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The legal voice for all animals

The Animal Legal Defense Fund files high-impact lawsuits to protect animals from harm, provides free legal assistance and training to prosecutors in their fight against animal cruelty, supports animal protection legislation, and provides resources and opportunities to law students and professionals to advance the field of animal law.

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CA Regulators Poised to Approve Most Egregious Biogas Scheme Yet

California Air Resource Board poised to allow massive incentives for mega-dairy and hydrogen facility in San Joaquin Valley, threatening local air quality
June 4, 2026 Farmed Animals
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“ Animal cruelty does not occur in a vacuum, and the failure to fully examine its origins would likely lead to future criminal acts and the continued cycle of abuse and violence.”

Hon. H. Lee Chitwood, Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court, Pulaski, VA

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