Prosecutors say a Berkeley animal rights activist should serve 180 days in jail after a jury found her guilty Oct. 29 in a felony conspiracy case tied to an entry at the Petaluma Poultry facility in June 2023.

The recommendation is outlined in a brief the Sonoma County District Attorney’s Office filed ahead of Zoe Rosenberg’s sentencing Wednesday afternoon. Prosecutors cited several factors, including what they described as Rosenberg’s “staggering” lack of remorse and the ineffectiveness of alternatives such as house arrest or work release.

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“Custody, by contrast, is a punishment she cannot manipulate, soften or transform into something else,” prosecutors wrote. “It is the only options that carries real consequence. Custody is the only sanction that would survive (Rosenb

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