Animal Activist Legal Defense Project

Zoe Rosenberg will be sentenced tomorrow, for her rescue of four chickens from Perdue's Petaluma Poultry. She faces up to 4.5 years in jail, and prosecutors have asked for 180 days.

Tomorrow, join @AALDP_DU's Steffen Seitz and Wayne Hsiung on Animal Activism Collective’s YouTube channel for a live talk about the impact of the Ridglan Farms victory. Don’t miss it! www.youtube.com/@AnimalActiv...

Ridglan Farms veterinarian's suspension upheld, disciplinary case continues In September, the state suspended him for delegating painful cherry eye surgeries and dental extractions to unlicensed employees who failed to use proper anesthesia.

ICYMI: "Ridglan Farms vet’s suspension upheld, disciplinary case continues." @fox6now.bsky.social's Bryan Polcyn continues to follow the downfall of Ridglan Farms! www.fox6now.com/news/wiscons...

After 6 weeks of trial, a Sonoma County, CA, jury has convicted @Zoe_Rooster of 1 felony & 3 misdemeanors for the #opensrescue of 4 chickens from a Perdue slaughterhouse.

Excellent @sfchronicle.com story about our case, representing @zoerosenberg.bsky.social of @dxeofficial.bsky.social in the #PerdueRescueTrial. This is the power of #openrescue cases.

#animalrights #animalwelfare #animalcruelty #vegan #chicken #chickens www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/arti...

We are thrilled to report that beagle experimentation breeder Ridglan Farms will CLOSE. This follows the 2022 closure of Envigo, & leaves only one large breeder of beagles for experiments (Marshall Farms). Congratulations to everyone who helped achieve this goal. More details to come.

Evidence has concluded in @zoerosenberg.bsky.social's #openrescue trial. Both the prosecution & the defense have rested. The jury will return tmrw at 1:30 for closing arguments. Watch this space for the verdict. #animalrescue #animalrights #animalwelfare #vegan #animalcruelty #perdue #chicken

Did you catch last weeks's @theguardian.com article on @zoerosenberg.bsky.social's #PerdueRescueTrial? It's excellent. #openrescue #animalrights #animalcruelty #animalweflare #vegan #chickens #chicken www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

What Everyone Should Know About State Repression YouTube video by Green and Red Podcast

Catch AALDP’s Chris Carraway on the Green Red Podcast, with @willpotter.bsky.social - streaming now! www.youtube.com/live/6aebIW9...

She took chickens from a slaughterhouse. Was it a rescue or a crime? Zoe Rosenberg, a California student, is on trial over a tactic that animal rights activists consider a moral imperative. Critics say it’s a threat to the food supply

Fantastic article in @theguardian.com by Rebecca Tuhus-Dubrow about @zoerosenberg.bsky.social's #openrescue trial. #animalrights #animalwelfare #animalcruelty #vegan #chicken #chickens www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Yesterday in the Perdue rescue trial, @zoerosenberg.bsky.social took the stand. She discussed her rescue of Poppy, Ivy, Aster, & Azalea, & stated unequivocally she does not believe factory farms & slaughterhouses should exist. Watch her on ABC News ~9:00 here: abc7news.com/videoClip/18...

This is today folks, don’t miss it!

The prosecution in @zoerosenberg.bsky.social's #RightToRescue trial has rested its case. The defense will begin its case Monday, 1:30 PM in Santa Rosa, CA. #animalrights #animalwelfare #animalcruelty #vegan #chicken #chickens

Don't miss AALDP's Chris Carraway, one week from today, at the Animal Law Conference, hosted by @animallegaldefense.bsky.social, in Chicago. "Free Speech & Animal Activism," will be October 18, at 2:45 CT. Learn about vital work defending animal activists! www.animallawconference.org/2025-agenda/

In @zoerosenberg.bsky.social's trial, when Perdue Director of Cybersecurity Michael Bailey was asked whether Petaluma Poultry is a slaughterhouse he answered, “I do not call it a slaughterhouse.” Petaluma Poultry, owned by Perdue, kills over 200,000 birds every week for meat 😳

After 3 weeks of evidentiary hearings & jury selection, opening statements in @zoerosenberg.bsky.social's trial will (finally!) be this Monday, 10/6, at 1:30 PM. It has been a slow 3 weeks, but we expect the pace will pick up now. Stay tuned to our social media channels for updates! #animalrights

One less animal jail! For the past 2 years, we've represented Phil Demers, who was sued by the Seaquarium's parent company for documenting and blowing the whistle on the living conditions of the orca Tokitae, also known as Lolita. www.thedailybeast.com/miami-sea-pa...

Jane Goodall’s most radical message was not about saving the planet The conservationist used her stature to advocate for one of the most important, yet most unpopular, causes in the world.

Goodall was such an icon because she did & said things that were heresy in the scientific community. Her work on animals' capacities represented not just an abstract finding but a practical ethic that led her to advocate for veganism &vocally oppose animal experimentation
www.vox.com/future-perfe...

AALDP Litigation Fellow Steffen Seitz in @lpeproject.bsky.social on the threat of conspiracy/RICO to social movements: "[C]onspiracy directly targets collective action & thus takes aim at the social ties & speech that make movements work. Today’s movements...may be more vulnerable than ever before."

We are deeply saddened to hear of the passing of Dr. Jane Goodall. She was a giant among animal advocates. Thank you Jane, for helping us all to see animals for who they are, and for urging us to give them what they deserve.

A Veterinary Board has voted UNANIMOUSLY to suspend the license of a veterinarian at notorious beagle experimentation breeder Ridglan Farms. Full press release here: docs.google.com/document/d/1... #animalrights #animalwelfare #animalcruelty #vegan #righttorescue #openrescue #dogs

Perhaps the difference between hot car laws & rescues from animal agriculture have to do with our confused, contradictory relationship with animals: we want to protect them from suffering, but we also kill billions for food. One day, this contradiction will become untenable. 6/6

Many laws around the country codify the intuition that rescue should be encouraged. Perhaps the best known are so-called "hot car" laws, which exist in about a dozen states and provide immunity for those who break into a vehicle to rescue an overheating animal. 5/6

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What if the animal rescued was not a dog in your neighbor’s pool, but a chicken or pig in a factory farm? #animalrights #animalwelfare #animalcruelty #vegan
#righttorescue #chicken #chickens 3/6

Imagine you see your neighbor’s dog drowning in their backyard pool. You call out for the neighbor & bang on their door, but no one comes. Their gate is closed, so you unlatch it, enter the backyard, and rescue the dog. Should you go to jail for trespassing on their property? 2/6

ICYMI USF Prof Matthew Liebman & @harvard.edu Law School Prof Kristen Stilt weighed in last week, in the @latimes.com, about the necessity defense & #RightToRescue. It's great - have you read it? bit.ly/47NAuaN #animalrights #animalwelfare #animalcruelty #vegan #chicken #chickens 1/6

This week the court in @zoerosenberg.bsky.social's trial began 402 hearings, pretrial evidentiary hearings to assess the admissibility of certain evidence & testimony. Meanwhile, jury selection continues. #animalrights #animalwelfare #animalcruelty #vegan #righttorescue #chicken #chickens

Read our response here: docs.google.com/document/d/1...

Dolphin Dies at Miami Seaquarium, Adds to Park's Checkered Past During a routine inspection of the facility in October 2023, a USDA inspector learned Bimini had ingested a bolt.

"I am sure she was miserable leading up to her death” - former animal trainer on YET ANOTHER dolphin death at the Miami Seaquarium, via @miaminewtimes.com: www.miaminewtimes.com/news/dolphin...