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Demanding the USDA Regulate the Mass Disposal of Farmed Animals During the COVID-19 Pandemic
The Animal Legal Defense Fund joined a coalition petitioning the U.S. Department of Agriculture to ban the mass burial and on-site incineration of animals on factory farms during the COVID-19 pandemic -
Backyard Slaughter Survivors Head to Sanctuary!
Animals rescued from backyard slaughter operation near Fort Meyers, Florida are now headed to sanctuaries.May 4, 2020 News -
Second Challenge to California Law Banning Cruelest Farming Practices is Dismissed
Animal Legal Defense Fund successfully helps defend Prevention of Cruelty to Farm Animals Act against 'copycat' lawsuitApril 28, 2020 Article -
As COVID Pummels Slaughterhouse Workers, Meat Companies Won’t Slow Down
The USDA and its meat corporation clientele are resisting calls to halt or even delay slaughterhouses’ adoption of the controversial high-speed, deregulated pig and poultry slaughter inspection systems.April 14, 2020 News -
Stimulus Packages Require Forward Thinking to Safeguard America’s Future Health
Animal Legal Defense Fund calls on Congress to respond to COVID-19 by proactively addressing the root causes of pandemicsApril 9, 2020 Press Release -
Appeal Challenges Arkansas’ Unconstitutional ‘Ag-Gag’ Law
Advocates continue to fight law that penalizes whistleblowing on factory farms, other businesses in violation of the First AmendmentMarch 12, 2020 Press Release -
Court Rules Kansas Ag-Gag Law Unconstitutional
Animal Legal Defense Fund-led coalition wins major victory for animal protection, food and worker safety, and the First AmendmentJanuary 22, 2020 Press Release -
Michigan Becomes Latest State to Ban Eggs from Caged Hens
Michigan has become the fifth and largest egg-producing state to enact a “cage-free” egg law.January 1, 2020 Animal Law Update -
Defending California’s Proposition 12 from NAMI
A coalition of animal protection organizations filed a motion to intervene in a lawsuit to join California in defending the constitutionality of the Prevention of Cruelty to Farm Animals Act. -
How False Advertising Lawsuits Help Animals
Some producers and retailers market their products in ways designed to trick consumers into believing that their products are “humane” even though they come from animals who suffer in industrialized factory farming facilities.
