the One Facing a Felony Trial

September 9, 2025

Common Dreams

My trial is expected to last several weeks, though there is no doubt that I did what prosecutors say. My alleged crime? Taking less than $25 worth of chicken. This wouldn’t normally lead to felony charges or a government-monitored GPS tracking device. But, you see, the four chickens I took were alive.

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Fairmont Empress Hotel Goes Fur-Free Following Victoria Campaign

September 2, 2025

Capital Daily

The Empress Hotel—and the entire Fairmont chain—is going fur-free, much to the satisfaction of a local animal rights group that has been calling for the policy changes... for the past three years, fellow members of the Victoria chapter of Direct Action Everywhere staged monthly protests by the Empress and wrote chalk messages on the sidewalk in front of the hotel.

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A California County Embraces Humane Farming. These Animal Activists Demand More.

September 2, 2025

The New York Times

Ms. Rosenberg, 23, says that she found chickens at Petaluma Poultry covered in scratches and bruises, including some with high fevers and serious infections. There was also evidence, she said, that birds were being scalded alive, instead of killed before broiling, because the slaughter lines were moving too quickly.

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Activists Deploy 16-Foot Boat Demanding Trader Joe’s Cut Ties with Petaluma Poultry

September 1, 2025

The Daily Californian

Cardboard ocean waves, sailor hats and a 16-foot sailboat set the scene Saturday outside of the Trader Joe’s on University Avenue. Animal welfare activists aboard the boat parked outside the store warned customers passing by to “steer away” from Perdue’s Petaluma Poultry, a company the activists allege engages in animal cruelty.

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Animal Rights Activists Stage Large “Boat” in Creative Protest Urging Trader Joe’s to Drop Petaluma Poultry

August 30, 2025

Activists use Trader Joe’s nautical theme to urge the company to follow its moral compass and steer away from Petaluma Poultry

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Three Weeks Ahead of Felony Trial, UC Berkeley Activist Pleads Her Case on Campus

August 28, 2025

The Daily Californian

Rosenberg and DxE have also been encouraging people to sign their petition to the Sonoma County District Attorney, asking them to redirect the resources used on her case to prosecuting animal cruelty at factory farms in Sonoma County. Hundreds of people signed the petition when Rosenberg and DxE were protesting on campus during Caltopia this week.