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ALDF Partners with Advocates to Challenge EPA for Discarding Slaughterhouse Water Pollution Rules
10 Organizations petition federal court over EPA’s abandonment of rules to reduce pollution from meat processing industrySeptember 19, 2025 News -
Oppose: Save Our Bacon Act (Federal)
The Save Our Bacon Act, a repackaged version of the damaging EATS Act, would undermine individual states’ ability to enact their own laws affecting agricultural practices. -
Support the Pigs and Public Health Act
Take action now to support the Pigs and Public Health Act, introduced by Rep. Veronica Escobar (D-TX-16), which aims to reduce the number of nonambulatory or “downed” pigs — pigs who are too sick or injured to stand or walk unassisted — in the food system. -
Pigs and Public Health Act Reintroduced in the U.S. House to Prohibit Slaughter of Downed Pigs
Bill will reduce the risk of zoonotic disease transmission and foodborne illness by establishing new standards for non-ambulatory, or “downed” pigsJuly 25, 2025 Press Release -
Petition Urges FDA to Reconsider Decision Not to Ban Controversial Drug Ractopamine
Common livestock feed additive poses risks to human healthApril 29, 2025 Press Release -
Animal Law Student Scholars’ Workshop
The Animal Law Student Scholars’ Workshop is a year-long project that will engage law students in using scholarship to develop innovative legal solutions to address animal protection problems.May 23, 2024 Student Chapters -
Hold factory farms accountable for abusing animals
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Challenging Holden Farms Cruelty and Garbage Feeding Via False Claims Lawsuit
Lawsuit alleges violations of the federal Swine Health Protection Act, Minnesota Anti-Garbage feeding law, and Minnesota Anti-Cruelty Law. -
Lawsuit Filed Against Pig Breeder Holden Farms Related to Feeding Dead Piglets’ Intestines and Feces to Mother Pigs and Other Offenses
Animal Legal Defense Fund filed a false claims lawsuit against Holden Farms. Allegations include violating federal and state laws banning “garbage feeding” and state animal cruelty law.August 10, 2023 Press Release
