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The Pro Bono Team That Helped Advance Animals’ Legal Status — and Secure Vulnerable Witnesses’ Access to Courtroom ‘Comfort Dogs’
Philadelphia-based law firm Stradley Ronon helped achieve an important victory for animals and vulnerable court witnesses alike.December 6, 2021 Pro Bono Spotlight -
Learn More: Pro Bono Network
Through our Pro Bono Network, the Animal Legal Defense Fund utilizes volunteer attorneys and paralegals to support litigation, criminal justice, and legislative goals. -
Tofurky and Plant Based Foods Association Team Up to Challenge Unconstitutional Oklahoma Censorship Label Law
Lawsuit asserts the law creates a patchwork of standards that threaten to preclude nationwide sales for plant-based meat producersNovember 10, 2021 Press Release -
Collaborative Response Project
The Collaborative Response Project supports a multidisciplinary response to animal crime through a partnership between local law enforcement agencies and a community veterinarian. -
Delhi High Court Rules that Community Dogs Have the Right to Food
In an important decision, the Delhi High Court ruled that community dogs have the right to food and that citizens have the right to feed them. The animal-forward ruling emphasized the species-specific needs and inherent value of community dogs, also called stray or street dogs, and included broad guidance regarding their feeding.November 2, 2021 Animal Law Update -
Lobbying for Animals: State & Federal Legislative Update
Join Animal Legal Defense Fund Legislative Affairs Manager Jennifer Hauge for a quarterly update on animal protection legislation. -
Animals Recognized as Legal Persons for the First Time in U.S. Court
An international fight to protect Pablo Escobar’s hippos from slaughter results in a U.S. federal court order recognizing animals can be “interested persons”October 20, 2021 Press Release -
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Farmed Animals and the Law Dramatic Satellite Photos Reveal Impact of Hurricane Florence on North Carolina CAFOs The PETS Act: Companion Animals Affected by Natural Disasters Federal Farm Bill Includes Important Protections for Animals Challenging FSA’s…
October 14, 2021 Student Chapters
