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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”
City of Sturgeon Agrees to Pay $500,000 in Settlement Over Police Shooting of Blind, Deaf Dog

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 amendment
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California Governor Signs Animal Protection Bills into Law

The Animal Legal Defense Fund sponsored two bills protecting cats and wild animals
Appeal Filed Over Court Decision Letting EPA Suppress Factory Farm Air Pollution Reporting

Appeal Filed Over Court Decision Letting EPA Suppress Factory Farm Air Pollution Reporting

The EPA’s rule shields polluters as factory farm emissions kill more people than coal plants
A Dog Named Smokey Reunites with Guardian After Being Kidnapped

A Dog Named Smokey Reunites with Guardian After Being Kidnapped

The Animal Legal Defense Fund partnered with spcaLA to take custody of the dog until his guardian could retrieve him
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Lawsuit to Proceed Against USDA for Issuing Animal Welfare Act License to Yellowstone Bear World

The complaint argues the wildlife park has violated the Animal Welfare Act on numerous occasions, including separating cubs prematurely from their mothers
ALDF Partners with Advocates to Challenge EPA for Discarding Slaughterhouse Water Pollution Rules

ALDF Partners with Advocates to Challenge EPA for Discarding Slaughterhouse Water Pollution Rules

10 Organizations petition federal court over EPA’s abandonment of rules to reduce pollution from meat processing industry
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Appellate Court Ruling Confirms SPCA Authority to Enforce California Animal Protection Laws

Animal Legal Defense Fund utilized California Corporations Code 10404 to circumvent illegal conditions at Vallejo puppy mill
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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 compactor
UW-Madison's Censorship of Speech Criticizing Testing on Animals on Its Social Media Accounts is Unconstitutional

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 speech

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