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The Animal Legal Defense Fund Responds to Ringling Bros. Announcement to Close
The Animal Legal Defense Fund is celebrating the announcement that the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus will shut down forever this May.January 15, 2017 Press Release -
Animal Legal Defense Fund Proposes Clarifications to Strengthen Federal Animal Welfare Act
In 2016, the Animal Legal Defense Fund submitted a petition for rulemaking to the U.S. Department of Agriculture proposing two amendments to the federal Animal Welfare Act (AWA), the primary law providing protections to captive wildlife.…
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Lawsuit Prompts Wildlife Services to Temporarily Suspend Predator Kills in Nevada
In settling a lawsuit filed by conservation group WildEarth Guardians, the USDA's Wildlife Services Program will suspend operations and stop killing wild animals within six million acres of public land in Nevada.October 17, 2016 Animal Law Update -
Oppose the Florida Black Bear Hunt
In 2015, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission authorized the killing of 320 black bears in the first Florida black bear hunt allowed in the state since 1994. A group called Speak Up Wekiva, Inc.…
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Good news for Alaska’s Wolves and Bears . . . Maybe.
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has issued new regulations for Wildlife Refuges in Alaska that end some of the most egregious forms of wildlife killing in the state.August 24, 2016 Legally Brief -
Florida Black Bears Petitioned for U.S. Endangered Species Act Protection
Estimated More Than 20 Percent of Population Lost in 2015March 17, 2016 Press Release -
Elephants in Captivity: Demanding an End to Cruel Confinement
As circuses and zoos have been confronted with the growing public and legal opposition to elephant captivity, the practice of exploiting these emotionally complex creatures for profit and entertainment has begun edging closer to extinction.March 15, 2016 Legally Brief -
Animal Legal Defense Fund Sues Animaland Zoological Park Over Endangered Species Act Violations
Lawsuit also charges neglect under state regulations.March 9, 2016 Press Release -
Legally Brief: Exotic Animals and the Law
States that do not set even minimal safety and animal welfare requirements for private ownership of captive wild animals are playing a dangerous game that too often results in tragedy both for the animals and for people.December 14, 2015 Legally Brief -
Environmental, Animal Protection Groups Join Fight to Halt Florida’s Black Bear Hunt
Local, state and national animal-protection and environmental organizations filed an amicus brief today in support of a lawsuit to stop the impending trophy hunt of Florida black bears.September 25, 2015 Press Release
