Articles Archive

SeaWorld Drops Lawsuit Challenging Restrictions on Captive Orca Program

Lawsuit dropped after successful campaign led by the Animal Legal Defense Fund and Sea Shepherd.

July 28, 2016 Press Release

Federal Judge Orders Immediate Trial to Protect Endangered Lions at Iowa Zoo

Second ESA lawsuit brought against Cricket Hollow Zoo by the Animal Legal Defense Fund.

July 21, 2016 Press Release

Animal Legal Defense Fund Proposes Clarifications to Strengthen Federal Animal Welfare Act

Animal Legal Defense Fund submits petition for rulemaking to the USDA proposing amendments to the AWA.

July 19, 2016 Press Release

Lawsuit Over Cruelty to Endangered Orca at Seaquarium to Return to Court

PETA, Animal Legal Defense Fund and Orca Network file appeal, seek to overturn dangerous ruling that erodes Endangered Species Act's protections for animals.

July 1, 2016 Press Release

Justice for Harambe

An incident at the Cincinnati Zoo left a little boy injured and a young gorilla, Harambe, dead.

June 6, 2016 News

The Animal Legal Defense Fund Calls on USDA to Hold Repeat Big Cat Exploiter Accountable

The Animal Legal Defense Fund is calling for a USDA investigation of the Barry Kirshner Wildlife Foundation, a notorious roadside zoo in California.

June 2, 2016 Press Release

Animal Law Symposium: Los Angeles 2016

On May 21, 2016 the Animal Legal Defense Fund gathered experts in criminal animal cruelty cases for our second-annual Los Angeles symposium, Animal Cruelty Prosecution: Pitfalls and Progress.

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