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Add your voice to the Animal Legal Defense Fund's initiatives to improve the lives and advance the interests of animals through the legal system.

The Animal Legal Defense Fund works at the federal, state and local levels to advance important legislation. We advocate for laws that promote or protect the lives and interests of animals, and we oppose legislation that would be detrimental to animals’ well-being.

National Actions

Petition: Ban Professional Bull Riders from State Owned Venues

Petition: Ban Professional Bull Riders from State Owned Venues

Sign the petition below urging inhumane events, like Professional Bull Riders traveling events, be banned from government owned venues.
Ryder the horse collapsed on 9th Street in New York City

Petition: Stop Horses from Suffering for NYC’s Carriage Industry

Sign to demand a horse-drawn carriage ban following the collapse of a horse named Ryder.
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Tell Legislators: No Tax Dollars for Factory Farm Gas!

The factory farming industry’s latest scheme: presenting its methane emissions as "renewable energy." Watch the 2-minute video Biogas or Bulls**t?, narrated by Joaquin Phoenix, then sign the petition urging state and federal legislators to say no to factory farm gas.
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Demand an End to Cruel Orca Captivity at the Miami Seaquarium

Send a message to the USDA urging Lolita be the past orca in the Miami Seaquarium tank

Sign the Animal Bill of Rights

Do you believe animals deserve basic legal rights?

Show your support

State Actions

Check for state-level actions you can take:

Rhode Island: Help Ensure Companion Animals' Needs are Met in Custody Proceedings

Rhode Island: Help Ensure Companion Animals’ Needs are Met in Custody Proceedings

Proposed legislation would require a court to consider the best interests of a companion animal in divorce or separation proceedings
Oregon: Urge Lawmakers to Support Animal Cruelty Special Prosecutor Position

Oregon: Urge Lawmakers to Support Animal Cruelty Special Prosecutor Position

Contact members of the Joint Ways & Means Committee today and encourage them to support S.B. 696!
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Oregon: Urge Lawmakers to Support Factory Farm Reforms

Mega dairies in Oregon harm animals by the thousands while polluting our environment. Add your name to urge Gov. Brown to stop a new 30,000-cow mega dairy from coming to the state!
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Texas: Protect Dogs Trapped in Hot Cars

Every year, dogs who are left in hot cars die of heat stroke. Legislation currently being considered by Texas lawmakers, HB 3756, will protect Good Samaritans from civil liability when they take action to save animals trapped in hot cars.
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New Hampshire: Ban Declawing Cats

Urge your state representative to outlaw declawing, a surgical procedure in which all or part of the last bone in a cat’s toes is amputated.
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Stop Ag-Gag Laws

Undercover investigations and whistleblowers have exposed some of the worst aspects of factory farming, but Ag-Gag laws punish people who speak out about cruelty in animal agriculture. Voice your opposition.
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No More Puppy Mills

Puppy mill operators maximize their profits by producing large numbers of puppies as quickly as possible. As a result, unsanitary conditions, disease, and neglect are rampant. Sign our pledge to boycott puppy mills. Together we can end cruel puppy mills.

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