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The USDA Wants to Increase Slaughterhouse Line Speeds, Despite the Risks
ALDF rebukes the USDA and Big Ag's continued efforts to increase line speeds at slaughterhouses.April 9, 2026 Commentary -
Petition: Urge USDA to Stop Its Plans to Increase Slaughterhouse Line Speeds
Sign our petition to urge the USDA to abandon its dangerous plan to increase slaughterhouse line speeds, which would harm animal welfare, food safety, public health, worker safety, and the environment. -
Support the Humane Transport of Farmed Animals Act
Urge support for the Humane Transport of Farmed Animals Act (H.R. 5286) to require stricter enforcement of the Twenty-Eight Hour Law and prohibit the transport of sick or injured animals. -
U.S. Supreme Court Declines Review of California’s Landmark Proposition 12 Animal Cruelty Law
The Animal Legal Defense Fund helps protect the strongest farmed animal protection law in the countryJuly 2, 2025 News -
Settlement Reached in California Water Use Lawsuit against Foster Poultry Farms
Foster Poultry Farms agrees to improve water conservation and animal welfare at its Livingston, California poultry-processing plantApril 21, 2025 Press Release -
Animal Law Student Scholars’ Workshop
The Animal Law Student Scholars’ Workshop is a year-long project that will engage law students in using scholarship to develop innovative legal solutions to address animal protection problems.May 23, 2024 Student Chapters -
Have you purchased these Perdue or Signature Farms products?
ADVERTISING MATERIAL As part of our mission, the Animal Legal Defense Fund challenges companies who misrepresent their products by the way they market them, known as “humane-washing.” In 2021, ALDF filed a lawsuit against the U.S.…
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Fourth Circuit Enjoins North Carolina Ag-Gag Law
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit handed an important win to plaintiffs in a lawsuit challenging North Carolina’s Ag-Gag law, ruling that undercover investigations and whistleblowing are considered newsgathering activities protected by the First Amendment.February 23, 2023 Press Release -
Protecting Chickens from Extreme Confinement (Arizona)
Chickens are among the most abused animals, yet have few legal protections. Now, Arizona’s Department of Agriculture has established regulations protecting hens used by the egg industry from the cruelest form of intensive confinement. -
Court Strikes Down Second Iowa Ag-Gag Law
Public interest coalition celebrates another win against unconstitutional statute barring undercover investigations at factory farmsMarch 15, 2022 Press Release
