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House Votes to Ban Private Possession of Big Cats
Today the House of Representatives voted 272 to 114 to pass the Big Cat Public Safety Act. Endorsed by the Animal Legal Defense Fund, the bill prohibits the private ownership of big cats and makes it illegal for exhibitors to allow direct contact with cubs.December 3, 2020 Press Release -
Lawsuit Challenges USDA Redaction of Geese Culling Contract
The Animal Legal Defense Fund filed a lawsuit against the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) over the agency’s critical redactions in a contract between the USDA’s Wildlife Services program and a Colorado slaughterhouse, outlining plans for slaughtering geese rounded up in parks across Denver.November 23, 2020 Press Release -
New White Paper Offers Policy Recommendations to Combat Zoonotic Diseases and Pandemic Risk from Factory Farming
The Animal Legal Defense Fund released the second in a series of white papers — COVID-19 and Factory Farming —providing policy recommendations to address industrial animal agriculture’s role in our heightened risk for zoonotic diseases outbreaks, like COVID-19, and its potential to be the source of the next global pandemic.November 19, 2020 Press Release -
Lawsuit Filed Against USDA For Lack of Transparency into Inspection Process of Primate Research Facilities
Today, the Animal Legal Defense Fund and Rise for Animals filed a lawsuit against the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) for the agency’s failure to respond to a request for public records related to the inconsistent inspection process of nonhuman primate research facilities.October 16, 2020 Press Release -
Lawsuit Filed After Investigation Exposes Animal Cruelty at Dairy Farmers of America Supplier
Video shows malicious acts of violence toward cows, gross neglect of calvesOctober 8, 2020 Press Release -
Kate Mara and the Animal Legal Defense Fund Expose Animal Cruelty at Dairy Farm
Dairy Farmers of America supplier caught on video, prompting lawsuitOctober 8, 2020 Press Release -
Tofurky Files First Amendment Challenge Against Louisiana Label Censorship Law
Lawsuit Challenges Law Designed to Disadvantage Plant-Based ProductsOctober 7, 2020 Press Release -
Coalition Files Legal Petition Urging Limitations on Mega Dairies’ Use of Water
Today a coalition of public interest groups, including the Animal Legal Defense Fund, filed a legal petition with the Oregon Water Resources Commission requesting it restrict new mega dairy’s use of groundwater in areas in eastern Oregon where special protections are needed.October 5, 2020 Press Release -
‘Right to Clean Water’ Initiative Endorsed by Animal Legal Defense Fund
Charter Question 1 would recognize county waters have the right to be free from pollutionOctober 2, 2020 Press Release -
Governor Newsom Signs Bill Protecting Wild Animals from Super-Toxic Rat Poisons
California Governor Gavin Newsom signed the groundbreaking California Ecosystems Protection Act (AB 1788) into law, significantly limiting the use of second generation anticoagulant rodenticides to protect the state’s native wildlife.September 29, 2020 Press Release
