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ALDF Urges Justice for Cat Victims in Elkhart County
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ALDF Urges Justice for Cat Victims in Elkhart County
The county’s prosecutor dismissed criminal charges against the manufacturing plant employees who killed two feral cats in a trash compactorAugust 11, 2025 News -
UW-Madison’s Censorship of Speech Criticizing Testing on Animals on Its Social Media Accounts is Unconstitutional
The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals overturns a lower court’s dismissal of the case, finding the public university suppressed free speechAugust 5, 2025 Press Release -
New Lawsuit filed Against CARB’s LCFS
California’s Low Carbon Fuel Standard incentivizes factory farm pollution nationwideAugust 1, 2025 News -
Pigs and Public Health Act Reintroduced in the U.S. House to Prohibit Slaughter of Downed Pigs
Bill will reduce the risk of zoonotic disease transmission and foodborne illness by establishing new standards for non-ambulatory, or “downed” pigsJuly 25, 2025 Press Release
Registration is Open for the 2025 Animal Law Conference
Register now for the 33rd annual Animal Law Conference at the Sheraton Grand Riverwalk in Chicago, Illinois and online!
“ Animal cruelty does not occur in a vacuum, and the failure to fully examine its origins would likely lead to future criminal acts and the continued cycle of abuse and violence.”
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Urging the FDA to Require Labels for Animal-Derived Products
Petition for Rulemaking to the FDA submitted on September 24, 2024
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Challenging the Treatment of Captive Animals at Olympic Game Farm
Animal Legal Defense Fund v. Olympic Game Farm
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Challenging the USDA to Provide FOIA Documents Related to the Beef Checkoff Program
ALDF v. USDA and AMS
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