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Online Companion Animal Sales Restrictions (California)
This bill invalidates a contract for the purchase of a dog or cat if the contract requires a nonrefundable deposit and does not identify the original source of the animal, including the name of the breeder. -
California: Ban Cruel Octopus Farming!
Ask your state assemblymember to support the California Oppose Cruelty to Octopuses (OCTO) Act (A.B. 3162) to protect octopuses and marine ecosystems. -
Poison-Free Wildlife Act (California)
The Poison-Free Wildlife Act would place a moratorium on some of the most dangerous rodenticides — which cause widespread poisoning of wildlife — with limited exceptions. -
Room to Roam Act (California)
This bill would help protect California wildlife and prioritize climate resilience by establishing a statewide policy requiring local governments to consider and implement measures to protect and improve wildlife connectivity through land-use planning. -
Reckless California Killing Contests Continue Despite Ban on Prizes
The rural town of Adin, California will hold its annual coyote killing spree despite the 2014 ban on prizes for killing furbearing animals in contests.February 3, 2015 News -
Legally Brief: L.A. Animal Law Symposium
Recently, we told you about the shocking results of an investigation of horrendous cruelty to animals used in taxpayer-funded, government-supported experiments.February 6, 2015 Legally Brief -
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 -
The Animal Legal Defense Fund Supports a Fur Free West Hollywood
Today, the Animal Legal Defense Fund has again stepped up for animals by speaking out in support of West Hollywood’s historic, first-in-the-country ban on the sale of products made from fur within city limits.March 6, 2015 News -
Working Together to Combat Factory Farming: Animal Legal Defense Fund’s Los Angeles Animal Law Symposium
On Saturday, March 28, more than 150 attorneys, law students, and animal advocates came together to attend the first symposium of the Animal Legal Defense Fund’s Los Angeles regional attorney networkMarch 31, 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