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New Jersey Gestation and Veal Crate Ban Signed into Law
After a 13-year campaign, New Jersey becomes the latest state to ban the extreme confinement of mother pigs and calves used for veal.July 26, 2023 News -
Ban on Wildlife Killing Contests Passed by New York Legislature
Animal Legal Defense Fund supported legislation heads to Gov. Hochul’s deskJune 26, 2023 News -
Animal Legal Defense Fund Announces Attorney + Advocate Chris Green as New Executive Director
Green, currently Executive Director of the Animal Law & Policy Program at Harvard University, will assume the role in September after a nationwide search; animal protection leaders praise selection.June 22, 2023 Press Release -
Gestation and Veal Crate Ban Overwhelmingly Passes New Jersey Legislature
Bill awaits Gov. Murphy’s signature after 13-year campaign to prohibit the extreme confinement of gestating pigs and calves raised for vealJune 20, 2023 Press Release -
Court Allows Lawsuit Against Tiger Creek Animal Sanctuary to Proceed
First ruling pertaining to recently enacted Big Cat Public Safety ActJune 7, 2023 Press Release -
Washington Supreme Court Urged to Consider the True Value of Humans’ Relationship with Companion Animals
Animal Legal Defense Fund’s amicus brief urges the court to review a case regarding the negligent death of a dog and the resulting emotional damagesJune 5, 2023 Press Release -
Mink VIRUS Act Introduced in the U.S. House to End Cruel and Dangerous Mink Farming
Bill will reduce the risk of zoonotic disease transmission by phasing out mink farming and help operators transition out of the industryJune 1, 2023 Press Release -
U.S. Supreme Court Upholds Constitutionality of California Foie Gras Ban After Prop 12 Victory
Third denial to review first state-wide ban, starting in 2014May 22, 2023 News -
U.S. Supreme Court Upholds California’s Landmark Proposition 12 Animal Cruelty Law
The Animal Legal Defense Fund has helped defend California’s right to enact the strongest farmed animal protection law in the countryMay 11, 2023 Press Release -
USDA Restricting Access to Plant-Based Milks in National School Lunch Program is Dietary Racism
Proposed rule would maintain an unnecessarily complicated and confusing process for children to get access to plant-based milkMay 11, 2023 Press Release