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Despite Repeat Animal Welfare Violations, Dirk Arthur Show Proceeding at Westgate Las Vegas Resort & Casino
Animal Legal Defense Fund and local celebrity, Stephen Sorrentino, offer help to end use of big cats in Vegas magic actAugust 19, 2015 Press Release -
Teaming Up with Las Vegas Entertainer Stephen Sorrentino to Urge Illusionist Dirk Arthur to Make Big Cats Disappear from His Magic Show Once and For All!
Dirk Arthur is no stranger to controversy.August 19, 2015 News -
Legally Brief: Animals in Entertainment
Barnum bought Jumbo the elephant from the London Zoo in 1882 and had her shipped across the Atlantic so he could haul her across the country in chains as a spectacle for profit. -
Animal Legal Defense Fund Urges APHIS to Strengthen Regulations Protecting Research Animals
Laboratory animals are still subject to duplicative, unnecessary and painful experimental procedures.July 15, 2015 News -
Court of Appeals Upholds Citizens’ Right to Challenge Animal Cruelty
North Carolina court revives lawsuit against inhumane roadside zoo.July 8, 2015 Press Release -
Cricket Hollow Zoo License Suspended
The Animal Legal Defense Fund has learned that the United States Department of Agriculture has suspended the Cricket Hollow Zoo’s license to operate.July 2, 2015 Press Release -
Wolf Pup Exhibitor Endangers Animal and Human Health
Animal advocates seek government action for reported animal welfare act violations at controversial exhibition and fur factory.May 19, 2015 Press Release -
Hawaii Poised to Become the First State to Ban Wild Animal Entertainment Acts
Could Hawaii the first state in the U.S. to effectively ban wild animal entertainment acts?May 12, 2015 News -
Challenging Cricket Hollow Zoo’s Care of Endangered Species (2014)
Life was not good for the animals at the Cricket Hollow Zoo in Manchester, Iowa. Five tigers died in the span of two years, due to inadequate veterinary care. Another tiger was found to be suffering…
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Challenging the USDA for Reissuing Roadside Zoo’s License
The Animal Legal Defense Fund sued the USDA in federal court for reissuing an Iowa roadside zoo license despite frequent violations recorded by the USDA’s own inspectors, including inadequate staffing, filthy enclosures, and deficient veterinary care.
