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The Legal Process In The United States: A Civil Case
What is a civil lawsuit, and how does such a lawsuit proceed through the legal system? This is a general overview about civil lawsuits. It covers the main steps along the way, and the most important terms to know. -
The Woodley Case
Updates: June 2009: Check out the Animal Legal Defense Fund v. Woodley feature in the June 2009 issue of O, The Oprah Magazine. November 30, 2007: The Animal Legal Defense Fund received the Lee County Court’s final order of judgment…
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What To Do When Your Companion Animal Has Been Injured or Killed
This page will present answers to some common questions about filing a lawsuit if your companion animal has been injured or killed. This is not a substitute for an attorney. -
How to Find an Attorney to Help You With Your Animal-related Issues
Animal law is a relatively new, and growing, specialty within the law, and an increasing number of lawyers specialize in cases involving animals. In most cases it is not necessary to find an attorney who specializes in animal law specifically. -
Damages for Death or Injury of an Animal
This is a broad overview intended to be useful to caregivers of animals who have been injured or killed. -
What To Do If You Are Involved in a Custody Battle Over Your Companion Animal
This is a basic overview of what to expect if you are involved in a custody battle involving animals, along with helpful tips. It's not a substitute for an attorney. -
Wildlife Services’ War on Wildlife
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Federal Appeals Court Strikes Down Provisions of Idaho’s Ag-Gag Law in Precedent-Setting Victory for Animals, Workers, Free Speech
This victory for free speech comes in a lawsuit filed in 2014 by a coalition of public interest groups and journalists led by the Animal Legal Defense Fund.January 4, 2018 Press Release -
Candy the Chimp Caged at Dixie Landin’
When the Animal Legal Defense Fund brought suit in 2015, Candy was a 50-year-old chimpanzee. She’d been held captive for decades, alone in a barren cage at Dixie Landin’, an amusement park in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.…
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Ricki the Bear Caged at Pennsylvania Ice Cream Shop
For 16 years, Ricki, a black bear, lived alone in a small, concrete enclosure outside of an ice cream shop in Pennsylvania. At Jim Mack’s Ice Cream Shop, Ricki was not only deprived a comfortable habitat…
