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Ag-Gag Laws
Ag-Gag laws seek to “gag” would-be whistleblowers and undercover activists by punishing them for recording footage of what goes on in animal agriculture. -
Animal Legal Defense Fund Announces Resolution of Lawsuit Against Barkworks for Selling Sick “Puppy Mill” Puppies
Barkworks has closed four of the stores, and its remaining two stores will likely close by January 1, 2019, when California's law banning the sale of dogs from commercial breeders comes into effect.May 1, 2018 Press Release -
Groundbreaking Lawsuit Argues Animals Have the Right to Sue Their Abusers in Court
Justice, an eight-year-old horse, is a party to a lawsuit filed against his former abuser to recover the costs of his ongoing medical care and his pain and suffering.May 1, 2018 Press Release -
Animal Advocates Announce Intent to Sue Maryland Roadside Zoo for Violating Endangered Species Act and State Animal Cruelty Law
The notice letter offers to assist with the relocation of the animals to sanctuaries but cautions that the Animal Legal Defense Fund will file the lawsuit if illegal conditions persist.April 24, 2018 Press Release -
Animal Legal Defense Fund Sues Trader Joe’s for Deceptive Egg Carton Labeling
The action seeks to stop Trader Joe’s from deceptively labeling its cage-free eggs and misleading consumers seeking eggs from hens raised in more natural conditions.March 15, 2018 Press Release -
Subpoena Issued to Barbour County Humane Society in Connection with Barbour County Lawsuit
This is the latest development in a long-running case against Barbour County that has been stalled for nearly a year.March 13, 2018 Press Release -
Animal Legal Defense Fund Announces Resolution in Egg Labeling Lawsuit Against Handsome Brook Farm
Today the Animal Legal Defense Fund announced that they reached an agreed-upon resolution in their lawsuit against Handsome Brook Farm on behalf of the Organic Consumers Association.March 6, 2018 Press Release -
Lawsuit Challenging Iowa’s Ag-Gag Law Proceeds, State’s Motion to Dismiss Denied
Today the Federal District Court for the Southern District of Iowa denied Iowa’s motion to dismiss a pending lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the state’s Ag-Gag law.February 28, 2018 Press Release -
UPDATE: USDA Records Blackout Litigation: Animal Legal Defense Fund Files Opening Brief Appealing the Dismissal of Lawsuit Against USDA
Today the Animal Legal Defense Fund filed its opening brief, appealing the dismissal of its lawsuit challenging the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) animal welfare report blackout.February 2, 2018 Press Release
