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Animal Advocates Urge USDA to Withhold License from Troubled Puerto Rico Zoo
In a letter to the USDA, the Animal Legal Defense Fund and others explain the zoo has repeatedly violated standards of the Animal Welfare ActJune 2, 2021 Press Release -
Dozens of Diverse Public Interest Groups and Public Figures File Amicus Brief Urging Court to Hear Climate Change Lawsuit
Extinction Rebellion San Francisco Bay Area, Oceanic Global, and actor Mark Ruffalo file amicus brief in support of lawsuit arguing a constitutional right to nature, which would prompt federal climate actionJune 29, 2021 Press Release -
Animal Law Summer School: How to Use Grassroots Advocacy to Change Local Laws to Protect Animals
Join us to learn how you can use grassroots advocacy techniques to lobby city and county governments, and pass laws to improve the welfare of animals. -
Animal Advocates Urge Major Airlines to Prohibit the Transport of ‘Cocaine Hippo’ Hunting Trophies from Colombia
The Animal Legal Defense Fund organizes public pressure campaign urging American, United, and Delta Airlines to broaden trophy hunting bans announced after Cecil the lion was killedMarch 2, 2022 Press Release -
Animal Bill of Rights
Animal cruelty is defined differently in every state’s laws, but generally includes both abuse and neglect. Unfortunately in each state, the law treats animals as property instead of living, sentient beings. That’s why the Animal Legal Defense Fund stands for -
Joaquin Phoenix Responds to Industrial Animal Agriculture’s Greenwashing of Factory Farm ‘Biogas’
Animal Legal Defense Fund and Phoenix partner to expose dangers of this emerging industry gaining traction with considerable investments from government entitiesAugust 10, 2022 Press Release -
Petition: Ban Professional Bull Riders from State Owned Venues
Sign the petition below urging inhumane events, like Professional Bull Riders traveling events, be banned from government owned venues. -
George Mason University Students Urge Ban of Professional Bull Riders After Video Release
Video shows a downed bull with a severely broken leg, struggling to get up, and then being dragged from EagleBank Arena during bull riding eventOctober 6, 2022 Press Release -
Statement on Lolita
Response to Announcement to Return Lolita to Puget SoundMarch 30, 2023 Press Release