Animal rights activist Zoe Rosenberg was released from the Sonoma County jail Wednesday and will serve the rest of her felony sentence under house arrest, according to Berkeley-based Direct Action Everywhere.
The 23-year-old served 14 days for her Oct. 29 felony conspiracy conviction stemming from incursions in 2023 at Petaluma Poultry. Although sentenced to 90 days, Rosenberg was released early as part of California’s half-credit for good behavior.
She will serve the remaining 60 days of her sentence on strict house arrest beginning Jan. 14. “The court hoped jail would teach me a lesson,” Rosenberg said in a statement emailed to The Press Democrat. “It has, but perhaps not the one intended. Two weeks spent in solitary confinement have given me a glimpse into how it must feel to be an animal trapped in a cage.” Read more