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U.S. Withdraw from Paris Accord is an Assault on Animals and the Environment
The Animal Legal Defense Fund is dismayed by the decision to withdraw from the Paris Agreement, the global plan to respond to and mitigate climate change.June 1, 2017 Press Release -
Animal Advocates Win Free Speech Case, Judge Dismisses Meritless Trespassing Suit Intended to Silence Critics
In a victory for free speech and farmed animals, the Los Angeles Superior Court dismissed a baseless lawsuit filed by Manning Beef, a slaughterhouse, against Los Angeles Cow Save, a group that holds vigils for animals slaughtered by Manning Beef.May 26, 2017 Press Release -
Animal Legal Defense Fund and Stop Animal Exploitation Now Announce Settlement of Lawsuit with Santa Cruz Biotechnology
Stop Animal Exploitation Now (SAEN) and Santa Cruz Biotechnology, Inc. (SCBT) have resolved a lawsuit SAEN originally filed against SCBT.May 25, 2017 Press Release -
Animal Legal Defense Fund Demands Feds Recognize Tony the Tiger as an “Individual” Protected by the Freedom of Information Act
The Animal Legal Defense Fund has filed an administrative appeal, urging the USDA to recognize a captive tiger as an “individual” protected by FOIA.May 24, 2017 Press Release -
Animal Law Symposium: Los Angeles 2017
On May 20, 2017 the Animal Legal Defense Fund hosted its third annual Animal Law Symposium in Los Angeles. -
Animal Legal Defense Fund Files Motion for Summary Judgment to Free Tony the Tiger Once and for All
The Animal Legal Defense Fund has filed a motion for summary judgment that would at long last resolve the years-long legal battle over the fate of Tony the tiger.May 18, 2017 Press Release -
The Sixth Extinction
We are, in fact, living in what scientists have come to describe as the “sixth extinction,” – the sixth time in the history of our planet that species have disappeared at such a rapid pace.May 15, 2017 Legally Brief -
Massachusetts Farmers Charged with More than 150 Counts of Animal Cruelty
After multiple visits by state inspectors, past cruelty charges (but no convictions), and repeated complaints from local residents about what some dubbed the “Farm of Horrors."May 15, 2017 Animal Law Update -
Can You Break a Window to Save a Dog in a Hot Car?
As summer approaches and temperatures rise, the danger of dogs dying because negligent owners left them in a hot car grows as well.May 12, 2017 Press Release -
After Judge Denies Maine Governor’s “Pardon,” Last-Minute Appeal Temporarily Saves Dog Sentenced to Death
In an unprecedented case that has gained national attention, the fate of a four-year-old husky named Dakota remains uncertain after she received a gubernatorial “pardon.”May 8, 2017 Animal Law Update
