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Advocating for Justice in Oregon: Neglected Horse Sues Former Owner
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Advocating for Justice in Oregon: Neglected Horse Sues Former Owner
In May 2018, the Animal Legal Defense Fund filed a unique lawsuit in Oregon on behalf of a severely maltreated horse named Justice. Justice suffered starvation, frostbite, and other grave injuries due to his owner’s failure to provide him with basic care.September 13, 2018 Animal Law Update -
Lawsuit Raises the Stakes in Food Fight Over the Term “Meat”
Coalition challenges constitutionality of recent Missouri legislative restrictions on products that use the term “meat” on their labelsAugust 27, 2018 Press Release -
Animal Legal Defense Fund Offers $5,000 Reward in Case of Dog Killed in Sonoma County
Reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person or people responsibleAugust 13, 2018 Press Release -
Animal Legal Defense Fund Amicus Brief Supports Protections of Chickens During Kaporos Festival
The Animal Legal Defense Fund has filed an amicus brief in a lawsuit aimed at protecting the chickens used during Brooklyn’s annual kaporos festival, and calling on the court to require the City of New York Police Department to enforce stateSeptember 7, 2018 News
“ I think the public has made the decision that going and seeing the performance of orcas, that day has come and gone.”
Florida State Representative Jared MoskowitzCases
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Endangered Species Act Challenge Regarding Lolita the Orca
PEOPLE FOR THE ETHICAL TREATMENT OF ANIMALS v MIAMI SEAQUARIUM
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Challenging Missouri’s “Meat” Law
Turtle Island Foods v Richardson
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Justice the Horse Sues Abuser
Justice v Gwendolyn Vercher
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