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Animal Advocates Sue Pet Store and Phony Rescue Operation for Illegal Puppy Laundering Scheme
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Animal Advocates Sue Pet Store and Phony Rescue Operation for Illegal Puppy Laundering Scheme
Today the Animal Legal Defense Fund filed a lawsuit against the Animal Kingdom pet store and purported rescue group Bark Adoptions for engaging in a puppy laundering scheme to unlawfully circumvent the California law that bans the sale of dogs.March 5, 2019 Press Release -
Iowa: Urge Legislators to Oppose Ag-Gag Bill
Iowa lawmakers are at it again, attempting to enact an unconstitutional Ag-Gag law — while still fighting a federal court decision striking down a previous version of this same law, as violating the First Amendment. -
Animal Legal Defense Fund Victorious in Factory Farm Transparency Lawsuit against FDA
Judgment will expose abusive and unsanitary conditions at egg farmsJanuary 29, 2019 Press Release -
Animal Legal Defense Fund Appeals Dismissal of Groundbreaking Lawsuit for Abused Horse
Animal Legal Defense Fund has appealed an Oregon state court's dismissal of a lawsuit filed by a horse named Justice against his abuser. Justice’s lawsuit seeks to recover the costs of his ongoing medical care, his pain and suffering caused by the abuse.January 22, 2019 Press Release
“ 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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Challenging FSA’s Medium-sized CAFO Exemptions
Dakota Rural Action v. United States Department of Agriculture
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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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