We're celebrating the 46th year of the Animal Legal Defense Fund!
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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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Captive Primate Safety Act Reintroduced in the U.S. House to Protect Nonhuman Primates
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Captive Primate Safety Act Reintroduced in the U.S. House to Protect Nonhuman Primates
Bill will prohibit the type of private possession of nonhuman primates portrayed in the HBO Max docuseries “Chimp Crazy”May 6, 2025 Press Release -
Petition Urges FDA to Reconsider Decision Not to Ban Controversial Drug Ractopamine
Common livestock feed additive poses risks to human healthApril 29, 2025 Press Release -
Settlement Reached in California Water Use Lawsuit against Foster Poultry Farms
Foster Poultry Farms agrees to improve water conservation and animal welfare at its Livingston, California poultry-processing plantApril 21, 2025 Press Release -
Animal Legal Defense Fund Grant Helps Puppy Recover from Severe Leg Injury
The funds went toward an orthopedic surgery that prevented the puppy’s leg from needing to be amputated after being assaultedMarch 18, 2025 Press Release
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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, VAFollow our work across the country
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Cases
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Urging the FDA to Require Labels for Animal-Derived Products
Petition for Rulemaking to the FDA submitted on September 24, 2024
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Challenging Tyson Foods Over Deceptive ‘Net-zero’ and ‘Climate-smart’ Beef Claims
Environmental Working Group v. Tyson Foods, Inc.
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Challenging the Treatment of Captive Animals at Olympic Game Farm
Animal Legal Defense Fund v. Olympic Game Farm
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