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Massachusetts: Ask Your State Legislators to Co-Sponsor Critical Animal Protection Bills in 2021
The 2021-2022 legislative session in Massachusetts is just kicking off, and your help is needed to ensure that strengthening the state’s animal protection laws is a priority. Ask your state legislators to co-sponsor a list of critical animal protection bills this session.February 25, 2021 Action Alert -
Connecticut: Help end cruel circus abuse
A key Connecticut legislative committee is considering a bill to prohibit the use of wild animals in circuses. Please contact your state senator and state representative to urge their support for and co-sponsorship of An Act Prohibiting the Use of Wild Animals in Circuses, Carnivals and Exhibitions (SB 66), known as “Beulah’s Law.”February 18, 2021 Action Alert -
The Traveling Exotic Animal Safety Protection Act (Colorado)
The Traveling Exotic Animal Safety Protection Act would ban the use of certain wild animals, including big cats, bears, nonhuman primates, and elephants, in entertainment performances in circuses. -
Colorado: Protect Wild Animals Exploited in Circuses
Help protect animals exploited in circuses by urging your legislators to co-sponsor the Traveling Exotic Animal Safety Protection Act, being introduced by Senator Joann Ginal and Representative Meg Froelich and Representative Monica Duran.February 5, 2021 Action Alert -
Wisconsin Roadside Zoo Owner and Manager Banned from Possessing and Working with Animals
The court’s decision ensures Special Memories Zoo is permanently closed following Animal Legal Defense Fund lawsuitJanuary 15, 2021 Press Release -
Era of Exploiting Tigers Onstage Ends with Siegfried Fischbacher’s Passing
For decades, Fischbacher, with his business partner Roy Horn, ran an infamous Las Vegas show that forced white tigers and lions to perform tricks in front of large audiences.January 14, 2021 Press Release -
Bill Banning Private Possession of Big Cats Reintroduced in House of Representatives
Representatives Mike Quigley (D-IL) and Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) reintroduced the Big Cat Public Safety Act in the U.S. House of Representatives. The House of Representatives voted 272 to 114 to pass the same bill in December.January 11, 2021 Press Release -
House Votes to Ban Private Possession of Big Cats
Today the House of Representatives voted 272 to 114 to pass the Big Cat Public Safety Act. Endorsed by the Animal Legal Defense Fund, the bill prohibits the private ownership of big cats and makes it illegal for exhibitors to allow direct contact with cubs.December 3, 2020 Press Release -
The Animal Legal Defense Fund Applauds Long Overdue Closure of ‘Tiger King’ Zoo, Urges Animals Be Transferred to Sanctuary
The Animal Legal Defense Fund applauds the closure of the Greater Wynnewood Exotic Animal Park, the zoo depicted in the Netflix documentary, “Tiger King,” following the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) suspension of its owner’s exhibitor license.August 20, 2020 News -
Protecting Big Cats
In this free webinar, Blackfish director Gabriela Cowperthwaite will be joined by a panel of experts to explore the issue of big cat ownership — and the industry that exploits them for profit. Panelists include Animal Legal Defense Fund Staff Attorney Daniel Waltz, and other experts.
