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Animal Legal Defense Fund Files Anti-SLAPP Motion Against Landry’s Defamation Suit
The Animal Legal Defense Fund filed a motion asking a Harris County judge to dismiss a lawsuit filed by Landry’s Inc. and the Downtown Aquarium Inc. that ALDF defamed Landry’s by publicly commenting on the controversial mistreatment of four white tigers.January 8, 2017 Press Release -
Animal Legal Defense Fund Urges Securities and Exchange Commission to Expedite Investigation of Tyson Foods
The Animal Legal Defense Fund is urging the SEC to expedite an investigation of the chicken producer in relation to the organization’s 2015 undercover investigation of a Tyson Foods slaughter plant.January 8, 2017 Press Release -
Live Animal Mascots: A Tradition of Exploitation, Not Conservation
All tigers are classified as endangered species. They need meaningful conservation, not exploitation for entertainment.January 13, 2017 Legally Brief -
Animal Law at the 111th Association of American Law Schools (AALS) Annual Meeting
The Animal Legal Defense Fund attended the 111th Association of American Law Schools (AALS) Annual Meeting in San Francisco, Jan. 4-7, 2016.January 12, 2017 News -
2016 Highlights
In 2016, three cases in particular highlight the importance and the broad range of our continuous work on behalf of animals.January 19, 2017 Legally Brief -
Alaska Legislature Becomes First to Require Consideration of Animals’ Interests in Custody Cases
With the adoption of an amendment to its divorce law, Alaska has become the first state to empower judges to take into account the “well-being of the animal” in custody disputes involving nonhuman family members.January 20, 2017 Animal Law Update -
Animals in Film: Capitalizing on Suffering
The film A Dog’s Purpose has come under scrutiny after a video surfaced this week showing a distressed German shepherd being forced into churning water meant to simulate rapids on the set of the film.January 23, 2017 Animal Law Update -
New Michigan Law Empowers Animal Shelters to Deny Adoptions to Convicted Animal Abusers
Logan's Law allows Michigan animal shelters to deny adoptions under certain circumstances and to consider prior criminal history before adoption.January 24, 2017 Animal Law Update -
Federal Judge Rules in Favor of USDA in Foie Gras Case
On Dec. 14, 2016, a federal judge granted summary judgment to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) in a lawsuit to compel the agency to declare foie gras a diseased product unsuitable for human consumption, thereby removing it from the food supply.January 27, 2017 Animal Law Update -
We Stand Against Senseless Cownose Ray Killing Contest in Chesapeake Bay
Marylanders should urge their legislators cosponsor bills HB 211 and SB 268 and ban cownose ray killing contests in Maryland once and for all.January 30, 2017 News