Showing 1-10 of 383
-
Declawing Cats
Declawing is a cruel surgical procedure to remove the last bone in a cat's toes. -
COVID-19 Policy Recommendations
Pandemics have not only been predicted, they are also preventable. While the country continues to fight COVID-19, we must also prepare for — with the intention to prevent — the next pandemic. The Animal Legal Defense Fund is developing a series of papers, each outlining policy strategies calibrated to reduce specific zoonotic risks. -
Animals in Entertainment
Travel, confinement, and being forced to perform tricks deprive wild animals of anything that might satisfy their complex physical, behavioral, and emotional needs. Their lives constitute abuse as entertainment. -
Mink VIRUS Act (Federal)
Congress is considering a ban on mink farming to protect public health and human safety from the risk of disease transmission, including COVID-19 and avian flu, to people and wild mink populations, as well as to address concerns of animal well-being. -
An Act Prohibiting Inhumane Feline Declawing (Massachusetts)
This bill would prohibit cat declawing except as a medical necessity to protect the cat’s health. -
Providing Shelter to Companion Animals in Disasters (California)
This bill would require counties in California to designate emergency shelters that can accommodate companion animals. -
Expanding Cruelty-Free Testing (California)
This bill would prohibit manufacturers and contract testing facilities from testing on animals in California when an appropriate “alternative test method or strategy” exists, or a waiver has been granted by the relevant regulatory agency -
Passing Local Legislation: Prohibiting Animals in Circuses and Traveling Shows
This webinar will focus on passing a local prohibition on animals used in circuses and other traveling shows. -
An Act Relative to Pesticides (Massachusetts)
This amendment in the state budget bill for fiscal year 2024, H.3900, will prioritize science-based animal management and reduce the use of rodenticides.
