Alexandra Paul takes a chicken from a Foster Farms truck. (Direct Action Everywhere/TNS)

Kings County Sheriff David Robinson shared a warning Friday to the local farming community about an animal rights conference in Berkeley that plans to bus attendees to an unnamed facility for an “open rescue.”

The Animal Liberation Conference is being held June 9-14 and is hosted by activist group Direct Action Everywhere (DXE). The alert shared by the Kings County Farm Bureau appears to have originated from the Fresno County Farm Bureau. Ag officials hope to educate farmers on what to do if protestors come to their property.

“As of today, there are no known specific protest events planned in Fresno County,” according to the alert. “However, livestock/dairy farming operations must be aware of DXE’s covert operations, intelligence gathering methods like imposter employees applying for employment, and animal rescues that may occur during the day or night. Farming operations must be vigilant by checking their farming operations for suspicious activity/ persons.”

A schedule for the Animal Liberation Conference said an “action” is planned for early Tuesday morning at a location to be announced. Attendees are advised to “dress nicely, bring your reusable water bottle, and food or snacks…”

During the same conference a couple of years ago, a pair of DxE activists — including former Baywatch actress Alexandra Paul — took a pair of chickens from a truck outside a Foster Farms facility in Livingston. The activists were found not guilty of misdemeanor theft charges after a trial in Merced County this past March.

“Many individuals are alive today because we were able to rescue them and tell their stories to the world, individuals like Lily and Lizzie, who were saved from a Smithfield Foods factory farm, and Ethan and Jax, who were carried off of a Foster Farms slaughter truck at the 2021 Animal Liberation Conference,” according to the Animal Liberation Conference 2023 schedule publication.

Tips for handling activist activity on local farms from law enforcement and ag officials include posting “No Trespassing” signs on their property, installing perimeter gates, not being combative, writing down license plate numbers, not shooting or touching drones flying over their property and contacting their local sheriff’s office.