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Add your voice to the Animal Legal Defense Fund's initiatives to improve the lives and advance the interests of animals through the legal system.
The Animal Legal Defense Fund works at the federal, state and local levels to advance important legislation. We advocate for laws that promote or protect the lives and interests of animals, and we oppose legislation that would be detrimental to animals’ well-being.
National Actions
Urgent: Ask Your Legislators to Support the Captive Primate Safety Act
Urge Congress to support the Captive Primate Safety Act to prohibit the private possession of apes, monkeys and other nonhuman primates and their sale or transportation for the “pet” trade!
Petition: Urge FDA to Protect Farmed Animals and Consumers by Banning Ractopamine
Sign the petition to show you agree that the FDA should join at least 160 countries, including China and all countries in the European Union, to ban or restrict ractopamine in meat production.
Say NO to FDA’s Misguided Labeling Rules for Plant-Based Food Alternatives
Take a few minutes to send comments opposing the U.S. Food and Drug Administration‘s "Draft Guidance" that would add a cumbersome rule to plant-based food producers.
Urgent Action: Congress Revives Push to Override State Animal Welfare Laws with Rebranded EATS Act
Act now to oppose the Food Security and Farm Protection Act, a repackaged version of the damaging EATS Act which would undermine individual states’ ability to enact their own laws affecting agricultural practices.
State Actions
Check for state-level actions you can take:
New York: Take action for octopuses today!
Help protect New York’s waters, residents, and octopuses by supporting a statewide ban on octopus farming!
Texas: Stop Cruel Puppy Mills!
Urge Texas lawmakers to support a retail sales ban on puppies and kittens to fight the cruel puppy mill industry.
Oregon: Urge Governor Kotek and State Officials to Close OHSU’s Oregon National Primate Research Center!
Urge Governor Kotek, the Oregon Health Authority, and your state legislators to ensure that the merger between OHSU and Legacy Health moves forward only on the condition of closing this cruel primate experimentation facility.
California: Pass a Wild Animal Public Contact Ban
Urge your lawmakers to support the Public Contact Safety Act (A.B.892).
Massachusetts: Take Action for Companion Animals in Pet Custody Cases Today!
Urge your Massachusetts lawmakers to support the “Pet Custody Bill” — An Act Standardizing Consideration of Pets in Divorce and Separation, S.1206/H.1817 — which provides a framework for judges to use in determining the best interests of a companion animal when a couple is splitting up.
Oregon: Protect Cougars in Oregon from Cruel Hunting Using Dogs!
Contact your state senator and urge them to vote no on a bill that would bring back cruel hound hunting of cougars in Oregon.
Arizona: Take Action for Hens in the Egg Industry Today!
Take action today to stop S.B.1721, a bill aimed at undermining Arizona’s cage-free regulations that protect hens in the egg industry from cruel confinement.
Nevada: Take Action for Hens in the Egg Industry Today!
Take action today to stop A.B. 171, a bill aimed at undermining Nevada’s cage-free law that protects hens in the egg industry from cruel confinement.
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Stop Ag-Gag Laws
Undercover investigations and whistleblowers have exposed some of the worst aspects of factory farming, but Ag-Gag laws punish people who speak out about cruelty in animal agriculture. Voice your opposition.
No More Puppy Mills
Puppy mill operators maximize their profits by producing large numbers of puppies as quickly as possible. As a result, unsanitary conditions, disease, and neglect are rampant. Sign our pledge to boycott puppy mills. Together we can end cruel puppy mills.
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OCTOPUS Act Reintroduced in the U.S. Senate
The federal bill would prevent the industry from gaining traction by banning commercial octopus farming in the U.S.June 5, 2025 Press Release -
Washington Governor Signs Animal Protection Bills into Law
The four laws will offer better protections for companion animals and keep wild animals from being exploited for entertainment in the stateMay 16, 2025 News -
Captive Primate Safety Act Reintroduced in the U.S. House to Protect Nonhuman Primates
Bill will prohibit the type of private possession of nonhuman primates portrayed in the HBO Max docuseries “Chimp Crazy”May 6, 2025 Press Release
