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Animal Legal Defense Fund Urges Sonoma County to Void Contract with Federal Wildlife Services
Organization Points to Severe Cruelty and Dangerous Legal Violations in Agency’s Kill MethodsMay 16, 2013 Press Release -
Egg Labeling Regulations Guide
Americans care about animals. That is why, more and more, consumers are demanding better treatment for animals raised for food: including egg laying chickens. -
Research Breeding Facility: Ruby Fur Farm
In 2018, the Animal Legal Defense Fund asked the USDA to revoke Ruby Fur Farm’s license, issue the maximum penalty allowable against the breeding facility for its violations, and stop purchasing animals from the facility for use in USDA research. -
Urging USDA investigation of Meat Animal Research Center
In 2015, a New York Times investigation exposed horrific animal cruelty at the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Meat Animal Research Center in Nebraska. The Times detailed deeply disturbing incidents of cruelty at this taxpayer-funded facility for…
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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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Urging California Air Resources Board to Regulate Factory Farm Emissions
California is legally obligated to dramatically reduce greenhouse gas emissions, to stave the devastating effects of climate change. The California Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006 requires California to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to 1990 levels…
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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…
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Urging Enforcement of Animal Protection Laws at Primate Product
The Animal Legal Defense Fund filed a complaint with Florida’s Department of Business and Professional Regulation against the Florida primate breeding facility Primate Product. The complaint came upon reports of serious mistreatment of animals and apparent…