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Imperiled White Lions Rescued from Texas Roadside Zoo to Receive Medical Care
The Animal Legal Defense Fund urged federal authorities to investigate the plight of two white lions who were apparently enduring severe physical and neurological distressMay 7, 2026 News -
Footage Reveals Imperiled White Lions Languishing at Texas Roadside Zoo
ALDF seeks federal investigation and confiscation of two white lions enduring severe physical and neurological distressMay 4, 2026 News -
Urging the USDA to Investigate Imperiled Lions languishing at Texas Roadside Zoo
The Animal Legal Defense Fund filed a complaint with the U.S. Department of Agriculture and U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service to compel the agencies to confiscate two white lion sisters who are protected under federal law and display symptoms of a severe medical condition from a Texas facility called Sharkarosa Zoo. -
Wild Animal Public Contact Ban (California)
If enacted, the Public Contact Safety Act ( A.B.892) would prohibit public encounters with animals such as handfeeding, petting, holding, or playing with nonhuman primates, bears, and elephants held in captivity. -
A Bill to Ban Wild Animals in Circuses (New York)
This New York bill would prohibit the use of certain wild animals in traveling animal acts throughout the state, including big cats, bears, nonhuman primates, kangaroos, and wallabies. -
New York: Help Protect Animals from Inhumane Traveling Acts
Urge state legislators to protect wild animals from cruelty in traveling acts in New York. -
Traveling Animal Act Ban (Maryland)
This bill would prohibit the participation of a bear, cougar, elephant, jaguar, leopard (excluding clouded leopards), lion, nonhuman primate, tiger, or any hybrid of these animals in a traveling act in Maryland. -
Protecting Animals Used in Circuses (Massachusetts)
Prohibits the use of certain wild animals in circuses and traveling shows in Massachusetts. -
Lawsuit Filed Against Texas Roadside Zoo for Violating Endangered Species Act
The lawsuit alleges federally endangered and threatened animals such as the tigers, lions, and ring-tailed lemurs are receiving inadequate care at the facilityMarch 16, 2022 Press Release -
Lawsuit Filed Against Pennsylvania Roadside Zoo Results in Rescue of Eight Animals
Thanks to Animal Legal Defense Fund supporters, a tiger named Nila, two lions — Buddy and Missa, two ring-tailed lemurs, a Mikado pheasant, a military macaw, and a blue-and-gold macaw will at last have access to species-appropriate habitats and enrichment.February 2, 2022 News
