This year has been busy for the Animal Legal Defense Fund! Join Stephen Wells, Executive Director, and Kathleen Schatzmann, Senior Legislative Affairs Manager, as they discuss current cases and projects, plus what’s planned for the rest of the year, with special focus on the Legislative Affairs Program.
This webinar was prerecorded. Watch it now!
Resources
- COVID-19 Response
- White Paper: COVID-19 Policy Recommendations
- Supporting Industrial Animal Agriculture Whistleblowers
- San Francisco Fur Ban Upheld as Challenge is Dismissed
- Defending California’s Proposition 12 from NAMI
- Emergency Petition to Food & Drug Administration to Suspend Ractopamine Use
- Challenging FDA Approval of Experior
- Animal Legal Defense Fund Lawsuit Shuts Down Florida Backyard Slaughter Operations
- Pet Store Shuts Down as Lawsuit Continues Against Other Puppy Launderers
- How We Work: Legislation
- Take Action: Add Your Voice to the Animal Legal Defense Fund’s Initiatives
- Legislation – State Bills
- 2019 U.S. State Animal Protection Laws Ranking
-
Kathleen Schatzmann
Strategic Legislative Affairs Manager
Sign Up!
Join the Animal Legal Defense Fund's email list to stay up to date on lawsuits, legislation, and regulations affecting animals.
Focus Area
How We Work
Issues
Related
-
Tyson Foods Agrees to Stop Making ‘Net-zero’ and ‘Climate-smart Beef’ Claims
Lawsuit alleged Tyson Foods falsely claimed it will be net-zero by 2050 and marketed its industrial beef products as “climate-smart”November 17, 2025 Press Release -
City of Sturgeon Agrees to Pay $500,000 in Settlement Over Police Shooting of Blind, Deaf Dog
The lawsuit argued the lethal force used violated the 4th amendmentNovember 14, 2025 Press Release -
California Governor Signs Animal Protection Bills into Law
The Animal Legal Defense Fund sponsored two bills protecting cats and wild animalsOctober 21, 2025 News
