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Factory Farm Exemptions from Key Environmental Law Challenged in Court
This week, a coalition of organizations, led by the Animal Legal Defense Fund, filed a lawsuit challenging a 2016 decision by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) to exempt some factory farms from critical environmental laws.December 13, 2018 News -
Seeking National Action Plan for Combating Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria
In 2015, the Obama administration released a National Action Plan for Combating Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria, to address the public health crisis of increasing antibiotic resistance. Farmed animals in the United States are regularly given antibiotics for a…
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Animal Legal Defense Fund Calls On Feds to Hold Factory Farms Accountable for Superbug Health Crisis
Animal Legal Defense Fund files FOIA request for data used in new plan to fight antibiotic-resistant bacteria.April 2, 2015 Press Release