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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
U.S. Residents: Urge your legislators to support the Captive Primate Safety Act
If passed, the Captive Primate Safety Act, (H.R. 8164/S. 4206), would prohibit the private possession of nonhuman primates and the sale or transportation of nonhuman primates for the wild “pet” trade. Ask your federal legislators to support this legislation today!
Help Ban Cruel Octopus Farming in the U.S.
Urge your U.S. Senators to co-sponsor the OCTOPUS Act, which would ban commercial octopus farming in the U.S. and prohibit imports of farmed octopus from foreign countries.
Urge the FDA to Require Disclosure When Products Contain Animal Ingredients
Your comments are needed in support of the Animal Legal Defense Fund’s petition for rulemaking urging the FDA to require products that contain animal-derived ingredients to be labeled with a disclosure.
Petition: Urge USDA to Protect Puppies from Unscrupulous Puppy Mill Trafficker
Sign our petition urging the USDA to revoke the registration of Subject Enterprise, an unscrupulous and deadly puppy mill trafficker.
State Actions
Check for state-level actions you can take:
New York: Help Protect Animals from Inhumane Circuses and Traveling Acts
A bill to ban the use of certain wild animals in circuses or traveling animal acts in the state, including big cats, bears, nonhuman primates, kangaroos, and wallabies. Urge your state legislators to support this important bill today!
New Jersey: Stop Cruel Puppy Mills
Urge New Jersey lawmakers to support S.2511/A.4051, a state bill to protect animals from commercial breeding mills and stop the puppy-mill-to-pet-store pipeline into New Jersey.
Pennsylvania: Protect Captive Wild Animals from Dangerous Public Contact!
The Pennsylvania General Assembly is considering a bill, H.B. 1451, that would address a harmful regulatory change adopted by the Pennsylvania Game Commission that is currently permitting captive wild animal exhibitors to sell public contact experiences with wild animals.
Kansas: Urge Lawmakers to Oppose Unconstitutional Ag-Gag
The Kansas legislature is considering a harmful bill, H.B. 2816, that would stop whistleblowers and animal advocates from exposing animal cruelty by criminalizing undercover investigations at animal agriculture facilities such as puppy mills, factory farms, and slaughterhouses.
Florida: Help protect black bears today!
Take action to protect Florida bears from a dangerous bill! If enacted, An Act Relating to Taking of Bears (H.B. 87) would allow for the unregulated shooting of black bears in urban and suburban areas by permitting Florida residents to shoot black bears if they claim to feel threatened or feel their property is being threatened by the bear.
Kentucky: Take Action Against Unconstitutional Ag-Gag!
The Kentucky legislature just passed a harmful bill which would stop whistleblowers and undercover investigators from exposing animal cruelty by criminalizing the capturing and sharing of video and photos at factory farms and slaughterhouses.
Indiana: Protect Animals from Puppy and Kitten Mill Cruelty
The Indiana legislature recently passed a harmful bill, H.B. 1412, which would take away cities’ and counties’ right to protect puppies and kittens with local retail pet sale bans.
Hawaii: Take action for octopuses today!
Ask the Chairs of the House Agriculture & Food Systems Committee to prohibit the farming of octopuses
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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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