SAN FRANCISCO October 22, 2019 – Today the Animal Legal Defense Fund, the nation’s preeminent legal advocacy organization for animals, filed a lawsuit to force the federal government to repeal recently imposed rules under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). The lawsuit specifically details the importance of ESA protections for animals in captivity, in addition to […]
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Animal Legal Defense Fund Disappointed in SCOTUS Refusal to Hear Border Wall Case
Dec. 3, 2018 – The Animal Legal Defense Fund is disappointed that the U.S. Supreme Court has decided not to weigh in at this time on the important constitutional issues raised by our lawsuits challenging the waiver of dozens of environmental, health and safety laws related to construction of a U.S. – Mexico border wall […]
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Advocacy Groups File Lawsuit to Block Slaughter of California Wild Horses
SAN FRANCISCO, CA, Oct. 22, 2018 – Late Friday, two California-based national advocacy organizations filed a federal lawsuit to block the U.S. Forest Service from selling federally-protected wild horses in California for slaughter. The lawsuit, filed by the Animal Legal Defense Fund and the American Wild Horse Campaign, aims to protect wild horses currently being […]
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How to Keep Dogs Safe This Summer
COTATI, Calif. May 21, 2018 – As summer approaches and temperatures rise, so does the danger of dogs dying in hot cars, left to overheat by negligent owners. Even on a day when it’s 70 degrees outside, the temperature inside a car can hit 90 degrees in just 10 minutes. On a hot day, the […]
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Switzerland Bans Practice of Boiling Lobsters Alive Without Stunning First
Feb. 13, 2018 – Citing research that suggests they feel pain, the Swiss government has passed a groundbreaking law banning the common practice of dropping lobsters and other crustaceans into boiling water without stunning the animals first. As of March 1, 2018, they will have to be stunned either by electric shock or mechanical destruction […]
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Animal Legal Defense Fund Sues CDFA te to Release Records about Conditions of Egg-Laying Hens
SACRAMENTO, Calif. March 21, 2017– The Animal Legal Defense Fund, the nation’s preeminent legal advocacy organization for animals, sued the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) for violating the California Public Records Act by unlawfully withholding records regarding living conditions of egg-laying hens in factory farms. The national nonprofit requested these records in August […]
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Class Action Lawsuit Against “Barkworks” Serves as Warning for Would-Be Puppy Purchasers
LOS ANGELES, Dec. 15, 2016 –The holiday season is already in full gear and the Animal Legal Defense Fund has a message for those considering a puppy as a gift: do your research. The sad reality is that pet stores still receive their supply of puppies mainly through puppy mills. Puppy mills are breeding facilities […]
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Animal Legal Defense Fund Urges Drought-ridden California to Regulate State’s Worst Water Waster
SACRAMENTO, Calif. Nov. 10, 2016–Today the Animal Legal Defense Fund submitted a petition for rulemaking to the California Department of Water Resources and the State Water Resources Control Board asking both agencies to address the severe water shortage in California. The petition requests that the agencies exercise their authority to regulate water usage by industrial […]