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Challenging Wildlife Services for Violating NEPA
The Animal Legal Defense Fund filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Wildlife Services, arguing the wildlife-killing agency failed to reconsider the environmental effects of killing wildlife. -
Exposing Animal Abusers: Update on the Animal Welfare Blackout
In early 2017, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) purged tens of thousands of important documents related to animal welfare from the agency’s website. The purged inspection reports documented violations of the federal Animal Welfare Act (AWA).September 18, 2019 News -
Challenging the Treatment of Captive Animals at Deer Haven Mini Zoo
In April 2018, the Animal Legal Defense Fund announced its intent to sue Deer Haven Mini Zoo in Keymar, Maryland, for violations of the federal Endangered Species Act and state animal cruelty laws. As a result,…
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Lawsuit to Protect the Endangered Species Act
The Animal Legal Defense Fund filed a lawsuit to force the federal government to repeal recently imposed rules under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). The lawsuit specifically details the importance of ESA protections for animals in captivity. -
Animal Legal Defense Fund Files Lawsuit to Protect the Endangered Species Act
Lawsuit alleges the government has unlawfully weakened protections for threatened and endangered speciesOctober 22, 2019 Press Release -
Protecting Animals Using the Freedom of Information Act
The Animal Legal Defense Fund routinely uses FOIA to request documents from government agencies including the USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service and the Fish and Wildlife Service. -
Defending California’s Proposition 12 from NAMI
A coalition of animal protection organizations filed a motion to intervene in a lawsuit to join California in defending the constitutionality of the Prevention of Cruelty to Farm Animals Act. -
Challenging Fairlife’s Deceptive Marketing Practices
The Animal Legal Defense Fund joined forces with multiple law firms to bring a class action lawsuit against dairy company Fairlife alleging deceptive marketing practices. -
Protecting the Psychological Well-being of Primates Used in Research
The Animal Legal Defense Fund filed a lawsuit to compel the USDA to respond to a petition for rulemaking requesting the agency promulgate standards to promote the psychological well-being of primates used in research.