Articles Archive

Tofurky and Plant Based Foods Association Team Up to Challenge Unconstitutional Oklahoma Censorship Label Law

Lawsuit asserts the law creates a patchwork of standards that threaten to preclude nationwide sales for plant-based meat producers

November 10, 2021 Press Release

Animals Recognized as Legal Persons for the First Time in U.S. Court

An international fight to protect Pablo Escobar’s hippos from slaughter results in a U.S. federal court order recognizing animals can be “interested persons”

October 20, 2021 Press Release

Lawsuit Settlement Reveals USDA Intended to Slaughter 1,000 Additional Geese in Denver

The USDA fought to keep the numbers hidden from public view, ultimately paying $15,000 in attorneys fees in settlement

October 7, 2021 Press Release

Critical Caselaw: What’s an Animal’s Life Worth?

Join Animal Legal Defense Fund Staff Attorney Ariel Flint for a discussion about damages and valuation in tort cases involving companion animals.

October 6, 2021 Webinar

Court Holds Cricket Hollow Zoo Owners in Contempt for Removing Animals Designated for Rescue in Violation of Court Order

Today the Delaware County district court granted a motion for contempt filed by the Animal Legal Defense Fund against Cricket Hollow Zoo and its owners, Pamela and Thomas Sellner, seeking the whereabouts of more than 100 animals who “disappeared” prior to a court-ordered rescue.

October 5, 2021 Press Release

Farmed Animals & Natural Disasters

This webinar will walk law students through the animal-related issues at the center of climate disasters and the limited laws that address the welfare of these animals.

Webinar