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Keep the USDA Transparent and Accountable
In early 2018, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) proposed action that could dramatically reduce government oversight of animal facilities like puppy mills. This is the agency charged with ensuring the millions of animals in roadside…
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Urging USDA to Protect the Psychological Well-being of Primates
In 2015, the Animal Legal Defense Fund submitted comments to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) in support of necessary regulatory changes to protect these primates’ psychological well-being. The USDA solicited public comments on the issue…
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Urging the FDA to Regulate the Term “Natural”
In 2016, the Animal Legal Defense Fund and the Center for Biological Diversity jointly submitted comments to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) calling on the agency to work with the U.S. Department of Agriculture to…
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Urging OSHA and USDA to investigate zookeeper death
On April 15, 2016, zookeeper Stacey Konwiser was attacked and killed by a tiger at the Palm Beach Zoo in West Palm Beach, Florida. Konwiser had been in a part of the enclosure where the tiger…
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Complaints Filed After Tyson Foods Undercover Investigation
In September 2015, the Animal Legal Defense Fund released undercover video footage from inside a Tyson Foods, Inc. slaughter plant in Carthage, Texas, documenting a system that exploits both workers and animals. This video followed the…
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Federal Trade Commission Urged to Investigate Pet Leasing Industry
The Animal Legal Defense Fund and the Humane Society of the United States sent a complaint to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) urging it to investigate the pet leasing industry for deceiving consumers. The complaint asked…
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Urging the USDA to Stop Rubber-Stamping Animal Welfare Act Licenses
In 2017, the U. S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) began considering changes to the way it grants Animal Welfare Act (AWA) licenses. The Animal Legal Defense Fund submitted comments, urging changes to the process — specifically,…
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Opposing International Wildlife Conservation Council
In 2017, the Animal Legal Defense Fund submitted a substantial objection comment letter to the United States Department of Interior’s proposal to create a so-called International Wildlife Conservation Council. Despite its name, the proposed council’s express…
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Petition to Food & Drug Administration to Regulate Ractopamine Use
In 2012, the Animal Legal Defense Fund filed a petition with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) calling for the immediate reduction in the allowable levels of ractopamine, the controversial animal feed additive widely used…
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Petitions FTC to Investigate Deceptive Claims of Top Three Tuna Suppliers
In 2012, the Animal Legal Defense Fund filed a petition with the Federal Trade Commission asking the agency to take action to stop Bumble Bee, Chicken of the Sea, and StarKist from making deceptive claims to…