Cassie King · [email protected]

December 20, 2025 at 9:29 PM

Zoe is approved for house arrest

Hi John, We have some good news. Animal rescuer Zoe Rosenberg has officially been approved to spend the last 60 days of her 90-day sentence on house arrest rather than in jail. She is also expected to be released from jail in a few days on December 24th, …

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  Almira Tanner · [email protected]

December 18, 2025 at 4:13 PM

What 2025 Showed Us About the Power of Rescue

DxE's Annual Report Hi John, It’s that time of year. A time to recognize achievements, reflect on challenges, and plan for what’s next. And while we’re ending the year with Zoe, one of DxE’s lead investigators and animal rescuers, behind bars, I’m actually f…

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  Cassie King · [email protected]

December 15, 2025 at 8:19 PM

Zoe’s first days inside & the movement growing outside

Hi John, It’s been 5 days since Zoe was taken into jail, and while she is locked up in solitary confinement, something important is happening outside the jail walls. This weekend, hundreds of people took to the streets across the U.S. to demand that CA Gove…

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  Cassie King · [email protected]

December 11, 2025 at 7:33 PM

Zoe is in jail. Write to her.

And an update from Zoe Hi John, Yesterday, animal rescuer Zoe Rosenberg began her 90-day jail sentence. She entered jail as dozens of supporters and a TV news crew watched. The jail knows that we are watching what happens to her, which is incredibly important…

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  Cassie King · [email protected]

December 8, 2025 at 5:11 PM

Urgent Actions to Free Zoe

Hi John, As you know, DxE investigator Zoe Rosenberg was recently convicted of felony and misdemeanor charges for rescuing four suffering chickens from Perdue’s Petaluma Poultry slaughterhouse. Zoe's story has taken off, sparking a national debate about why …

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  Cassie King · [email protected]

December 4, 2025 at 12:39 AM

Animal rescuer Zoe Rosenberg is sentenced to jail

Here's how you can help Hi John, We just witnessed a grave injustice here in Sonoma County, California. Animal rescuer Zoe Rosenberg was sentenced to 90 days in custody and two years of probation for saving four suffering chickens from Perdue’s Petaluma Poult…

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  Almira Tanner · [email protected]

December 2, 2025 at 3:01 PM

Stand with Zoe and the animals this Giving Tuesday

Hi John, Tomorrow is Zoe Rosenberg’s sentencing hearing, and the uncertainty is heavy. She faces years behind bars for saving four chickens - Poppy, Ivy, Aster, and Azalea - from Perdue’s Petaluma Poultry. Zoe could become a political prisoner. She could fa…

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  Cassie King · [email protected]

November 24, 2025 at 4:19 PM

Joaquin Phoenix Speaks Out for Zoe and Open Rescue

Plus, 200+ lives saved Hi John, With animal rescuer Zoe Rosenberg’s sentencing hearing fast-approaching, outrage is rising over a system that prosecutes rescue while ignoring animal cruelty. And now, Joaquin Phoenix is adding his voice. The Oscar-winning acto…

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  Almira Tanner · [email protected]

November 3, 2025 at 5:30 PM

DxE October Impact Report

Major wins and hard losses Hi John, October revealed both the power and the pain of this work. We celebrated the incredible news that Ridglan Farms, the second largest beagle breeding facility in the US, is finally shutting down, years after DxE investigated …

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  Almira Tanner · [email protected]

October 30, 2025 at 4:30 PM

Help Make Repression Backfire

Join today’s call Hi John, Yesterday, animal rescuer Zoe Rosenberg was found guilty for saving four suffering chickens from Perdue’s Petaluma Poultry slaughterhouse. Today, we want to share what comes next — and how we turn this moment into momentum for the m…

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  Cassie King · [email protected]

