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Challenging Washington’s Illegal Bear Hunting Regulations
The Animal Legal Defense Fund filed an amicus brief in support of a challenge to two rules promulgated by the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife Service allowing bears to be hunted using bait, hounds, and body-gripping traps. -
Protecting Animals from Rat Poisons (Massachusetts)
Would reduce the use of rat poisons in Massachusetts to protect wild animals as well as companion animals -
Cat Declaw Bill (Rhode Island)
This bill would ban cat declawing in Rhode Island, with an exemption for situations in which the procedure is necessary for a legitimate medical purpose for the well-being of the cat. -
Challenging the USDA for Public Records of Inspection Process at Nonhuman Primates Research Facilities
The Animal Legal Defense Fund filed a lawsuit against the USDA under FOIA for the agency’s failure to respond to a request for public records related to the inconsistent inspection process of nonhuman primate research facilities. -
Laws in favor of psychological evaluations and treatment
2022 U.S. Animal Protection Laws State Rankings -
Challenging Kansas’s Ag-Gag Law
April 25, 2022 Update: Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly and Attorney General Derek Schmidt’s petition asking the U.S. Supreme Court of the United States to review the Animal Legal Defense Fund-led coalition victory which struck down the…
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Canadian Student Chapters Challenge Quebec Rodeos
The University of Sherbrooke Faculty of Law and University of Montréal Faculty of Law SALDF chapters are working together to put an end to the cruel rodeo industry in the province of Quebec, Canada.April 13, 2018 Student Chapters -
The Case for Tougher Animal Cruelty Laws
An act of animal cruelty ended in a dog’s death. Bella’s abuser was sentenced to only four months in jail for the crime. Bella, an 11-year-old Shepherd mix, deserved better.December 8, 2017 News -
Challenging Wisconsin’s Hunting Statute as a First Amendment Violation
The Animal Legal Defense Fund filed a lawsuit in federal court aiming to strike down a Wisconsin statute banning photographing, videotaping, approaching, or even “maintaining a visual or physical proximity to” a hunter. -
Octopus Farming Ban (Washington)
The bill would prohibit the farming of octopus in the state.
