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COVID-19 Policy Recommendations
Pandemics have not only been predicted, they are also preventable. While the country continues to fight COVID-19, we must also prepare for — with the intention to prevent — the next pandemic. The Animal Legal Defense Fund is developing a series of papers, each outlining policy strategies calibrated to reduce specific zoonotic risks. -
Imperiled White Lions Rescued from Texas Roadside Zoo to Receive Medical Care
The Animal Legal Defense Fund urged federal authorities to investigate the plight of two white lions who were apparently enduring severe physical and neurological distressMay 7, 2026 News -
Opposing USDA’s Dangerous Plan to Increase Slaughterhouse Line Speeds
The Animal Legal Defense Fund filed comments with the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) urging the agency not to adopt unlawful proposed rules that would allow for an increase in line speeds at slaughterhouses to kill turkeys, chickens, and pigs. -
Urging the USDA to Investigate Imperiled Lions languishing at Texas Roadside Zoo
The Animal Legal Defense Fund filed a complaint with the U.S. Department of Agriculture and U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service to compel the agencies to confiscate two white lion sisters who are protected under federal law and display symptoms of a severe medical condition from a Texas facility called Sharkarosa Zoo. -
Coalition Demands the Oregon Department of Agriculture Hold Mega-Dairies to Stricter Standards Concerning Pollution to Water Resources
The Animal Legal Defense Fund joined the other member organizations of Stand Up to Factory Farms in providing comments to the Oregon Department of Agriculture regarding their Confined Animal Feeding Operation National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) General Permit. -
United States: Urge the USDA to implement strong protections for birds under the AWA
The Animal Welfare Act (AWA) is our country’s primary animal protection law. Though flawed, the law still provides critical protections. However, the AWA’s regulations have excluded birds — but that could change with your help. -
Banning Coyote Killing Contests (Oregon)
Killing contests refer to events or tournaments where participants compete to kill as many animals as possible during a specified time period. Cash and prizes are awarded to those who kill the most animals or the largest or smallest animal. -
Animal Legal Defense Fund Urges FDA for Clear Regulatory Guidance on Labeling of Cell-Cultured Fish and Shellfish Products
This week the Animal Legal Defense Fund submitted comments to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) advocating for accurate, consistent, and flexible labeling of cell-cultured fish and shellfish products — meat or flesh grown from the cells of fresh or saltwater finfish, crustaceans, and other forms of aquatic animal life.March 11, 2021 Press Release -
Urging the California Air Resources Board to Stop Factory Farms from Profiting from Pollution
On October 27, 2021, the Animal Legal Defense Fund and coalition partners took action by submitting a petition for rulemaking to the California Air Resources Board, the agency within California’s Environmental Protection Agency charged with improving air quality. -
Urging the EPA to Regulate Factory Farms’ Air Pollution
The Animal Legal Defense Fund and coalition partners have petitioned the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to rescind a 16-year-old agreement not to enforce clean air regulations and public disclosure requirements related to air emissions for thousands of factory farms.
