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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. -
Urging NPS to Implement Plan to Conserve Native Tule Elk Population
The Animal Legal Defense Fund submitted comments urging the National Park Service (NPS) to implement its proposed action plan, the Tomales Point Area Plan (TPAP) public scoping newsletter “Alternative B,” with certain modifications, to help conserve the native Tule elk population in the region. -
Easterday Family Ceases Attempt to Acquire Permitting for 30,000-Cow Mega Dairy in Oregon
The victory follows the passage of a factory farming law and efforts to curtail the construction of new mega dairies in the stateSeptember 8, 2023 News -
Urging the FDA Not to Restrict Plant-Based Dairy Labels
The Animal Legal Defense Fund, Compassion Over Killing, and UCLA’s Resnick Center for Food Law & Policy submitted joint comments urging the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) not to restrict labeling terms on plant-based dairy products…
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The Animal Legal Defense Fund Applauds Long Overdue Closure of ‘Tiger King’ Zoo, Urges Animals Be Transferred to Sanctuary
The Animal Legal Defense Fund applauds the closure of the Greater Wynnewood Exotic Animal Park, the zoo depicted in the Netflix documentary, “Tiger King,” following the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) suspension of its owner’s exhibitor license.August 20, 2020 News -
Demanding the USDA Regulate the Mass Disposal of Farmed Animals During the COVID-19 Pandemic
The Animal Legal Defense Fund joined a coalition petitioning the U.S. Department of Agriculture to ban the mass burial and on-site incineration of animals on factory farms during the COVID-19 pandemic -
Emergency Petition to Food & Drug Administration to Suspend Ractopamine Use
The Animal Legal Defense Fund filed an emergency petition with the Food and Drug Administration to suspend the agency’s approval of ractopamine — a drug used to rapidly grow muscle in cows and pigs, which can harm the animals and the environment. -
Ending Killing Contests in Colorado
In 2020, Colorado adopted regulations banning killing contests for coyotes and foxes, as well as other small mammals. -
Animal Advocates Urge Puerto Rico Officials to Take Action on Troubled Zoo
Animal Legal Defense Fund letter asks Puerto Rico governor to investigate illegal treatment of endangered species and other animals at Dr. Juan A. Rivero National Zoological ParkDecember 16, 2019 Press Release -
Ending Killing Contests in Massachusetts
In 2019, Massachusetts adopted regulations banning killing contests for certain animals, including coyotes, foxes, and bobcats.
