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Lawsuit Aims to Put an End to Coyote Killing Contest
Complaint alleges the contest is a public nuisance.August 3, 2016 Press Release -
Coyote Killing Contest Organizer Settles Lawsuit
Settlement marks first successful effort to halt a Kansas predator derby.October 17, 2016 Press Release -
Where Are They Now? Katie Barnett
Katie Barnett is a graduate of the University of Kansas Law School, where she received a J.D. and the Walter Hiersteiner Outstanding Service Award.June 21, 2013 Student Chapters -
Coalition Challenges Constitutionality of Kansas Ag-Gag Law
Today, a coalition of public interest groups filed a lawsuit in Kansas challenging the constitutionality of the state’s Ag-Gag law, which makes it a crime to document animal cruelty at factory farms and slaughterhouses.December 4, 2018 Press Release -
Challenging Smoky Hill Calling Contest
In August 2016, the Animal Legal Defense Fund filed a complaint on behalf of Western Plains Animal Refuge (WPAR) against the hosts of the “Smoky Hill Calling Contest,” a coyote-killing competition in which participants paid money…
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Court Rules Kansas Ag-Gag Law Unconstitutional
Animal Legal Defense Fund-led coalition wins major victory for animal protection, food and worker safety, and the First AmendmentJanuary 22, 2020 Press Release -
Appeals Court Affirms Kansas Ag-Gag Law is Unconstitutional
Animal Legal Defense Fund-led coalition wins major victory for animal protection, food and worker safety, and the First AmendmentAugust 19, 2021 Press Release -
Oppose: Ag-Gag Bill to Criminalize Undercover Animal Cruelty Investigations (Kansas)
This bill would prohibit anyone from entering or remaining on and knowingly making false statements on an employment application to gain access to animal facilities. -
Kansas: Urge Lawmakers to Oppose Unconstitutional Ag-Gag
The Kansas legislature is considering a harmful bill, H.B. 2816, that would stop whistleblowers and animal advocates from exposing animal cruelty by criminalizing undercover investigations at animal agriculture facilities such as puppy mills, factory farms, and slaughterhouses. -
Pennsylvania: Protect Captive Wild Animals from Dangerous Public Contact!
The Pennsylvania General Assembly is considering a bill, H.B. 1451, that would address a harmful regulatory change adopted by the Pennsylvania Game Commission that is currently permitting captive wild animal exhibitors to sell public contact experiences with wild animals.