In July 2016, Rosenberg was arrested at age 14 on live TV during a LA Dodgers baseball game for
pitch invasion protesting the alleged maltreatment of farm animals by a meat supplier used for "Dodger Dog" hotdogs sold at the stadium. During an October 2016 discussion, hosted at the
California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, she gave
Whole Foods Market co-CEO
Walter Robb a flower in protest of alleged animal deaths. Rosenberg and a 31-year-old woman were arrested by
university police who later issued them temporary
stay-away orders. Rosenberg organized additional protests against the University aimed to shut down the on-campus slaughterhouse. As of August 2021, Rosenberg was a student at
University of California, Berkeley and an investigator for Direct Action Everywhere. On April 16, 2022, she was arrested for chaining herself to the basketball hoop during an NBA playoff game between the
Memphis Grizzlies and
Minnesota Timberwolves. The action was done to protest the Timberwolves' owner
Glen Taylor's farm that "roasted birds alive" by a controversial mass kill method called "
ventilation shutdown plus." Dubbed "Chain Girl" by national media sources, Rosenberg was held overnight and then was released on bond. Her charges were dismissed in January of 2023.
Chickens case Rosenberg was arrested on burglary and theft charges in November 2023 for a June incident where she rescued four chickens from a
Perdue Farms Petaluma Poultry plant in
Sonoma County, California on behalf of Direct Action Everywhere. DxE claimed that alleged animal abuse from Petaluma Poultry was reported, but Rosenberg decided to take the chickens due to perceived inaction from law enforcement. In 2023, Rosenberg and other members of the animal welfare group Direct Action Everywhere entered a Petaluma Poultry slaughterhouse disguised as workers in the agricultural region of Sonoma county, just north of San Francisco. Rosenberg and her fellow activists removed four chickens from the slaughterhouse – which they later named Poppy, Ivy, Aster and Azalea – and placed them in an animal sanctuary. She and the other members of DxE posted footage of the action online. She was subsequently arrested. Rosenberg did not deny that she had taken the chickens from the Perdue slaughterhouse, but said she was rescuing the birds from a cruel situation. She pled not guilty, and her trial was scheduled for September 15, 2025. Rosenberg was convicted in 2025 of felony conspiracy and multiple misdemeanors due to the incident. Sonoma County District Attorney's office, that was a part of the prosecuting team, reported that the jury found that Rosenberg conspired with other Direct Action Everywhere members to unlawfully enter the facility of Petaluma Poultry, remove live chickens, steal business records, and interfere with commercial operations. A hearing was held to determine restitution amount owed to Petaluma Poultry. According to the District Attorney's office, the company documented more than $100,000 in losses resulting from the incident. On October 29, 2025, Rosenberg was convicted on two misdemeanor counts of trespassing, a misdemeanor count of tampering with a vehicle, and a felony count to commit conspiracy. On December 3, she was sentenced to 90 days in jail, with the possibility to spend 60 of the days in alternatives such as house arrest, 2 year's probation, and ordered to pay $100,000 in restitution. She began serving a jail sentence on December 10, 2025. Two weeks later on December 24, Rosenberg was released early from solitary confinement, but is set to begin a sentence of house arrest on January 14, 2026. ==Recognition==