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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
Urge the FDA to Require Disclosure When Products Contain Animal Ingredients
Your comments are needed in support of the Animal Legal Defense Fund’s petition for rulemaking urging the FDA to require products that contain animal-derived ingredients to be labeled with a disclosure.
Petition: Urge USDA to Protect Puppies from Unscrupulous Puppy Mill Trafficker
Sign our petition urging the USDA to revoke the registration of Subject Enterprise, an unscrupulous and deadly puppy mill trafficker.
Petition: Ban Octopus Farming Today!
Octopuses deserve to be protected in the wild, not cruelly farmed for human consumption.
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.
State Actions
Check for state-level actions you can take:
Maryland: Take Action to End Cruel Confinement of Hens Used for Egg Production!
Take action today to email Maryland lawmakers in support of S.B.806/H.B.834, which would ban the use of cruel cages and require eggs sold in Maryland to come from hens in a cage-free environment.
Los Angeles: Ask your City Councilmember to support a citywide rodeo ban
The Los Angeles City Council is considering a measure that would ban rodeos citywide — and they need to hear from you.
New Jersey: Help end painful and unnecessary cat declaw procedures!
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!
New York: Thank Governor Hochul for Protecting Wildlife
Governor Hochul signed a bill, A.5746/S.6643, that would prohibit harassing or killing certain wild animals at competitive events.
New Hampshire: Ban Cruel Cat Declawing
Legislation banning the declawing of cats, H.B. 201, is pending in the New Hampshire legislature. Ask your lawmakers to support a statewide declaw ban 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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Rhode Island Governor Signs Cat Declaw Ban into Law
Declawing is an invasive surgical procedure to remove the last bone in a cat's toesJuly 2, 2025 News -
U.S. Supreme Court Declines Review of California’s Landmark Proposition 12 Animal Cruelty Law
The Animal Legal Defense Fund helps protect the strongest farmed animal protection law in the countryJuly 2, 2025 News -
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
