


Legislation
Strengthening Laws that Protect Animals and Striking Down Laws Hurting Animals
The Animal Legal Defense Fund works at the federal, state and local levels to advance important legislation. We advocate for laws that promote or protect the lives and interests of animals, and we oppose legislation that would be detrimental to animals’ well-being.
We also work closely with the Animal Legal Defense Fund’s other programs to identify opportunities to create model legislation that address strategic legal issues in the areas of civil and criminal law, and monitor legislation that impacts animals at the federal, state, and local levels.
Federal Bills

Preventing Future Pandemics Act (Federal)

The Humane Cosmetics Act (Federal)
State Bills
Featured State Bills

Banning Killing Contests (New Jersey)

Courtroom Animal Advocate Program (Florida)

Animal Possession Ban (Massachusetts)

Courtroom Animal Advocate Program (New Jersey)

Allie’s Law (Florida)
Recent Victories

Recognizing the Right of Waterways to Be Free of Pollution (Orange County, Florida)

Protecting Wildlife from Harmful Poisons (California)

Ending the Shark Fin Trade (Florida)

Strengthening the State’s Retail Pet Sale Ban (California)
Legislative Program Team
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Kim Kelly
Director of Legislative Affairs -
Alicia Prygoski
Legislative Affairs Manager -
Jennifer Hauge
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Kathleen Schatzmann
Senior Legislative Affairs Manager -
Stephanie Harris
Senior Legislative Affairs Manager
Related News
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Courtroom Animal Advocate Program Bill Passes New Jersey Senate
A Courtroom Animal Advocate Program (CAAP) bill, S.2868/A.4533, which would allow law students and volunteer lawyers to advocate for animal victims in cruelty criminal cases, unanimously passed the New Jersey Senate. The bill is sponsored by Senator Nicholas Scutari and Assemblyman Raj Mukherji and endorsed by the Animal Legal Defense Fund.February 19, 2021 Press Release -
State Animal Protection Laws Ranked: Maine is #1, New Mexico #50
The Animal Legal Defense Fund, the nation’s preeminent legal advocacy organization for animals, has released the 15th annual year-end U.S. Animal Protection Laws Rankings Report (2020), ranking the animal protection laws of all 50 states.February 17, 2021 Press Release -
Bill Banning Private Possession of Big Cats Reintroduced in House of Representatives
Representatives Mike Quigley (D-IL) and Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) reintroduced the Big Cat Public Safety Act in the U.S. House of Representatives. The House of Representatives voted 272 to 114 to pass the same bill in December.January 11, 2021 Press Release