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Coalition Urges Federal Agency to Regulate Unpermitted Coyote Killing Contests

The Animal Legal Defense Fund submitted a written request to the federal Bureau of Land Management (BLM) urging the agency to enforce its own regulations regarding two Rock Springs, Wyoming, coyote-hunting contests.

January 4, 2017 News

Governor Snyder Wants Open Season on Michigan Wolves

Despite the many actions our supporters have taken over the past month, and the demonstrated will of Michigan’s citizens, Governor Snyder has signed SB 1187, intended to create an open season on wolf hunting in the Upper Peninsula.

December 28, 2016 News

Honoring a Hero for Animals

The Animal Legal Defense Fund congratulates Nicoletta J. Caferri, Chief Deputy of the Animal Cruelty Unit in Queens County who was recently honored with the 12th annual New York City Bar Association Thomas E. Dewey Medal. Each year the medal is awarded to an outstanding assistant district attorney in each of New York’s five district attorney offices.

December 21, 2016 News

Wolf Hunting Law Ruled Unconstitutional by Michigan Court of Appeals

The State of Michigan Court of Appeals overturned the Scientific Fish and Wildlife Conservation Act, also known as Public Act 281, which would have allowed wolves in Michigan to be hunted if they are ever removed from the federal Endangered Species Act (ESA) list.

December 7, 2016 News

“Sled Dogs” Reveals the Cold Truth

The Iditarod gets at the heart of what is so wrong with the sled dog industry.

November 29, 2016 News

Victory for Egg-Laying Hens as 9th Circuit Affirms Dismissal of Prop 2 Challenge

Missouri’s crusade to roll back farmed animal protections approved by California voters suffered a fatal blow today when a panel of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a lower court’s dismissal of the case (State of Missouri ex rel. Koster v. Harris).

November 18, 2016 News