
Legislation – Victories
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.
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)

Updating Iowa’s Animal Protection Laws (Iowa)

Upgrading Welfare Standards for Egg-Laying Hens (Colorado)

Empowering Veterinarians to Report Suspected Abuse (Kentucky)

Strengthening Protections for Carriage Horses Forced to Work in Extreme Heat (NYC)

Banning the Sale of Foie Gras in New York City

Ending Intensive Confinement in California

Stopping Unfair and Deceptive Pet Leasing Practices (Washington)

Ending Greyhound Racing in Florida

Montreal’s Proposed Pit Bull Ban
