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Animal Legal Defense Fund Urges USDA to Strengthen Regulations for Handling and Exhibiting Wild and Exotic Animals

Recommendations aim to decrease risk of zoonotic disease spread, animal escapes and attacks, and psychological and physical harm to the animals

April 11, 2023 Press Release

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NEPA Carveout for Medium-Sized CAFOs Struck Down by District Court

Animal Legal Defense Fund lawsuit leads to rule revocation excepting medium-sized factory farms from environmental review before receiving federal funding

April 4, 2023 News

Statement on Lolita

Response to Announcement to Return Lolita to Puget Sound

March 30, 2023 Press Release

Federal Lawmakers Reintroduced Goldie’s Act to Protect Dogs in Puppy Mills

Goldie’s Act would ensure the USDA does its job to protect dogs in federally licensed puppy mills

March 24, 2023 Press Release

Federal Judge Rules USDA Acted Unlawfully in Denying Petition to Improve the Psychological Well-Being of Primates Used in Research

On March 23, 2023, Judge Julie Rubin of the federal district court in Maryland issued a decision, ruling that the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) acted unlawfully by denying a petition for rulemaking to improve the standard for the psychological well-being of primates in research

March 23, 2023 News

Ag-Gag Hurts Animals

Ag-Gag laws wrongly criminalize exposing animal cruelty. These unconstitutional laws are deliberate attempts to hide animal cruelty, food safety, workers’ rights, and environmental violations from the American public. Voice your opposition to Ag-Gag laws by signing …

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