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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. -
Protecting Puerto Rico’s Captive Animals
Puerto Rico’s only official zoo, Dr. Juan A. Rivero National Zoological Park, gained international attention last year for its abysmal conditions.April 9, 2018 News -
USDA Revokes Iowa Roadside Zoo’s Exhibitor License and Issues $10,000 Penalty
This decision comes as a result of a campaign led by the Animal Legal Defense Fund to expose the suffering and neglect of animals at Cricket Hollow.December 5, 2017 Press Release -
USDA Must Defend Reissuance of License to Law-Violating Roadside Zoo, Court Says
Animal Legal Defense Fund scores significant victory against USDA rubberstamp license renewal.October 4, 2017 Press Release -
The Border Wall: Disastrous for Wildlife
The federal government wants to replace the San Diego border wall with a staggering 30-foot wall, threatening the lives of animals living in habitats that transverse the U.S.-Mexico border.September 14, 2017 News -
Opposing Feld Entertainment’s Tiger Export
In March 2017, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) pre-published notice that Feld Entertainment, the multi-billion dollar parent corporation of the shuttered Ringling Bros. Circus, was applying for an Endangered Species Act permit to export…
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Animal Protection Coalition Opposes Ringling’s Bid to Export Endangered, Protected Big Cats
Comments Submitted to U.S. Fish and Wildlife Services Demonstrate Export Would Harm Big CatsJuly 20, 2017 Press Release -
Don’t Let Ringling Export Big Cats for Further Exploitation
You have the right to comment on the permit application. The 30-day comment window is now open. Read over our guidelines and register your formal comment.July 19, 2017 News -
Animal Legal Defense Fund Uncovers Criminal Animal Cruelty at Roadside Zoo
The Animal Legal Defense Fund, the nation’s preeminent legal advocacy organization for animals, has uncovered evidence of criminal animal cruelty at a roadside zoo in Delaware County.November 17, 2016 Press Release -
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…
