Showing 1-10 of 1477
-
Florida: Help Protect Victims of Wildlife Trafficking
Ask your state representative to support Racketeering of Aquatic and Wild Animal Life (HB 783/SB 776).April 14, 2021 Action Alert -
Challenging the Inhumane Treatment of Captive Wild Animals at Pymatuning Deer Park
The Animal Legal Defense Fund and People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) filed a lawsuit against Pymatuning Deer Park, a roadside zoo in Jamestown, Pennsylvania. -
Animal Legal Defense Fund – Tribal Member Diversity Scholarship Program
The $25,000 scholarship is available to an enrolled member of a U.S. federally recognized tribe who is enrolled in any U.S. law school, and includes a clerkship with the nonprofit.April 14, 2021 Student Chapters -
Iowa: Ask Governor Reynolds to Veto the Ag-Gag Bill
HF 775 is aimed at criminalizing whistleblowing and undercover investigations in agricultural facilities, thus “gagging” activists and others who expose animal abuse in factory farms and slaughterhouses.April 12, 2021 Action Alert -
Animal Legal Defense Fund – North Carolina Central University School Of Law Diversity Scholarship Program
The $25,000 scholarship is available to a second-year law student at the University, and includes a clerkship with the nonprofitApril 8, 2021 Student Chapters -
Animal Legal Defense Fund – Howard Law School Diversity Scholarship Program
The $25,000 scholarship is available to a second-year law student at the University, and includes a clerkship with the nonprofitApril 8, 2021 Student Chapters -
Ending the Intensive Confinement of Egg-Laying Hens (Nevada)
Egg-laying hens are among the most abused animals in the country yet have few legal protections. AB 399, sponsored by the Assembly Committee on Natural Resources, would mandate cage-free conditions for hens, outlawing battery cages. -
Florida: Support Required Reporting of Suspected Animal Abuse
A bill that would require reporting is being considered by the Florida Legislature. But only the Senate-passed version of the bill (SB 96) requires both child protective services and animal control officers to report abuse. Please urge your state representative to support the Senate version (SB 96) and ensure both kinds of abuse are reported.April 8, 2021 Action Alert -
Cross-Reporting Suspected Abuse (Florida)
SB 96, sponsored by Senator Lauren Book (D-32), would require child protective investigators and animal control officers to report suspected animal and child abuse. Additionally, the bill strengthens penalties for the sexual abuse of animals. -
Cross-Reporting Suspected Abuse (New Jersey)
Communication between government agencies is critical to helping ensure multiple forms of abuse — including animal abuse — are exposed and addressed. A.4880/S.3168 would mandate veterinary and inter-agency reporting of suspected animal abuse.
