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United States: Tell the Small Business Administration Not to Fund Bigger Factory Farms
The animal agriculture industry attempts to paint itself as a collection of small family farms, but large — often multinational — corporations have overtaken animal agriculture in the U.S. Yet the Small Business Administration (SBA) is proposing a rule that will allow it to give small business loans to even larger factory farms.November 19, 2020 Action Alert -
New White Paper Offers Policy Recommendations to Combat Zoonotic Diseases and Pandemic Risk from Factory Farming
The Animal Legal Defense Fund released the second in a series of white papers — COVID-19 and Factory Farming —providing policy recommendations to address industrial animal agriculture’s role in our heightened risk for zoonotic diseases outbreaks, like COVID-19, and its potential to be the source of the next global pandemic.November 19, 2020 Press Release -
Oregon: Stop Mega-Dairies from Exploiting the State’s Water Resources!
Under Oregon law, mega-dairies have unlimited access to water without a water use permit under a “stockwatering” exemption if they use the water to water their cows. The Animal Legal Defense Fund is part of a broad coalition petitioning the Oregon Water Resources Commission to close the loophole.November 2, 2020 Action Alert -
Tell Target: Animal Cruelty is Not OK!
Please take a few minutes to tell Target to remove all Dairy Farmers of America products from its shelves, including DairyPure and TruMoo.October 13, 2020 Action Alert -
Lawsuit Filed After Investigation Exposes Animal Cruelty at Dairy Farmers of America Supplier
Video shows malicious acts of violence toward cows, gross neglect of calvesOctober 8, 2020 Press Release -
Challenging the Cruel Treatment of Cows and Calves at Dick Van Dam Dairy
The Animal Legal Defense Fund filed a lawsuit against a Southern California dairy following an undercover investigation by Animal Outlook that documented severe and repeated abuse of cows and calves. -
Kate Mara and the Animal Legal Defense Fund Expose Animal Cruelty at Dairy Farm
Dairy Farmers of America supplier caught on video, prompting lawsuitOctober 8, 2020 Press Release -
Tofurky Files First Amendment Challenge Against Louisiana Label Censorship Law
Lawsuit Challenges Law Designed to Disadvantage Plant-Based ProductsOctober 7, 2020 Press Release -
Coalition Files Legal Petition Urging Limitations on Mega Dairies’ Use of Water
Today a coalition of public interest groups, including the Animal Legal Defense Fund, filed a legal petition with the Oregon Water Resources Commission requesting it restrict new mega dairy’s use of groundwater in areas in eastern Oregon where special protections are needed.October 5, 2020 Press Release -
New Jersey Town Hall
In this interactive webinar Kathleen Schatzmann, Senior Legislative Affairs Manager, will provide an update on animal protection legislation in New Jersey and provide multiple real-time opportunities for strategic targeting to build support and momentum for bill passage.
