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Animal Hoarding Facts
Hoarding is one of the most egregious forms of animal cruelty, affecting tens of thousands of animals – mostly cats and dogs – in communities nationwide. -
Veterinarians’ Role in Reporting Animal Cruelty
Veterinarians and other veterinary professionals play an integral and critical role in the fight against animal cruelty. -
Possession Bans: A Model Law
Today, most states have no mandatory requirements for keeping those convicted of animal abuse crimes away from animals, following their convictions. The Animal Legal Defense Fund’s Possession Ban model law provides a tool to help combat animal cruelty. -
Groundbreaking Lawsuit Argues Animals Have the Right to Sue Their Abusers in Court
Justice, an eight-year-old horse, is a party to a lawsuit filed against his former abuser to recover the costs of his ongoing medical care and his pain and suffering.May 1, 2018 Press Release -
Animal Legal Defense Fund Announces Resolution of Lawsuit Against Barkworks for Selling Sick “Puppy Mill” Puppies
Barkworks has closed four of the stores, and its remaining two stores will likely close by January 1, 2019, when California's law banning the sale of dogs from commercial breeders comes into effect.May 1, 2018 Press Release -
Cities Are Fighting Back Against Puppy Mills – But Some States Won’t Let Them
Pet store lobbyists are pressuring state legislatures to pass preemption laws blocking cities’ and counties’ right to adopt retail pet sale bans.April 2, 2018 News -
Speak Out In Support of the Greyhound Protection Amendment
Florida residents: Show your support for the Greyhound Protection Amendment, a constitutional amendment that would end the inhumane practice of greyhound racing in Florida by 2020.March 28, 2018 News -
Illinois Becomes Second State to Require Courts to Consider Well-being of Companion Animals in Custody Disputes
The emerging “best interests” standard, in contrast to a strict property analysis, regards companion animals more like children or other dependents than unfeeling objects.March 20, 2018 Animal Law Update -
No Dog Should Die Aboard an Airline Flight
The Animal Legal Defense Fund condemns the tragic death of Kokito aboard a United Airlines flight on March 13, 2018.March 14, 2018 News -
Subpoena Issued to Barbour County Humane Society in Connection with Barbour County Lawsuit
This is the latest development in a long-running case against Barbour County that has been stalled for nearly a year.March 13, 2018 Press Release
