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Federal Trade Commission Urged to Investigate Pet Leasing Industry
The Animal Legal Defense Fund and the Humane Society of the United States sent a complaint to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) urging it to investigate the pet leasing industry for deceiving consumers. The complaint asked…
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Prosecution for Maryland Dog Freezing to Death
The Animal Legal Defense Fund funded the necropsy of an elderly dog named Oscar, who died sometime between December 30, 2017, and January 1, 2018, when he was kept outside of his owner’s home in Baltimore…
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Challenging FSA’s Medium-sized CAFO Exemptions
A coalition of organizations, including the Animal Legal Defense Fund, filed a lawsuit challenging a 2016 regulation issued by the Farm Service Agency that exempts medium-sized CAFOs from environmental review under NEPA. -
Challenging Petland’s Business Practices (Racketeering Class Action)
In 2017, the Animal Legal Defense Fund filed a class action lawsuit against Petland, a national pet store chain, alleging Petland violated the federal Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organization Act and Georgia Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt…
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Defending an Individual’s Right to Protect Her Dog
The Animal Legal Defense Fund filed a lawsuit against a West Virginia State Police trooper for violating Tiffanie Hupp’s civil rights and breaking West Virginia law by nearly shooting a tied-up dog, and then arresting Hupp for saving the dog. -
Opposing USDA’s Attempt to Withdraw Rules Design to Protect Animals on Organic Farms
In May 2018, the Animal Legal Defense Fund joined a coalition of consumer, environmental, and animal protection groups opposing the withdrawal of rules that would provide basic protections for farmed animals at organic farms. -
Challenging the Use of GPS Tracking Devices on Hunting Dogs Without Environmental Assessment (2018)
In 2016, the Animal Legal Defense Fund sued the California Fish and Game Commission, challenging the agency’s decision to allow hunters to outfit hunting dogs with GPS tracking devices and “treeing switches.” The lawsuit, filed in…
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Challenging Landry’s Treatment of Endangered Tigers
The Animal Legal Defense Fund filed a lawsuit against Houston’s Downtown Aquarium and Landry’s Inc., alleging violations of the federal Endangered Species Act due to the conditions in which its four tigers are kept captive. -
Challenging Iowa’s Ag-Gag Law
The Animal Legal Defense Fund led a coalition of animal, environmental, and community advocacy groups in challenging the constitutionality of Iowa’s Ag-Gag law. Federal courts similarly struck down Ag-Gag laws in Idaho and Utah as unconstitutional.…
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Compelling the FDA To Produce Factory Egg Farm Inspection Reports
The Animal Legal Defense Fund filed a federal lawsuit to compel the FDA to produce inspection reports of factory egg farms without censoring important information about the hen population and living conditions.
