A criminal trial is underway for Zoe Rosenberg, a young activist with the animal welfare group Direct Action Everywhere.
According to the Press Democrat, Rosenberg faces felony and misdemeanor charges related to an incursion at a Petaluma Poultry facility where she is accused of trespassing and taking four chickens. The activist and her supporters claim the birds were rescued from inhumane conditions.
The case has drawn significant attention from both animal rights groups and the local agricultural community.