Zoe now faces one felony conspiracy charge and three misdemeanors: trespass, tampering with a vehicle, and theft (or, rather, rescue of Poppy, Ivy, Aster, and Azalea from Perdue’s abuse). Despite this reduction, Zoe still faces a potential sentence of up to five years in prison.
Sonoma County Judge Lynette Brown dismissed multiple felony charges
against UC Berkeley student and DxE animal cruelty investigator Zoe
Rosenberg, who is being prosecuted for the rescue of four chickens
from Perdue’s Petaluma Poultry slaughterhouse.
Earlier this year, prosecutors themselves dropped one of Zoe’s
initial five felonies after defense attorneys pointed out it was not
even a real charge. Then, at the preliminary hearing earlier this
month, prosecutors agreed with the defense that there was
insufficient evidence to support another of the initially charged
felonies. Yesterday, after reviewing the evidence from the
preliminary hearing, Judge Brown dismissed that felony and two more
of the remaining four felonies.
Zoe now faces one felony conspiracy charge and three misdemeanors:
trespass, tampering with a vehicle, and theft (or, rather, rescue of
Poppy, Ivy, Aster, and Azalea from Perdue’s abuse). Despite this
reduction, Zoe still faces a potential sentence of up to five years
in prison.
And what’s more - after some of the charges they filed were thrown
out by the judge, the prosecution said they might be filing new
felonies… we will keep you updated on this historic case for animal
rescue. Zoe and her co-defendant will appear in court on May 23 to
be arraigned on the reduced charges they now face.