Articles Archive - Animal Legal Defense Fund

Florida: Ask Your Legislators to Protect Animal Cruelty Victims!

Tell state senators that you support a bill that would create a Courtroom Animal Advocate Program (CAAP) in Florida.

December 5, 2019 Action Alert

Lawsuit Seeks to Remove at Least 20 Horses From Defunct ‘Rescue’ Organization

Animal Legal Defense Fund seeks to hold California Equine Retirement Foundation responsible for mistreatment of horses

December 4, 2019 Press Release

Court Bars Enforcement of Iowa’s Unconstitutional Ag-Gag Law While Lawsuit Proceeds

Public interest coalition cheers major victory in lawsuit to strike down law designed to quash undercover investigations

December 2, 2019 Press Release

Maine: Urge State Legislators to Upgrade Care Standards for Egg-Laying Hens

Ask the Maine Legislature to consider a bill that would ensure egg-laying hens are able to engage in vital natural behaviors such as perching, nesting in boxes, dust bathing, and fully extending their wings.

December 2, 2019 Action Alert

New Jersey: Urge Legislators to Protect Animal Cruelty Victims!

Tell legislators that you support a bill that would create a Courtroom Animal Advocate Program (CAAP) in New Jersey.

December 2, 2019 Action Alert

Court Orders Animals From Cricket Hollow Zoo Be Transferred to Sanctuaries

Animal Legal Defense Fund wins lawsuit against Iowa roadside zoo, owners prohibited from obtaining or owning animals

November 25, 2019 Press Release

Court Rejects Attempt to Block California Law Banning Cruelest Farming Practices

Meat industry request for preliminary injunction denied and animal protection coalition allowed to intervene in suit challenging constitutionality of Prevention of Cruelty to Farm Animals Act

November 25, 2019 Press Release