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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
United States: Urge Federal Lawmakers to Oppose Damaging Language in the Farm Bill
Urge your representative to vote no on harmful Farm Bill language which would nullify state laws designed to protect farmed animals and threaten states’ rights.
Petition: Help Keep Grizzly Bears Protected
Tell the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service that grizzly bears deserve to remain protected by the Endangered Species Act!
Petition: Protect Wyoming’s Wildlife from Cruelty
Take action for animals by signing your name to the petition demanding Wyoming update its animal cruelty laws to better protect wildlife.
Petition: Ban Octopus Farming Today!
Octopuses deserve to be protected in the wild, not cruelly farmed for human consumption.
State Actions
Check for state-level actions you can take:
New Jersey: Stop Cruel Puppy Mills
Urge New Jersey lawmakers to support S.2511/A.4051, a state bill to protect animals from commercial breeding mills and stop the puppy-mill-to-pet-store pipeline into New Jersey.
Pennsylvania: Protect Captive Wild Animals from Dangerous Public Contact!
The Pennsylvania General Assembly is considering a bill, H.B. 1451, that would address a harmful regulatory change adopted by the Pennsylvania Game Commission that is currently permitting captive wild animal exhibitors to sell public contact experiences with wild animals.
Kansas: Urge Lawmakers to Oppose Unconstitutional Ag-Gag
The Kansas legislature is considering a harmful bill, H.B. 2816, that would stop whistleblowers and animal advocates from exposing animal cruelty by criminalizing undercover investigations at animal agriculture facilities such as puppy mills, factory farms, and slaughterhouses.
Florida: Help protect black bears today!
Take action to protect Florida bears from a dangerous bill! If enacted, An Act Relating to Taking of Bears (H.B. 87) would allow for the unregulated shooting of black bears in urban and suburban areas by permitting Florida residents to shoot black bears if they claim to feel threatened or feel their property is being threatened by the bear.
Kentucky: Take Action Against Unconstitutional Ag-Gag!
The Kentucky legislature just passed a harmful bill which would stop whistleblowers and undercover investigators from exposing animal cruelty by criminalizing the capturing and sharing of video and photos at factory farms and slaughterhouses.
Indiana: Protect Animals from Puppy and Kitten Mill Cruelty
The Indiana legislature recently passed a harmful bill, H.B. 1412, which would take away cities’ and counties’ right to protect puppies and kittens with local retail pet sale bans.
Hawaii: Take action for octopuses today!
Ask the Chairs of the House Agriculture & Food Systems Committee to prohibit the farming of octopuses
Maryland: Help protect hens today!
Ask your state representatives to support and co-sponsor legislation to prohibit the surgical declawing of cats in New Jersey. Help end this cruel practice today!
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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.
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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$5,000 Reward in Case of Kittens Found in Trash Bag in Virginia
Animal Legal Defense Fund offers reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person or people responsible for leaving kittens in a trash compactor in Prince Edward CountyAugust 6, 2024 News
