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University of Louisville-Brandeis: Vegan Taco Bar and Companion Animal Photo Contest
The Brandeis Animal Legal Defense Fund Student Chapter is the first and only chapter in Kentucky, and since its inception last spring has been very successful in raising awareness regarding animal related legal issues in Kentucky.February 1, 2008 Student Chapter Spotlight -
Criminal Justice Program Attorneys Speak on the Importance of Considering Animals as Victims
Attorneys for the Animal Legal Defense Fund’s Criminal Justice Program spoke about the importance of changing that paradigm at three different events across the United States.July 27, 2018 News -
Animal Cruelty Prosecution Conference Aims to Train Prosecutors, Law Enforcement on Handling Animal Cruelty Cases Louisville to host professionals from around the country
More than 100 prosecutors, veterinary professionals, and law enforcement officials from across the country will be meeting in Louisville next week for the Eighth Annual Animal Cruelty Prosecution Conference.October 30, 2018 Press Release -
Animal Legal Defense Fund Offers $5,000 Reward in Case of 15 Horses who were Shot and Killed
Reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person or people responsible for the horses’ deaths in Floyd County, KentuckyDecember 19, 2019 Press Release -
Empowering Veterinarians to Report Suspected Abuse (Kentucky)
Permits veterinarians to report suspected cruelty. -
New Kentucky Law Allows Veterinarians to Report Animal Cruelty
Kentucky has amended its law prohibiting veterinarians from reporting suspected animal cruelty. Advocates worked for years to change this law, which had good intentions regarding personal privacy but unintended consequences for animal victims of abuse.July 9, 2020 Animal Law Update -
Oppose: Ag-Gag Bill to Prohibit Photography (Kentucky)
This bill would make it a crime to operate a drone or other photography equipment over a Confined Animal Feeding Operation (CAFO) — also known as a factory farm — or take any form of photography within a CAFO without the consent of the facility’s owner. -
Kentucky: Take Action Against Unconstitutional Ag-Gag!
The Kentucky legislature just passed a harmful bill which would stop whistleblowers and undercover investigators from exposing animal cruelty by criminalizing the capturing and sharing of video and photos at factory farms and slaughterhouses.
