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Animal Protection Bills to Watch in Massachusetts
Massachusetts is considering a number of significant animal protection bills this 2021-22 legislative session. The Animal Legal Defense Fund is supporting several priority bills.December 22, 2021 News -
Animals as Crime Victims: Development of a New Legal Status
While it may seem like commonsense given how often we hear about animal cruelty crimes, the concept that animals can be crime victims is revolutionary within the legal system. -
Animal Possession Ban (Texas)
SB 48 and HB 91 empower judges to prohibit people convicted of animal cruelty from future contact with animals. -
How to help a neighbor’s neglected animal
Animal neglect is the failure to provide basic care required for an animal to thrive. At first glance, such cases may seem less egregious than a single, brutal act of violent abuse, but severe neglect can mean extended periods of extreme suffering. -
Protected: Animal Legal Defense Fund Style Guide
Brand Overview Following a strategic planning process in early 2017, the Animal Legal Defense Fund identified the need to rebrand in order increase ALDF’s audience base and help the organization to deliver on its mission. Audience…
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Northwestern University School of Law: Animal Law Week
In April 2010, Northwestern Law Animal Legal Defense Fund Student Chapter hosted "Animal Law Week," a week long series of events designed to educate students about the wide variety of issues facing animals in the legal system today.May 25, 2010 Student Chapter Spotlight -
Rutgers-Camden: Animal Shelter Blanket Drive
The Rutgers University School of Law-Camden Animal Legal Defense Fund Student Chapter was nothing more than an empty space on the Student Organization bulletin board when Amanda Nordstrom and her 1L classmates arrived on campus in Fall 2006.January 1, 2008 Student Chapter Spotlight -
The Animal Legal Defense Fund Mourns Candy the Chimp’s Death
Candy is well known as ‘the loneliest chimp in the world’April 21, 2017 Press Release -
2016 Canadian Animal Protection Laws Rankings
Manitoba holds the top position, Nunavut ranked last.July 21, 2016 Press Release -
Illinois Becomes Second State to Require Courts to Consider Well-being of Companion Animals in Custody Disputes
The emerging “best interests” standard, in contrast to a strict property analysis, regards companion animals more like children or other dependents than unfeeling objects.March 20, 2018 Animal Law Update