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The Animal Legal Defense Fund Mourns Beulah and Fights for Change in Massachusetts
The Animal Legal Defense Fund is deeply saddened by the death of Beulah, an Asian elephant, and is committed to supporting legislation pending in Massachusetts to prohibit the use of elephants and certain other wild animals used in circuses.September 19, 2019 News -
Massachusetts: Keep Convicted Abusers Away From Animals
Ask your state legislators to support a bill that would prohibit people convicted of animal abuse from possessing animals for at least five years after their release from custody.September 19, 2019 Action Alert -
Exposing Animal Abusers: Update on the Animal Welfare Blackout
In early 2017, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) purged tens of thousands of important documents related to animal welfare from the agency’s website. The purged inspection reports documented violations of the federal Animal Welfare Act (AWA).September 18, 2019 News -
Federal Rule Allowing Cruel High-Speed Pig Slaughter Violates Federal Law
The USDA violated federal law in finalizing this rule, acting contrary to the mountain of evidence before it demonstrating the rule’s dangers, and flouting humane slaughter and meat inspection laws.September 17, 2019 News -
Protect Native Elk Living in Point Reyes National Seashore
Tell the National Park Service that commercial agriculture shouldn’t be valued over wildlife.September 16, 2019 Action Alert -
Massachusetts: Stop Ivory and Rhinoceros Horn Trafficking
Ask your state legislators to support a bill that would restrict the sale, trade, and distribution of ivory and rhino horn in the Massachusetts.September 12, 2019 Action Alert -
Animal Legal Defense Fund Sends Notice of Intent to Sue Wisconsin Roadside Zoo
Endangered animals including lions, tigers, and gray wolves suffer in squalid conditions at Special Memories Zoo.September 10, 2019 Press Release
