Day 3: Chicken Rescue Trial of DxE's Zoe Rosenberg

It’s Day 3 of the Chicken Rescue Trial of Zoe Rosenberg in Santa Rosa, California, and the courthouse is buzzing with anticipation. Zoe Rosenberg is a 23-year-old activist on trial for rescuing four chickens that she says were sick and suffering from a transport truck at Perdue’s Petaluma Poultry facility in 2023. She faces one felony conspiracy charge and three misdemeanors. Her case is quickly becoming a flashpoint in a much larger debate: Do suffering animals have the right to be rescued?