Articles Archive

University of Denver Sturm College of Law Launches New Professorship in Animal Rights Law

Animal Legal Defense Fund Professorship believed to be the first of its kind in the country.

June 18, 2015 Press Release

Mendocino County Renews Controversial Contract with Wildlife-Killing Program

County will pay wildlife services to kill millions of wild animals each year.

June 17, 2015 Press Release

Hearing Today on Mistreated Mother Pigs at State Fair

Fight continues for illegally confined mother pigs at California State Fair.

June 16, 2015 Press Release

Meet ALDF LL.M. Scholar Aurora Paulsen

The Animal Legal Defense Fund and Center for Animal Law Studies (CALS) are pleased to announce that Aurora Paulsen has been selected to receive the first-ever ALDF LL.M. Scholar Award.

June 12, 2015 News

California Supreme Court Rejects Napa Restaurant’s Attempts to Flout Foie Gras Ban

Animal Legal Defense Fund’s challenge to La Toque’s violations moves forward.

June 11, 2015 Press Release

The Oregon Humane Society & the Animal Legal Defense Fund Offer $5,000 Reward in Kitten Shooting Case

The Oregon Humane Society announced today that it is partnering with the Animal Legal Defense Fund (ALDF) to increase the reward for the person who shot Lucy, a 12-week-old kitten, from $500 to $5,000.

June 10, 2015 Press Release

Conditions Improve for Stockton Animals After Animal Legal Defense Fund Lawsuit

Increased adoption rates, decreased killings, increased medical care and spay/neuter.

June 9, 2015 Press Release

Animal Legal Defense Fund Amends Lawsuit after County Approved Second Monkey Breeding Facility

Facility for monkeys known to carry Ebola, other diseases approved in violation of state public accountability law.

May 28, 2015 Press Release

Animal Legal Defense Fund Urges California to Regulate Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Animal Agriculture

Legal advocates ask the Air Resources Board to regulate animal agriculture.

May 27, 2015 Press Release

Animal Legal Defense Fund Suit over Weak Puppy Mill Regulations Moves Forward

The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania allowed a lawsuit filed by the national nonprofit Animal Legal Defense Fund (ALDF) to move forward against the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture.

May 19, 2015 Press Release