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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

Demand Transparency from Wildlife Services, the Federal Killing Agency

Tell Craigslist to Shut Down Animal Sales

Tell Target: Animal Cruelty is Not OK!

Stop Ag-Gag Laws
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Help animals win the legal protections they so desperately need and deserve, and ensure they have an advocate in courtrooms and legislatures across the country.
State Actions
Check for state-level actions you can take:

Maine: Ask Your State Legislators to Help Protect Companion Animals in Divorce Proceedings

Colorado: Protect Wild Animals Exploited in Circuses

Illinois: Ask Your State Senator to Protect Victims of Animal Cruelty!

Vermont: Protect Wild Animals and Ban Trapping

Rhode Island: Ban Foie Gras Sales!

Massachusetts: Ask Your State Legislators to Ban Fur Sales

Massachusetts: Keep Animals Away from Abusers

New York: Urge Your Legislators to Support the Puppy Mill Pipeline Act
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Stop Ag-Gag Laws

No More Puppy Mills
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Animal Legal Defense Fund and North Carolina Central University School of Law Partner to Offer Scholarship and Clerkship
The $25,000 scholarship is available to a second-year law student at the University, and includes a clerkship with the nonprofitApril 5, 2021 Press Release -
Court Upholds Constitutionality of San Francisco Fur Ban
International Fur Trade Federation’s amended complaints dismissed in decisive victory for animalsMarch 31, 2021 Press Release -
Animal Legal Defense Fund Urges FDA for Clear Regulatory Guidance on Labeling of Cell-Cultured Fish and Shellfish Products
This week the Animal Legal Defense Fund submitted comments to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) advocating for accurate, consistent, and flexible labeling of cell-cultured fish and shellfish products — meat or flesh grown from the cells of fresh or saltwater finfish, crustaceans, and other forms of aquatic animal life.March 11, 2021 Press Release
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