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Rodeo Facts
Rodeos may be popular, but more and more Americans are becoming aware of just how cruel these events are for the animals forced to participate. -
Animal Advocates Urge USDA and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to Incorporate Plant-Based Diets
Agencies must acknowledge growing demand for and health benefits of plant-based dietsMarch 30, 2018 Press Release -
Challenging Idaho’s Ag-Gag Law
In 2012, an undercover investigator for Mercy for Animals filmed dairy workers in Idaho violently abusing cows. Idaho’s legislature responded by passing an Ag-Gag law that makes it a crime to conduct undercover agricultural investigations. Such…
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Public Interest Coalition Challenges Constitutionality of Iowa’s Ag-Gag Law
Advocates for Animals, Workers, Free Speech and Food Safety Take on Agricultural Giants, Following Victories in Utah and Idaho.October 10, 2017 Press Release -
Utah Will Not Appeal Decision Holding Ag-Gag Law Unconstitutional
The Animal Legal Defense Fund and People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) are pleased to announce that their successful lawsuit against Utah’s Ag-Gag law will not be appealed.September 7, 2017 Press Release -
Defending Devil’s Garden’s Wild Horses (2014)
In 1971, Congress passed the Wild Free-Roaming Horses and Burros Act, which requires preservation of rangelands on which wild horses exist. Devil’s Garden Wild Horse Territory in northeast California’s Modoc National Forest is officially designated as…
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Utah Ag-Gag Law Declared Unconstitutional
Another First Amendment victory for animal groups fighting anti-whistleblower statutes.July 7, 2017 Press Release -
New Mega Dairy is an Environmental Catastrophe for Oregon Residents
The Animal Legal Defense Fund, in conjunction with other local and national groups, challenged the state of Oregon’s approval of a water-pollution permit for Lost Valley Farm, a mega dairy.June 27, 2017 News -
Animal Advocates Fight Back Against Slaughterhouse’s Attempt to Silence Critics
Anti-SLAPP motion alleges Manning Beef is stifling Los Angeles Cow Save’s right to free speech.April 11, 2017 Press Release -
Defending Animal Activists’ First Amendment Rights
In April 2017, the Animal Legal Defense Fund filed a motion to dismiss Manning Beef’s lawsuit against Los Angeles Cow Save, a group that organizes vigils for slaughtered animals on the public road in front of…
