Animal rights activist Zoe Rosenberg sentenced for taking 4 chickens from North Bay farm

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) — Animal rights activist Zoe Rosenberg has been sentenced for taking four chickens from Perdue Farms’ Petaluma slaughterhouse.

Rosenberg will spend 30 days in jail and 60 days in a jail alternative – like a halfway hour or home confinement.

Prosecutors are seeking a 180-day jail term, but she could get up to four-and-a-half years.

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Rosenburg argued she was investigating unlawful animal cruelty and rescued the chickens.

Prosecutors pushed for a six-month sentence, arguing she lacked any remorse.