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Challenging Cricket Hollow Zoos Treatment of Endangered Lions (2016)
In 2016, while the Animal Legal Defense Fund’s first case against Cricket Hollow Zoo was still pending, we filed our second lawsuit against Cricket Hollow based on violations of the Endangered Species Act (ESA) after African…
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Two Imperiled African Lions—Jonwah And Njjarra—Receive Critical Veterinary Care After Rescue From Iowa Zoo
Press invited to the wild animal sanctuary on Thursday, August 11, 2016.August 10, 2016 Press Release -
Lawsuit Results in Two African Lions—Jonwah and Njjarra—Released to Sanctuary from Cricket Hollow Zoo
Second Animal Legal Defense Fund lawsuit to free endangered animals from Cricket Hollow roadside zoo.August 3, 2016 Press Release -
Federal Judge Orders Immediate Trial to Protect Endangered Lions at Iowa Zoo
Second ESA lawsuit brought against Cricket Hollow Zoo by the Animal Legal Defense Fund.July 21, 2016 Press Release -
Animal Legal Defense Fund Proposes Clarifications to Strengthen Federal Animal Welfare Act
Animal Legal Defense Fund submits petition for rulemaking to the USDA proposing amendments to the AWA.July 19, 2016 Press Release -
The Animal Legal Defense Fund Calls on USDA to Hold Repeat Big Cat Exploiter Accountable
The Animal Legal Defense Fund is calling for a USDA investigation of the Barry Kirshner Wildlife Foundation, a notorious roadside zoo in California.June 2, 2016 Press Release -
Animal Protection Groups Urge Dirk Arthur to Retire Big Cats From Las Vegas Magic Show
The Animal Legal Defense Fund and Keepers of the Wild Sanctuary offer assistance in rehoming big cats.March 29, 2016 Press Release -
Increasing Safety Measures After Cat Haven Zoo Death
In 2013, an intern at Cat Haven Zoo in Northern California was tragically killed by a lion. Diana Hanson, 24, was mauled when Cous Cous the lion escaped his feeding cage and entered a larger enclosure…
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Legally Brief: Exotic Animals and the Law
States that do not set even minimal safety and animal welfare requirements for private ownership of captive wild animals are playing a dangerous game that too often results in tragedy both for the animals and for people.December 14, 2015 Legally Brief -
Legally Brief: The Cruel Mechanics of Cecil’s Agonizing Death
In June of this year, Walter Palmer, a Minnesota dentist, paid $50,000 to a professional hunting guide in Zimbabwe. Palmer later claimed that he believed this fee would give him the legal right to kill an…
September 1, 2015 Legally Brief
