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Iowa Ag-Gag Law 2.0 is Unconstitutional
We are deeply disappointed that despite fierce opposition from the public, Iowa has enacted a new Ag-Gag law just months after a federal court struck down a similar Iowa law that criminalized investigations at factory farms, slaughterhouses, and puppy millMarch 14, 2019 Press Release -
Coalition Files Lawsuit Challenging Iowa’s Second Unconstitutional Ag-Gag Law
Today, a coalition of public interest groups, led by the Animal Legal Defense Fund, filed a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of Iowa’s new Ag-Gag law — a law that is substantively similar to an Iowa law struck down by the same federal court.April 22, 2019 Press Release -
Challenging Cricket Hollow Zoo’s Treatment of Animals (2018)
The Animal Legal Defense Fund filed a lawsuit alleging Cricket Hollow Zoo violates state public nuisance law by routinely mistreating hundreds of animals in violation of Iowa’s animal cruelty laws. -
Court Orders Animals From Cricket Hollow Zoo Be Transferred to Sanctuaries
Animal Legal Defense Fund wins lawsuit against Iowa roadside zoo, owners prohibited from obtaining or owning animalsNovember 25, 2019 Press Release -
Court Bars Enforcement of Iowa’s Unconstitutional Ag-Gag Law While Lawsuit Proceeds
Public interest coalition cheers major victory in lawsuit to strike down law designed to quash undercover investigationsDecember 2, 2019 Press Release -
Animals Rescued and Removed from Manchester, Iowa, Roadside Zoo
Media invited to press briefing after multiple groups work together to rescue animals after court ruling orders their immediate removal from Cricket Hollow ZooDecember 9, 2019 Press Release -
Court Filing Seeks Whereabouts Of Nearly 100 Animals Missing From Iowa Roadside Zoo
Animal Legal Defense Fund moves for contempt order against Cricket Hollow Zoo and owners who removed animals before rescue in violation of court orderJanuary 9, 2020 Press Release -
Updating Iowa’s Animal Protection Laws (Iowa)
Overhauls Iowa’s badly outdated animal protection laws -
Precedent-Setting Victory Against Cricket Hollow Zoo for Violating Animal Cruelty Laws
The Iowa Court of Appeals ruled in favor of plaintiffs represented by the Animal Legal Defense Fund in a lawsuit against Cricket Hollow Zoo for violating state animal cruelty laws following an appeal of the court’s 2019 decision.August 5, 2021 Press Release -
Lawsuit Challenges Constitutionality of Iowa’s Revamped Ag-Gag Law
The Animal Legal Defense Fund, together with a coalition of public interest groups represented by Public Justice, filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Iowa, challenging the constitutionality of the recently-passed Iowa Recording Ban.August 10, 2021 Press Release