Zoe Rosenberg stole four chickens from a Perdue slaughterhouse and posted the footage online
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- Zoe Rosenberg, 23, was convicted on Oct. 29, 2025, of felony conspiracy and three misdemeanors in connection with a 2023 slaughterhouse chicken heist
- Rosenberg entered the facility with other activists in disguises and removed four live chickens, according to prosecutors
- The recent UC Berkeley graduate began her sentence at the Sonoma County Jail on Dec. 10. She will be released early on Dec. 24 and serve the remainder of her days on house arrest
A California woman was sentenced to 90 days in jail for breaking into a poultry slaughterhouse and taking four chickens in what she described as a rescue operation.
Zoe Rosenberg, 23, a recent UC Berkeley graduate and member of the animal rights group Direct Action Everywhere (DxE), was convicted on Oct. 29, 2025, of felony conspiracy and three misdemeanor counts connected to a 2023 incursion at the Perdue-owned Petaluma Poultry facility, according to The Guardian.
A judge ordered her to serve 90 days in Sonoma County Jail — with 30 days in custody before she becomes eligible for alternatives such as house arrest for the remaining 60 days — and to pay more than $100,000 in restitution to Petaluma Poultry, per The Guardian, ABC News and KRON4. She began her sentence on Dec. 10…