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‘Right to Clean Water’ Initiative Endorsed by Animal Legal Defense Fund
Charter Question 1 would recognize county waters have the right to be free from pollutionOctober 2, 2020 Press Release -
Governor Newsom Signs Bill Protecting Wild Animals from Super-Toxic Rat Poisons
California Governor Gavin Newsom signed the groundbreaking California Ecosystems Protection Act (AB 1788) into law, significantly limiting the use of second generation anticoagulant rodenticides to protect the state’s native wildlife.September 29, 2020 Press Release -
Lawsuit Challenges New NEPA Regulations that Shield CAFOs from Environmental Review
Extreme changes to the regulations have widespread consequences for animals, surrounding communities, and the environmentSeptember 23, 2020 Press Release -
$5,000 Reward Offered by Animal Legal Defense Fund in Case of Illegal Coyote Trapping
The Animal Legal Defense Fund, the nation’s preeminent legal advocacy organization for animals, is offering a $5,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person or people responsible for illegally trapping a coyote in Essex County, Massachusetts.September 15, 2020 Press Release -
California Slaughterhouse Illegally Uses Vast Quantities of Water to Cruelly Kill Chickens
Animal Legal Defense Fund sues Foster Farms for violating California law by using cruel, water-intensive slaughter method during megadroughtSeptember 2, 2020 Press Release -
Emergency Legal Petition Filed with USDA to End Cruel Farm ‘Depopulation’ Methods
A coalition, led by the Animal Legal Defense Fund, filed an emergency petition with the USDA to prevent COVID-19 relief funds, resources, and any other forms of support from facilitating or compensating for the costs of ventilation shutdown or water-based foam “depopulation” — the mass killing of animals on factory farms.August 25, 2020 Press Release -
Miyoko’s Preliminary Injunction Granted to Retain Labels without Threat of Enforcement as Case Continues
The Animal Legal Defense Fund announced that the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California has granted a preliminary injunction that allows Miyoko’s Creamery (Miyoko’s) to maintain its labeling as-is while the case proceeds without fear of enforcement by the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA).August 24, 2020 Press Release -
Animal Legal Defense Fund and Humane Rescue Alliance Offer $10,000 Reward in Case of Dog Stabbing
The Animal Legal Defense Fund, the nation’s preeminent legal advocacy organization for animals, and Humane Rescue Alliance (HRA) are offering a $10,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person or people responsible for the abandonment and stabbing of a senior-aged dog named Ladybell on July 12, 2020.August 4, 2020 Press Release -
San Francisco Fur Ban Upheld as Challenge is Dismissed
Court dismisses International Fur Trade Federation’s complaint in victory for animalsJuly 16, 2020 Press Release -
Infamous Tiger Truck Stop Demolishes Cage That Held Tony the Tiger
After multiple lawsuits filed and fought by the Animal Legal Defense Fund, the Tiger Truck Stop has finally stopped exhibiting animals and tore down its cages. The Tiger Truck Stop, the infamous gas station in Gross Tete, Louisiana, held Tony — an endangered Siberian-Bengal tiger — from the age of 6-months until his death at the age of 17 in 2017.July 14, 2020 Press Release