October 30, 2025 at 12:26 AM

BREAKING: Animal Rescuer Convicted for Saving Birds from Slaughterhouse

Join our action call Hi John, Animal rescuer Zoe Rosenberg was just found guilty of felony conspiracy and three misdemeanors for her rescue of four chickens from Perdue's Petaluma Poultry slaughterhouse. These charges carry a potential sentence of nearly 5 ye…

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  Cassie King · [email protected]

October 29, 2025 at 5:38 PM

VICTORY: Ridglan Farms is shutting down

Plus, jury is deliberating in Perdue Rescue Trial Hi John, Huge news - Ridglan Farms, the notorious dog-breeding factory farm supplying animals for experimentation, is shutting down! After years of investigation, legal action, and public pressure, Ridglan a…

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  Cassie King · [email protected]

October 25, 2025 at 4:20 PM

Was it a rescue or a crime? Help us ensure the animals win.

Hi John, Week 6 of the Perdue Rescue Trial just concluded. The prosecution spent all week cross-examining defendant Zoe Rosenberg, trying to distract the jury by going through her old social media posts, all the way back to when she was 14 years old. They we…

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  Cassie King · [email protected]

October 18, 2025 at 5:15 PM

Zoe Rosenberg takes the stand in her open rescue trial

Hi John, Yesterday was a pivotal moment in the historic Perdue Rescue Trial. Defendant Zoe Rosenberg took the stand and shared exactly why she rescued four suffering birds from the Perdue-owned Petaluma Poultry slaughterhouse.  Zoe spoke about growing up wi…

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  Cassie King · [email protected]

October 11, 2025 at 5:06 PM

Perdue’s witnesses are scared to say this word

Hi John, Yesterday, the prosecution concluded its case in the historic Perdue Rescue Trial, where activist Zoe Rosenberg faces felony and misdemeanor charges for rescuing four suffering birds from a Perdue slaughterhouse. Here’s a quick recap of what happene…

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  Cassie King · [email protected]

October 3, 2025 at 5:18 PM

Jury selected in Perdue Rescue Trial

One of the four hens Zoe rescued from Perdue's Petaluma Poultry slaughterhouse at an animal sanctuary where she is now healthy and safe.  Hi John, After seven days of jury selection, we finally have a jury in the Perdue Rescue Trial. The five women and …

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  Cassie King · [email protected]

September 23, 2025 at 5:02 PM

What will the jury be allowed to know?

John, There is so much that goes into a trial before the jury arrives: arguments about what evidence will be allowed, what witnesses can testify, and what specific instructions the jury will get, including what defenses they will be told to consider. It honestly…

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  Cassie King · [email protected]

September 17, 2025 at 7:12 PM

A Historic Trial Begins - Key Updates

Hi John, Zoe Rosenberg’s felony animal rescue trial is generating widespread interest in the question: Do suffering animals have the right to be rescued? The courtroom in Santa Rosa has been packed with more than 100 supporters. Outside the courthouse, Uncha…

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  Almira Tanner · [email protected]

September 15, 2025 at 5:27 PM

The Perdue Rescue Trial Has Begun

Here's how to follow and support Hi John, The Perdue Rescue Trial has begun! This morning, one hundred advocates gathered outside the Sonoma County Superior Court in solidarity with Poppy, Ivy, Aster, and Azalea, four sick and injured chickens who were rescue…

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  Zoe Rosenberg · [email protected]

September 2, 2025 at 8:45 PM

My upcoming rescue trial was just featured in The New York Times

Hi John, In less than two weeks, I will stand trial for rescuing four suffering birds from Perdue’s Petaluma Poultry slaughterhouse in Sonoma County, CA. My case is featured today in The New York Times, in an article discussing Direct Action Everywhere’s wor…

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  Cassie King · [email protected]

August 29, 2025 at 8:18 PM

Legislators push to remove dogs from Ridglan Farms & other updates

Hi John, This month, legislators in Dane County, Wisconsin introduced a resolution calling for the removal of thousands of beagles currently confined at Ridglan Farms, one of the nation's last remaining major breeders of dogs for experimentation. The move co…

