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Animal Neglect Facts: State and Local Law
Most states’ criminal animal cruelty statutes define a minimum standard of care which requires that an animal caretaker provide food, shelter and veterinary care. However, some farmed animals, fish or wildlife may be excluded from anti-cruelty statutes. -
Tony the Tiger: The Individual
The Animal Legal Defense Fund requested that the USDA conduct an inspection of Tony the Tiger after learning that his health was in decline. We submitted a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request for the inspection…
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Challenging the USDA for Licensing Miami Seaquarium
Lolita the orca is held captive at the Miami Seaquarium, in a small tank with no protection from the sun. While orcas are highly social animals, Lolita has’s been deprived of company since 1980, when her…
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Challenge the Killing of Thousands of Cormorants
In 2014, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and U.S. Department of Agriculture Wildlife Services announced a plan to shoot and kill more than 10,000 double-crested cormorants in the Columbia River…
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Supreme Court: Depictions of Cruelty
In United States v. Stevens, the Supreme Court addressed the constitutionality of 18 U.S.C. § 48, a law prohibiting the sale and possession of depictions of animal cruelty that lack social value. As the first Supreme…
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Supreme Court: Military Sonar Effect on Marine Life
In Winter v. Natural Resources Defense Council, the Supreme Court addressed the legality of military sonar exercises believed to cause significant harm to marine life, including whales and dolphins. The Animal Legal Defense Fund joined a coalition…
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Animal Welfare Records Blackout
In 2017, the Animal Legal Defense Fund sued the United States Department of Agriculture for removing tens of thousands of animal welfare records from the agency’s website. Referred to as the Animal Welfare Blackout. -
Seeking National Action Plan for Combating Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria
In 2015, the Obama administration released a National Action Plan for Combating Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria, to address the public health crisis of increasing antibiotic resistance. Farmed animals in the United States are regularly given antibiotics for a…
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Challenging Fur-Ever Wild’s Treatment of Wolves
In 2017, the Animal Legal Defense Fund sued wildlife exhibition and fur-harvesting facility “Fur-Ever Wild” for violating the Endangered Species Act (ESA) by killing threatened gray wolves. -
Urging Stronger Protections for Animals Used in Research
In 2015, the Animal Legal Defense Fund submitted comments to the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) requesting that the agency close regulatory loopholes leading to laboratory animals’ intense and unnecessary suffering. We asked the…
