Protect Animals From Abuse and Neglect
With your ongoing help, abused and neglected animals will have a voice in courtrooms across the country.
For more than three decades, the Animal Legal Defense Fund has been fighting to protect the lives and advance the interests of animals through the legal system.
Every day, ALDF works to protect animals by:
- Filing groundbreaking lawsuits to stop animal abuse and expand the boundaries of animal law.
- Providing free legal assistance to prosecutors handling cruelty cases.
- Working to strengthen state anti-cruelty statutes.
- Nurturing the future of animal law through Student ALDF chapters at over 170 accredited law schools.
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ALDF is a Better Business Bureau Accredited Charity, one of Great Nonprofit's Top-Rated organizations, and a Best in America charity according to Independent Charities of America, ensuring that we meet the highest standards of public accountability, program effectiveness, and cost effectiveness.
Join us today to win animals the legal protection they so desperately need—and deserve.











