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Animal Legal Defense Fund’s Legal Battle to Free Tony the Tiger Moves Forward
Petition Filed to Intervene in Tony the Truck Stop Tiger LawsuitMarch 28, 2017 Press Release -
Animal Legal Defense Fund Objects to Export of Former Ringling Circus Tigers
The Animal Legal Defense Fund strongly opposes Ringling's effort to condemn tigers to continued exploitation for "entertainment."March 25, 2017 Press Release -
Animal Legal Defense Fund Wins Major Free Speech Victory as Judge Dismisses Baseless Defamation Suit Aimed at Silencing Critics of Inhumane Tiger Exhibit
National nonprofit questions the conditions of four endangered white tigersFebruary 24, 2017 Press Release -
King Kong Zoo Permanently Shut Down After Being Sued by The Animal Legal Defense Fund
Consent Decree Closes Unaccredited Roadside Zoo and Bars Owner from Working with Wild AnimalsFebruary 23, 2017 Press Release -
The Animal Legal Defense Fund Responds to Ringling Bros. Announcement to Close
The Animal Legal Defense Fund is celebrating the announcement that the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus will shut down forever this May.January 15, 2017 Press Release -
Live Animal Mascots: A Tradition of Exploitation, Not Conservation
All tigers are classified as endangered species. They need meaningful conservation, not exploitation for entertainment.January 13, 2017 Legally Brief -
Animal Legal Defense Fund Files Anti-SLAPP Motion Against Landry’s Defamation Suit
The Animal Legal Defense Fund filed a motion asking a Harris County judge to dismiss a lawsuit filed by Landry’s Inc. and the Downtown Aquarium Inc. that ALDF defamed Landry’s by publicly commenting on the controversial mistreatment of four white tigers.January 8, 2017 Press Release -
Animal Legal Defense Fund Proposes Clarifications to Strengthen Federal Animal Welfare Act
In 2016, the Animal Legal Defense Fund submitted a petition for rulemaking to the U.S. Department of Agriculture proposing two amendments to the federal Animal Welfare Act (AWA), the primary law providing protections to captive wildlife.…
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Landry’s Inc. is Served Notice of Intent to Sue for Endangered Species Act Violations
Animal Legal Defense Fund offers to rehome four white tigers in lieu of litigation.September 19, 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…
