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USDA Restricting Access to Plant-Based Milks in National School Lunch Program is Dietary Racism
Proposed rule would maintain an unnecessarily complicated and confusing process for children to get access to plant-based milkMay 11, 2023 Press Release -
Urging FSIS Not to Overlook Cultivated Meat in Its Proposed Voluntary Labeling Rule on U.S. Origin Claims
The Animal Legal Defense Fund submitted comments to FSIS urging the agency to include the cultivated meat sector in its proposed rule on voluntary labeling of FSIS-regulated products with U.S.-origin claims. -
Urging FSIS to Adequately Strengthen Substantiation of Animal-Raising Claims
Submitted comments to the U.S. Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) urging the agency to create clear definitions of key animal-raising terms, require stricter substantiation proof from producers, and allow for other interested parties to submit comments before issuing revised industry guidelines -
Urging FWS to Create a Robust Permitting and Enforcement Scheme to Protect Migratory Birds and Eagles used in Exhibition
On July 3, 2023, the Animal Legal Defense Fund submitted comments to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) urging the agency to implement welfare standards and exhibition-specific permitting requirements for migratory birds and eagles. The…
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Urging FSIS to Require Video Cameras to Observe if Slaughtering Pigs with CO2 Complies with Federal Law
Comments were submitted to the U.S. Food Safety and Inspection Service urging the agency to require the use of video cameras inside gondolas during the slaughter of pigs with CO2 to ensure compliance with the Federal Meat Inspection Act and the Humane Method of Slaughter Act -
Easterday Family Ceases Attempt to Acquire Permitting for 30,000-Cow Mega Dairy in Oregon
The victory follows the passage of a factory farming law and efforts to curtail the construction of new mega dairies in the stateSeptember 8, 2023 News -
Urging NPS to Implement Plan to Conserve Native Tule Elk Population
The Animal Legal Defense Fund submitted comments urging the National Park Service (NPS) to implement its proposed action plan, the Tomales Point Area Plan (TPAP) public scoping newsletter “Alternative B,” with certain modifications, to help conserve the native Tule elk population in the region. -
Exposing Predators of the Heart as a Sham Animal Sanctuary
The Animal Legal Defense Fund submitted comments and testimony exposing Predators of the Heart as a sham animal sanctuary at a Skagit County land-use hearing to determine whether the facility will be allowed to continue operations on its property in Mount Vernon, Washington. -
Urging USDA Not to Support Factory Farm Biogas in IRA
Groups, led by the Animal Legal Defense Fund, Food & Water Watch, the Campaign for Family Farms and the Environment, Friends of the Earth, the Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy, and the Southern Environmental Law Center, urged USDA not to further subsidize factory farms under the guise of climate action. -
Require Wildlife Services to prioritize non-lethal methods!
For years, concerned residents have voiced their outrage over the killing of Canada geese rounded up in parks across Denver. As a taxpayer, you have the right to know how Wildlife Services uses your dollars and whether its methods are humane and science-based. If you agree that Wildlife Services should operate with transparency, sign our petition.