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2023 U.S. Animal Protection Laws Rankings
Each year, our attorneys compile and review every state and territory’s animal protection laws and rank them according to the relative strength and weakness of their laws. -
Protecting Animal Victims and Defending Oregon’s ’Bond-or-Forfeit’ Law
In Oregon v. Hershey, numerous animals were seized in a criminal cruelty investigation and later forfeited by their abuser. The Animal Legal Defense Fund submitted an amicus curiae brief in response to an appeal brought by the abuser. -
Animal Legal Defense Fund Grant Supported Washington Attorney General’s Enforcement of Animal Cruelty Law
The judge sentenced a Snohomish County resident for killing then displaying neighborhood wildlife and shooting a kitten in the eye.April 18, 2024 News -
Arrest Made in Puppy-Burning Case!
Thanks to the dedicated work of the Sacramento SPCA, the Sacramento County Sheriff’s department, and the Sacramento Metro Fire department, an arrest has been made.February 24, 2015 News -
Does Every Animal Count? Not in California
120 day sentence handed down for killing over 900 chickens with a golf club.April 24, 2015 News -
Funding Justice: Cash in New York Crime Busts Goes to Fight Animal Cruelty
Animal victims of cruelty got a boost last week in Nassau County, New York when Acting District Attorney Madeline Singas pledged to use money from criminal cases to help protect animals.May 7, 2015 News -
Update: Each Animal Counts!
The rule in Oregon for crimes involving multiple animal victims is now crystal clear: Defendants may not avoid accountability for inflicting mass suffering via merger of convictions.August 20, 2015 News -
Sentient Legislation: ALDF’s Canadian Province Rankings Motivate Change
In June 2015, the Animal Leagal Defense Fund released its eighth annual ranking of Canada’s provinces and territories based on the strength of their animal protection legislation.October 21, 2015 News -
Honoring a Hero for Animals
The Animal Legal Defense Fund congratulates Nicoletta J. Caferri, Chief Deputy of the Animal Cruelty Unit in Queens County who was recently honored with the 12th annual New York City Bar Association Thomas E. Dewey Medal. Each year the medal is awarded to an outstanding assistant district attorney in each of New York’s five district attorney offices.December 21, 2016 News