Lemur Archives - Animal Legal Defense Fund

Endangered Species Act: How It’s Helping Captive Animals 2019

In 2016, the Animal Legal Defense Fund became the first to successfully use the Endangered Species Act on behalf of captive animals held at Cricket Hollow Zoo in Iowa.

February 25, 2019 Webinar

Farmers Inn Roadside Zoo Sued for Mistreatment of Animals

Animal Legal Defense Fund alleges violations of the Endangered Species Act and state laws.

January 15, 2019 Press Release

Animal Legal Defense Fund Lawsuit Aims to Rescue Remaining Animals from Iowa Roadside Zoo

The Animal Legal Defense Fund filed a lawsuit on behalf of four Iowa residents against Cricket Hollow Zoo, for chronic violations of state animal cruelty laws. Cricket Hollow Zoo has a long history of keeping animals in inhumane and illegal conditions.

September 27, 2018 Press Release

Challenging the Treatment of Animals at Farmers Inn

In August 2018, the Animal Legal Defense Fund served Farmers Inn, a Pennsylvania roadside zoo, with a notice of intent to sue. Farmers Inn maintains endangered animals, including a ring-tailed lemur, black leopard, and gray wolves,…

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Animal Protection Group Sends Notice of Intent to Sue to Pennsylvania Roadside Zoo

The Animal Legal Defense Fund sent notice to Farmers Inn in Sigel, Pennsylvania declaring its intent to sue the roadside zoo for maintaining animals in squalid conditions in violation of the Endangered Species Act and state wildlife protection laws.

August 7, 2018 Press Release

Animals Rescued from Maryland Roadside Zoo After Threat of Lawsuit

Animal Legal Defense Fund initiated a lawsuit against Deer Haven Mini Zoo for violations of Endangered Species Act and state animal cruelty laws

July 19, 2018 Press Release

2016-2018: Captive Wild Animals

Illegal trafficking in rare and exotic wild animals is a $10 to $20 billion-a-year business, the profits of which come at the expense of broken families and countless injured and/or dead animals.

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