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National Park Service Starts Removing Fence Blocking Tule Elk Access to Food and Water in Point Reyes
The National Park Service was sued in 2021 to revise its plan by ALDF and other plaintiffs represented by Harvard Law School’s Animal Law & Policy Clinic
Honoring Pro Bono Legal Professionals for Animals
Members of ALDF’s Pro Bono Network were honored for their volunteer legal work for animals at the Animal Law Conference in October 2024.
Animal Legal Defense Fund Facilitates Release of Two Pigs from Research Lab
The animals have a new home at a San Diego sanctuary to live out their lives in peace after being used for research in a lab
Highest Court in Ohio Rules that All Dogs and Cats Deserve to be Protected from Cruelty
In overturning the lower court, Ohio Supreme Court confirms ALDF’s amicus position that the state’s animal cruelty statute protects a community kitten who was subject to abuse.
FDA Should Require Labels for Animal-Derived Products, Petition Says
For religious, moral, food safety, and allergen concerns, consumers have a significant interest in the disclosure of animal-derived ingredients
California Governor Signs Octopus Farming Ban into Law
California becomes the second state to pass a ban on octopus farming and first state to prohibit farmed octopus sales
Court Allows Texas Label Censorship Lawsuit to Proceed
Tofurky and the Plant Based Foods Association will continue to challenge a Texas law imposing unclear and vague standards on plant-based meat producers
Tyson Foods Sued Over Deceptive ‘Net-Zero’ and ‘Climate-Smart’ Beef Claims
Environmental group accuses Tyson of capitalizing on consumers’ interest in purchasing climate-friendly foods by falsely claiming it will be net-zero by 2050 and marketing its industrial beef products as “climate-smart”
Buffalo Grove in Illinois Reads Proclamation Opposing Cat Declawing
Declawing is a cruel surgical procedure to remove the last bone in a cat’s toes
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National Park Service Starts Removing Fence Blocking Tule Elk Access to Food and Water in Point Reyes
The National Park Service was sued in 2021 to revise its plan by ALDF and other plaintiffs represented by Harvard Law School’s Animal Law & Policy ClinicDecember 4, 2024 Press Release -
Honoring Pro Bono Legal Professionals for Animals
Members of ALDF’s Pro Bono Network were honored for their volunteer legal work for animals at the Animal Law Conference in October 2024.November 14, 2024 News -
Animal Legal Defense Fund Facilitates Release of Two Pigs from Research Lab
The animals have a new home at a San Diego sanctuary to live out their lives in peace after being used for research in a labOctober 30, 2024 News
