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Urging Enforcement of the Humane Methods of Livestock Slaughter Act
In 2015, the Animal Legal Defense Fund and a coalition of other animal protection groups submitted a petition for rulemaking to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service, calling on the Agency to…
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Justice for Cecil the Lion
In 2015, animal lovers all over the world were horrified to learn that American dentist Walter James Palmer paid $50,000 to kill Cecil the lion in Zimbabwe, so he could mount Cecil’s head on his wall…
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Urging Enforcement of Animal Protection Laws at Primate Product
The Animal Legal Defense Fund filed a complaint with Florida’s Department of Business and Professional Regulation against the Florida primate breeding facility Primate Product. The complaint came upon reports of serious mistreatment of animals and apparent…
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Urging Stronger Protections for Animals Used in Research
In 2015, the Animal Legal Defense Fund submitted comments to the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) requesting that the agency close regulatory loopholes leading to laboratory animals’ intense and unnecessary suffering. We asked the…
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Challenging Cal EXPO’s Use of Farrowing Crates (2017)
In 2017 the Animal Legal Defense Fund revived the issues of a 2013 lawsuit and brought a new case along with Humane ARME against the California Exposition and State Fair (Cal Expo) and Regents of the…
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Challenging Cal EXPO’s Use of Farrowing Crates (2013)
California has long been a leader in animal protection laws. But pigs kept at the California State Fair have suffered greatly, at taxpayer expense: pigs who recently gave birth being were exhibited in body-gripping “farrowing crates”…
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Challenging Stockton Animal Shelters Care of Animals
The Stockton Animal Shelter in Stockton, California, was rife with serious problems. The facility euthanized animals earlier than legally permitted, denied access to animals who could be saved by the public or rescuers, did not provide…
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Challenging Fur-Ever Wild’s Treatment of Wolves
In 2017, the Animal Legal Defense Fund sued wildlife exhibition and fur-harvesting facility “Fur-Ever Wild” for violating the Endangered Species Act (ESA) by killing threatened gray wolves. -
Challenging St. Louis’ Horse-Drawn Carriage Industry’s Animal Welfare Practices
In St. Louis, horse-led carriage rides are particularly popular during the holiday season, from November through the end of January. But the city’s horse carriage industry is rife with cruelty and harm, even death. Carriage horses…
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California Bull Run
The Great Bull Run was a dangerous and cruel event modeled after Pamplona, in which dozens of panicked bulls are forced to stampede down a narrow track after up to a thousand runners, many of whom…
