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Oregon Supreme Court Denies Petition to Review Case Involving Lawsuit on Behalf of Abused Horse
Lawsuit sheds light on the need to recognize legal rights for animal cruelty victims.March 7, 2023 Press Release -
Animals in Entertainment
Travel, confinement, and being forced to perform tricks deprive wild animals of anything that might satisfy their complex physical, behavioral, and emotional needs. Their lives constitute abuse as entertainment. -
Rest in Peace, Archie
The responsibility for Archie's death lies with those who held him captive, but still the questions linger.January 15, 2015 News -
Animal Legal Defense Fund Speaks Up for Elephants at Woodland Park Zoo
Elephants Bamboo and Chai are suffering immensely in the Seattle-based Woodland Park Zoo.March 17, 2015 News -
Lolita’s Safety and Well-Being Leads Advocates to Appeal to Court for Her Protection
On behalf of the Animal Legal Defense Fund, PETA, and Orca Network, animal law attorneys will be in court today to advocate for Lolita, a lonely orca trapped in the smallest orca tank in North America, at the infamous Miami Seaquarium.March 24, 2015 News -
Breeding Facility Forces Illegal, Gruesome Surgeries on Pregnant Monkeys at Florida Compound
In experiments that sound straight out of the dark ages, Hendry County, Florida’s Primate Products, a monkey-breeding facility supposed to be restricted to breeding monkeys, has instead been performing crude surgeries on pregnant animals for profit.April 2, 2015 News -
Advancing the Law for Great Apes: Legal Personhood
On April 20, animal law made an historic leap forward with the case of two chimpanzees, Hercules and Leo, who are being held captive for use in experiments by Stony Brook University.April 29, 2015 News -
Runaway Carriage Horse on Streets of St. Louis: Animal Legal Defense Fund Files Restraining Order Against Reckless Industry
The Animal Legal Defense Fund has filed a request for a temporary restraining order against the St. Louis Metropolitan Taxicab Commission after yet another horse ran wild through city streets, barely averting disaster.May 1, 2015 News -
Animal Legal Defense Fund Urges Massachusetts Court of Appeals to Let Climate Change Lawsuit Proceed
Today, the Animal Legal Defense Fund submitted a friend of the court brief on behalf of highly enterprising Harvard students, including several at Harvard Law School, in their bid to compel the University to divest from fossil fuels.October 6, 2015 News
