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From Farmhouse to Courthouse: Applying Animal Cruelty Law on Behalf of Farmed Animals 2019
Farmed animals feature in some of the oldest known legal cases. Despite the venerable history of farmed animals within the law, these animals are all too often thought of as being entirely excluded from the protection of animal cruelty legislation. -
Texas – Urge Texas House of Representatives to Oppose Ag-Gag Bill
A dangerous bill, SB 1884, aimed at stopping whistleblowers from exposing animal cruelty is moving quickly through the Texas legislature. This bill has already passed the Texas Senate – your voice is urgently needed to prevent it from becoming law. -
Texas – Urge House Agriculture & Livestock Committee Members to Reject Ag-Gag bill
Please call (preferred) or email your representative and ask them to oppose SB 1884 – a dangerous bill aimed at stopping whistleblowers from exposing animal cruelty. This bill has already passed the Texas Senate – your voice is urgently needed! -
Animal Abuse Should Never Be a Secret – Update on Factory Farm Transparency Lawsuit
Earlier this year, a court ordered the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to release previously redacted information relating to hen living conditions on several factory egg farms. Our request sought inspection reports of factory egg farms in Texas.May 8, 2019 News -
Iowa: Urge Legislators to Oppose Ag-Gag Bill
Iowa lawmakers are at it again, attempting to enact an unconstitutional Ag-Gag law — while still fighting a federal court decision striking down a previous version of this same law, as violating the First Amendment. -
Court Rules Iowa Ag-Gag Law Unconstitutional in Major Victory for Free Speech and Animal Protection
Undercover investigations at factory farms protected by First AmendmentJanuary 9, 2019 Press Release -
Challenging FSA’s Medium-sized CAFO Exemptions
On December 5, 2018, a coalition of organizations, including the Animal Legal Defense Fund, filed a lawsuit challenging a 2016 regulation issued by the Farm Service Agency that exempts medium-sized concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs) from…
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Challenging Factory Farms’ Exemption from Pollution Reporting Requirements
The Animal Legal Defense Fund joined a lawsuit challenging the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency‘s (EPA) policy of exempting factory farms known as Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations (CAFOs) from the legal requirement to report the release of…
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Get Involved in Speak Out for Farmed Animals Week!
Speak Out for Farmed Animals Week is a yearly event dedicated to raising public awareness nationwide about the lack of meaningful laws that protect farmed animals from cruel treatment. Get involved! -
Iowa: Protect Egg-laying Hens in Iowa
A dangerous bill in the Iowa legislature would force grocery stores to sell eggs from hens kept in battery cages.February 20, 2018 Action Alert
