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New Jersey Gestation and Veal Crate Ban Signed into Law
After a 13-year campaign, New Jersey becomes the latest state to ban the extreme confinement of mother pigs and calves used for veal.
Ban on Wildlife Killing Contests Passed by New York Legislature
Animal Legal Defense Fund supported legislation heads to Gov. Hochul’s desk
Animal Legal Defense Fund Announces Attorney + Advocate Chris Green as New Executive Director
Green, currently Executive Director of the Animal Law & Policy Program at Harvard University, will assume the role in September after a nationwide search; animal protection leaders praise selection.
Gestation and Veal Crate Ban Overwhelmingly Passes New Jersey Legislature
Bill awaits Gov. Murphy’s signature after 13-year campaign to prohibit the extreme confinement of gestating pigs and calves raised for veal
Court Allows Lawsuit Against Texas Roadside Zoo to Proceed
First ruling pertaining to recently enacted Big Cat Public Safety Act
Washington Supreme Court Urged to Consider the True Value of Humans’ Relationship with Companion Animals
Animal Legal Defense Fund’s amicus brief urges the court to review a case regarding the negligent death of a dog and the resulting emotional damages
Mink VIRUS Act Introduced in the U.S. House to End Cruel and Dangerous Mink Farming
Bill will reduce the risk of zoonotic disease transmission by phasing out mink farming and help operators transition out of the industry
U.S. Supreme Court Upholds Constitutionality of California Foie Gras Ban After Prop 12 Victory
Third denial to review first state-wide ban, starting in 2014
U.S. Supreme Court Upholds California’s Landmark Proposition 12 Animal Cruelty Law
The Animal Legal Defense Fund has helped defend California’s right to enact the strongest farmed animal protection law in the country
USDA Restricting Access to Plant-Based Milks in National School Lunch Program is Dietary Racism
Proposed rule would maintain an unnecessarily complicated and confusing process for children to get access to plant-based milk
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OCTOPUS Act Reintroduced in the U.S. Senate
The federal bill would prevent the industry from gaining traction by banning commercial octopus farming in the U.S.June 5, 2025 Press Release
