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Endangered Listing Could Lead to Retirement for Lone Orca at Seaquarium
The Animal Legal Defense Fund, PETA petition pays off: Lolita to gain protected status under endangered species act.February 4, 2015 Press Release -
Reckless California Killing Contests Continue Despite Ban on Prizes
The rural town of Adin, California will hold its annual coyote killing spree despite the 2014 ban on prizes for killing furbearing animals in contests.February 3, 2015 News -
Harvard Law School First Spotlight of the Year
We are excited to announce that our first spotlight of the Year is Harvard Law School’s Animal Law chapter.February 2, 2015 Student Chapter Spotlight -
Animal Legal Defense Fund Files Brief In Legal Appeal Against L.A. Zoo’s Controversial Elephant Exhibit
Trial court agrees exhibit causes suffering; Animal Legal Defense Fund asks court of appeal to send elephants to sanctuary.February 2, 2015 Press Release -
Kosher Slaughter Laws and an End to “Shackle-and-Hoist” Restraint
In December 2014, the Polish Constitutional Tribunal invalidated a 2013 law in that country that required that animals be stunned prior to slaughter.January 24, 2015 News -
$5,000 Reward Offer for Information After Sacramento Dog is Trapped and Burned in a Crate
The Animal Legal Defense Fund is offering a $5,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the perpetrator(s) responsible for locking a small dog in a crate and setting him on fire.January 23, 2015 Press Release -
Farmed Animals Suffer in Cruel Experiments for Meat Industry
The New York Times just released the shocking results of an investigation of outrageous cruelty to animals used in taxpayer-funded experiments.January 23, 2015 News -
Where Are They Now? Michelle Pawliger
Michelle Pawliger is farm animal policy associate with the nonprofit Animal Welfare Institute.January 21, 2015 Student Chapters -
“Foie Gras” Legal Battle Continues; Appellate Court to Hear Arguments over Local Eatery’s Violations
La Toque Restaurant loses motion in trial court after illegally selling force-fed foie gras.January 21, 2015 Press Release -
Legally Brief: Animal Protection and Human Population Growth
In the past 50 years, my own lifetime, the human population has more than doubled from about 3.2 billion to more than 7 billion. This raises some pressing questions.January 16, 2015 Legally Brief
