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Egg Labeling Regulations Guide
Americans care about animals. That is why, more and more, consumers are demanding better treatment for animals raised for food: including egg laying chickens. -
Legal Assistance Request
Fill out the form to have your matter forwarded to Animal Legal Defense Fund's volunteer attorneys for their review. -
Laws that Protect Animals
In the United States, animal protection laws can be enacted and enforced at every level of government. Most animal protection legislation happens at the state level. -
Animal Testing: Models for Improvement
While animal testing is still far too prevalent, some countries and states have implemented laws that reduce the number of animals used in laboratory experiments. -
Federal Laws and Agencies Involved With Animal Testing
This is a brief guide to the main federal laws and agencies involved with animal testing. As you'll see, there are few laws protecting laboratory animals, and little regulatory oversight to ensure compliance with these laws. -
The Legal Process In The United States: A Civil Case
What is a civil lawsuit, and how does such a lawsuit proceed through the legal system? This is a general overview about civil lawsuits. It covers the main steps along the way, and the most important terms to know. -
Animal Fighting: State Laws
A state’s criminal animal cruelty statutes may address animal fighting generally or may identify specific types of animal fighting, such as dogfighting, cockfighting or hog-dog fighting, as unlawful. -
Animal Fighting: Federal Law
The Animal Welfare Act is the name for United States Code Title 7 Chapter 54 “Transportation, Sale, and Handling of Certain Animals.” It is one of a handful of federal laws that provide very limited protections for animals. -
Animal Neglect Facts: Federal Law
The Animal Welfare Act requires that minimum standards of care and treatment be provided for certain animals bred for commercial sale, used in research, transported commercially, or exhibited to the public. -
Animal Neglect Facts: State and Local Law
Most states’ criminal animal cruelty statutes define a minimum standard of care which requires that an animal caretaker provide food, shelter and veterinary care. However, some farmed animals, fish or wildlife may be excluded from anti-cruelty statutes.