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Ag-Gag Laws 2017
This session will be led by Professor Alan Chen, University of Denver Sturm College of Law, and co-counsel on the Animal Legal Defense Fund’s pending cases against Ag-Gag laws in Utah and Idaho. -
Animal Legal Defense Fund Sues USDA for Denying Tony the Tiger is an “Individual” Protected by FOIA
The Animal Legal Defense Fund filed a lawsuit against the United States Department of Agriculture for refusing to recognize a captive tiger as an “individual” whose physical safety is at risk and refusing to expedite the organization’s public records request.July 11, 2017 Press Release -
Animal Legal Defense Fund Offers $5,000 Reward in Case of Bald Eagle Shot in Northwest Oregon
Bald eagles are protected under federal law and it is a violation of Oregon state law to hunt them.July 11, 2017 Press Release -
Utah Ag-Gag Law Declared Unconstitutional
Another First Amendment victory for animal groups fighting anti-whistleblower statutes.July 7, 2017 Press Release -
Legally Brief: California Air Resources Board Commits to Regulate Methane Emissions by Dairy Industry
In a momentous and long overdue shift in policy, partly in response to the Animal Legal Defense Fund’s advocacy, the California Air Resources Board (ARB) has formally committed to regulating the dairy industry’s greenhouse gas emissions.June 29, 2017 Legally Brief -
Animal Legal Defense Fund Puts Texas Canned Hunting Operations in the Cross Hairs
National Nonprofit Urges U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to Deny Permits to Hunting ‘Ranches’June 28, 2017 Press Release -
New Mega Dairy is an Environmental Catastrophe for Oregon Residents
The Animal Legal Defense Fund, in conjunction with other local and national groups, challenged the state of Oregon’s approval of a water-pollution permit for Lost Valley Farm, a mega dairy.June 27, 2017 News -
HIMP: Inherently Cruel for Pigs
Millions of pigs will suffer under an expanded program that allows slaughterhouses to radically increase the speed with which pigs are slaughtered while at the same time decreasing oversight by largely putting the slaughterhouses in charge of policing themselves.June 26, 2017 News -
Victory in NYC: No more animal exploitation in the circus
New York City has joined the growing list of cities that say “NO” to animal exploitation by passing Intro. 1233, a bill banning the use of wild animals in entertainment.June 21, 2017 News -
Unique Connecticut Law Allows Court-Appointed Advocates to Represent Animals
Connecticut has become the first state to allow legal advocates to testify on behalf of animal victims in cruelty and neglect cases.