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Animal Rights Activist Sentenced to 90 Days for Protest

12/5/2025

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Zoe Rosenberg, an animal rights activist, was sentenced to 90 days in jail for a 2023 Petaluma Poultry protest.
The judge ordered 30 days in jail with alternatives for 60 days and two years of probation.
Rosenberg's attorney criticized the ruling as punitive for an act of compassion.
Rosenberg faces a $102,000 restitution order and will appeal, reporting to jail on December 10 after a one-week medical delay.

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Zoe Rosenberg, an animal rights activist, was sentenced to 90 days in jail for a 2023 Petaluma Poultry protest.
The judge ordered 30 days in jail with alternatives for 60 days and two years of probation.
Rosenberg's attorney criticized the ruling as punitive for an act of compassion.
Rosenberg faces a $102,000 restitution order and will appeal, reporting to jail on December 10 after a one-week medical delay.