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Animal Exploiter: Jason Clay
In light of animal suffering and safety issues at two Texas roadside zoos, East Texas Zoo & Gator Park and Franklin Drive Thru Safari, the Animal Legal Defense Fund urges federal enforcement action against wildlife exhibitor Jason Clay.July 7, 2022 News -
Endangered Species Act Rollbacks Reversed After Animal Legal Defense Fund Lawsuit
U.S. District Court has ruled in favor of the Animal Legal Defense Fund following its lawsuit to vacate rules imposed by the U.S. Department of the Interior in 2019 under the Trump administration that weakened the Endangered Species Act (ESA).July 8, 2022 Press Release -
Precedent-Setting Victory Solidifies Attorney’s Fee Shifting for Successful Endangered Species Act Lawsuits
Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a lower court’s decision determining the Animal Legal Defense Fund’s lawsuit successfully furthers the purpose of the Endangered Species ActAugust 8, 2022 Press Release -
Smoke Screen: Puppy Kingpin
The 2022 season from Neon Hum Media’s Smoke Screen podcast, “Puppy Kingpin,” explores the issue of puppy mills and the little-known practice of “puppy laundering” — and features the Animal Legal Defense Fund! -
Animal Legal Defense Fund Will Seek Justice for Abused Horse in Oregon’s Highest Court
Following the dismissal of Justice’s case upheld on appeal, the Animal Legal Defense Fund continues to seek accountability under the law.September 1, 2022 Press Release -
Court Strikes Down Iowa Recording Ban Ag-Gag Law
The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Iowa ruled Iowa’s latest Ag-Gag law is unconstitutional, holding that the law — which created a new crime of trespassing to engage in video and audio recording — violates the First Amendment.September 27, 2022 Press Release -
The Legal Significance of the Challenge to California’s Proposition 12
Senior Staff Attorney Amanda Howell provides background and context for the U.S. Supreme Court hearing on October 11, 2022 and ultimate decision in National Pork Producers Council v. Ross. -
Factory Farm Biogas Is Bullsh*t: Lessons Learned from California’s Low Fuel Standard
Animal Legal Defense Fund Staff Attorney Christine Ball-Blakely provides background on factory farming and biogas impacts, and focuses on the government programs making it profitable to produce biogas, specifically California's Low Fuel Standard. -
Lawsuit Seeks to Force USDA to Recognize Its Authority to Take Possession of Animals When Agency Revokes Licenses
The lawsuit asserts the agency must be able to remove animals if the USDA has deemed the facility unable to provide minimum standards of care set out by the Animal Welfare Act.October 17, 2022 Press Release -
Lawsuit to Force USDA to Recognize Its Authority to Take Possession of Animals Upon License Revocation
The Animal Legal Defense Fund filed a lawsuit challenging the USDA decision to deny a petition for rulemaking that urged the agency's APHIS to revise its limited animal confiscation regulations and establish procedures for relocating animals from facilities that do not comply with the AWA.