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Animal Legal Defense Fund Amicus Brief Supports Protections of Chickens During Kaporos Festival

The Animal Legal Defense Fund has filed an amicus brief in a lawsuit aimed at protecting the chickens used during Brooklyn’s annual kaporos festival, and calling on the court to require the City of New York Police Department to enforce state

September 7, 2018 News

Siskiyou County Suspends Contract With Federal Wildlife Killing Program

Siskiyou is the latest county in California to reexamine and suspend its contract with Wildlife Services amid legal pressure from the animal-protection and conservation coalition led by the Animal Legal Defense Fund.

August 24, 2018 News

Coalition Calls on Gov Scott to Reassign Dewie Brewton Case

The Animal Legal Defense Fund has joined forces with the Association of Prosecuting Attorneys (APA) and Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) to once again call upon Florida Governor Rick Scott to reassign the case of Dewie Brewton to another FL state attorney.

August 2, 2018 News

National Sheriffs’ Association Working towards Justice for Animal Victims

This month marked significant milestones in the ways law enforcement is tackling animal crimes, spearheaded by the extraordinary leadership of National Sheriffs’ Association (NSA) Deputy Executive Director John W. Thompson.

August 2, 2018 News

Criminal Justice Program Attorneys Speak on the Importance of Considering Animals as Victims

Attorneys for the Animal Legal Defense Fund’s Criminal Justice Program spoke about the importance of changing that paradigm at three different events across the United States.

July 27, 2018 News

Shasta County Suspends Contract with Wildlife Killing Agency After Pressure from the Animal Legal Defense Fund

On July 20, 2018 the Animal Legal Defense Fund celebrated its latest win for wildlife in California as Shasta County officials announced the county would suspend its contract with the notorious federal wildlife-killing program known as Wildlife Services.

July 27, 2018 News