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  Cassie King · [email protected]

July 23, 2025 at 6:19 PM

Trader Joe's is suing us for calling out their animal cruelty

Hi John, Trader Joe’s has filed a lawsuit in California Superior Court against Direct Action Everywhere, our SF Bay Area Chapter, and five organizers including me. The company is seeking a court order to stop our protests calling attention to the cruelty beh…

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  Almira Tanner · [email protected]

July 16, 2025 at 9:52 PM

Dying Goats, Open Graves, No Accountability

Hi John, We just returned to Vera Goat Dairy—the 9,000-goat operation in California’s Central Valley where DxE investigators recently exposed disturbing, illegal conditions and rescued 5 suffering goats. Vera supplies the nation’s largest goat milk brand, Me…

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  Almira Tanner · [email protected]

July 7, 2025 at 3:01 PM

Nonstop Action for Animals

Direct Action Everywhere Quarterly Newsletter Hi John, From daring rescues and major investigations to powerful protests, media coverage, and critical courtroom battles, we’ve been pushing the fight for animal liberation forward.  Our quarterly newsletter…

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  Cassie King · [email protected]

July 3, 2025 at 5:29 PM

Two Arrested at Trader Joe’s – Take Action Now

Hi John, Yesterday, the fight against animal cruelty at Trader Joe's escalated. Two brave DxE activists, Carla Cabral and Ani Kandada, were arrested after taking bold, nonviolent action to once again demand that Trader Joe’s cut ties with Perdue’s Petaluma …

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  Zoe Rosenberg · [email protected]

July 1, 2025 at 7:50 PM

My judge just ruled animals are something, not someone

Hi John, I'm facing a felony trial and years in jail for rescuing four neglected and suffering chickens from a Perdue slaughterhouse. Yesterday, we lost an important motion. My judge ruled that I will not be allowed to present a necessity defense at trial.  …

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  Cassie King · [email protected]

June 5, 2025 at 1:32 AM

VICTORY: Judge Refuses to Gag Animal Rescuer Zoe Rosenberg

Hi John, Great news! This afternoon, Sonoma County Judge Kenneth Gnoss refused to issue a gag order that would have prohibited animal cruelty investigator and felony defendant Zoe Rosenberg from speaking publicly about her important case. You can listen to Z…

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  Cassie King · [email protected]

June 3, 2025 at 7:53 PM

Documents Show FBI and Big Ag Are Desperate to Frame Us as 'Bioterrorists'

Read the story in Wired Hi John, This morning, Wired Magazine published a deep dive into Big Ag's growing effort to label animal rights activists as "bioterrorists" and their collaboration with federal agencies to spin this absurd narrative.  The exposé—curr…

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  Cassie King · [email protected]

May 28, 2025 at 3:49 PM

Goats saved. Whole Foods exposed. Rescuers arrested.

Hi John, Yesterday, we released a new investigation exposing the cruel conditions at a "Certified Humane," Whole Foods-supplying goat dairy in California's Central Valley. The 9,000-goat factory farm called Vera Goat Dairy supplies to Meyenberg, the largest …

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  Cassie King · [email protected]

May 25, 2025 at 4:47 PM

Wounded chickens rescued from slaughter

Fern and Daisy are now free! Hi John, On Friday morning, DxE activists rescued two wounded chickens from a transport truck heading to the Perdue-owned Petaluma Poultry slaughterhouse. We had just held an all-night vigil at the slaughterhouse where we witnesse…

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  Cassie King · [email protected]

May 21, 2025 at 6:11 PM

This Is What a Week of Action Looks Like

9 protests in 5 days. And we're just getting started.  Hi John, Over the past 5 days, DxE activists have protested across Sonoma County to expose the truth about Perdue’s Petaluma Poultry and demand accountability for their animal cruelty.  On Saturday,…

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