""I'm grateful that (the chickens) were able to get the care that they need," Rosenberg said when asked by her attorney, Chris Carraway, how she felt about the incident. Carraway questioned her through much of Friday afternoon before Deputy District Attorney Matthew Hobson began cross-examination. After about 30 minutes, Judge Kenneth Gnoss ended proceedings and ordered the trial to resume Monday afternoon. Rosenberg is the third - and possibly final - witness to testify on her behalf."
""Prosecutors allege Rosenberg entered Petaluma Poultry multiple times that spring, accessed company computers, placed GPS trackers on delivery trucks and removed four chickens from a trailer while about 50 members of her activist group, Direct Action Everywhere, or DxE, demonstrated outside. Authorities arrested her that November outside the courthouse, shortly after DxE co-founder Wayne Hsiung was sentenced to 90 days in jail and two years' probation in a similar trespassing and conspiracy case. If convicted, Rosenberg faces a sentence ranging from probation to five years in jail.""
""On the stand Friday, Rosenberg denied tampering with computers or attaching GPS trackers. She supported testimony from Raven Deerbrook, a former DxE member who told jurors Thursday she began investigating Petaluma Poultry in April 2023 - weeks before Rosenberg's visits - and later shared her findings. 'I thought she was a very thorough and experienced slaughterhouse investigator,' Rosenberg said of Deerbrook.""
Zoe Rosenberg testified that she rescued four chickens from Petaluma Poultry out of concern for animal cruelty and not as part of a criminal conspiracy. She denied accessing company computers or attaching GPS trackers and said she joined the investigation only after others had entered the property. Rosenberg expressed gratitude that the chickens received care and praised Raven Deerbrook as a thorough, experienced investigator who began looking into Petaluma Poultry in April 2023. Prosecutors allege multiple entries, tracking devices, computer access, and removal of chickens during a DxE demonstration. Authorities arrested her in November; a conviction could bring probation or up to five years in jail. Judge Kenneth Gnoss paused the trial to resume Monday.
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