After nearly a month of testimony and arguments, a Sonoma County jury on Wednesday found Berkeley animal activist Zoe Rosenberg guilty of conspiracy and misdemeanor charges stemming from her role in a 2023 incursion at Petaluma Poultry, a case that became the latest flashpoint in the region’s simmering conflict between animal rights advocates and the agricultural industry.

Jurors reached their verdict after about three and a half hours of deliberation, convicting Rosenberg, 23, on all counts. She faces up to five years in jail when she returns for sentencing, though probation is possible.

The verdict marks a major victory for prosecutors and a setback for DxE, the Bay Area-based animal rights group known for high-profile demonstrations and “open rescues” in which members remove livestock

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