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TOP PRESS
October 24, 2025
The Guardian
I asked Rosenberg what outcome she was hoping for. “My ideal outcome is honestly just whatever is best for the animals,” she said. “An acquittal wouldn’t set an actual legal precedent, but it would set a social precedent, to some extent, and send an important message.”
TOP PRESS
October 24, 2025
The Guardian
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May 18, 2021
The Baltimore Sun
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May 18, 2021
The Baltimore Sun
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May 14, 2021
Group currently being sued by billionaire track owners calls for end to horse racing, citing animal cruelty
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May 14, 2021
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May 9, 2021
University administrators falsely claim agribusiness giant isn’t engaged in factory farming, according to students
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May 9, 2021
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April 27, 2021
The Fresno Bee
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April 27, 2021
The Fresno Bee
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April 20, 2021
New investigation into Land O'Lakes shows routine violations of own animal welfare standards
PRESS RELEASE
April 9, 2021
Citing animal cruelty exposés, activists demand the university stop supplying from factory farms
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April 9, 2021
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April 5, 2021
Workers seen dragging newborn calves by their ears
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April 5, 2021
TOP PRESS
September 29, 2018
Forbes
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June 7, 2018
The Intercept
TOP PRESS
May 30, 2018
Democracy Now!
TOP PRESS
May 25, 2018
The Washington Post
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May 17, 2018
The Intercept
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May 8, 2018
Vox
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May 4, 2018
The Intercept
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March 20, 2018
The New York Times
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November 7, 2017
Mother Jones
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January 25, 2021
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January 19, 2021
We’ve been hovering around this 150 number for a while now in the SF Bay Area chapter, and we know we have to grow past this, so we set off to figure out how to break Dunbar’s number.
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September 11, 2020
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August 27, 2020
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August 14, 2020
The diseases suffered by Nina and her species never should have existed. Now, they threaten us all -- but her story should give us hope.
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June 29, 2020
Workers forced to kill thousands of pigs with extreme heat and steam
PRESS RELEASE
October 29, 2025
At trial, the court severely limited what the jury was able to know about these prior findings at Petaluma Poultry, despite the fact that they heavily influenced Ms. Rosenberg’s belief that rescue was necessary.
PRESS RELEASE
September 20, 2025
"I believe Zoe did the right thing by taking sick animals to the vet," said Sharon Loren of Penngrove, who joined the march. "Compassion should never be a crime, but it's on trial here in Sonoma County."
PRESS RELEASE
September 15, 2025
Zoe Rosenberg, 23, is charged with felony conspiracy and 3 misdemeanors for rescuing chickens from Perdue’s Petaluma Poultry slaughterhouse
PRESS RELEASE
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
PRESS RELEASE
August 16, 2025
Dozens of activists with the animal rights network Direct Action Everywhere (DxE) protested outside the Trader Joe's store at 1885 University Avenue in Berkeley, after an Alameda County judge partially denied Trader Joe's requested temporary restraining order against DxE on Tuesday.
PRESS RELEASE
July 26, 2025
Around thirty animal rights activists with Direct Action Everywhere (DxE) held a peaceful protest outside the home of Scott Fitzpatrick, the Live Production Manager for Perdue’s Petaluma Poultry, after Sonoma County Judge Patrick Broderick denied Fitzpatrick’s application for a temporary restraining order on Friday, citing “insufficient evidence.”
PRESS RELEASE
July 23, 2025
Scott Fitzpatrick, Live Production Manager for national poultry giant Perdue Foods, filed a lawsuit Tuesday to stop public protests by Direct Action Everywhere (DxE) over documented animal cruelty.
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July 3, 2025
Ani Kandada superglued down inside Trader Joe's original store in Pasadena asking the retailer to stop selling chickens from Perdue's Petaluma Poultry, just hours after another animal rights activist was arrested for supergluing her hand inside Trader Joe's Headquarters in Monrovia, CA.
PRESS RELEASE
July 3, 2025
Carla Cabral remained superglued to the desk from approximately 10AM to approximately 11AM, while she demanded a meeting with company executives about documented animal cruelty at Trader Joe's chicken supplier, Petaluma Poultry, which is a subsidiary of national agribusiness giant Perdue Foods.
