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Highest Court in Washington Affirms Appeals Court Ruling Against Sentencing Dog to be Killed
The court confirms ALDF’s amicus position that a dog should not be euthanized due to his owner’s violation of a local animal ordinance
Clark County, Washington Selected for Animal Cruelty Response Program
The Animal Legal Defense Fund selected the county after reviewing applicants from across the country
Evanston, Illinois Passes Ordinance Prohibiting Cat Declawing
Declawing is a cruel surgical procedure to remove the last bone in a cat’s toes
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
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Settlement Reached in California Water Use Lawsuit against Foster Poultry Farms
Foster Poultry Farms agrees to improve water conservation and animal welfare at its Livingston, California poultry-processing plantApril 21, 2025 Press Release -
Lawsuit Against Tillamook for Deceptive Advertising Allowed to Proceed
The Animal Legal Defense Fund will continue to challenge the dairy company for misrepresenting the source of its milk to consumersApril 4, 2025 Press Release -
CDC Urged to Release Bird Flu Data Critical to Combatting Outbreak
The Animal Legal Defense Fund seeks updated information from CDC as avian influenza has continued across the U.S.March 28, 2025 News
