Ms. Priya Sawheny, a DxE activist pleaded guilty to two counts of trespassing arising from demonstrations that occurred in May 2018 and June 2019.  She was sentenced to 100 hours of community service to be completed in Sonoma County.  She is restrained from coming in close proximity to both the Sunrise Farm and the Reichardt Duck Farm.  Wayne Hsiung a leader of Direct Action Everywhere (DxE) was found guilty of two counts of conspiracy and trespassing.

Over the years DxE has illegally entered farms and removed poultry allegedly subject to cruelty, claiming that California laws gave them the right to “rescue animals in distress”.