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Animal Legal Defense Fund wrote a new post, State Animal Protection Laws Ranked: Maine is #1, New Mexico #50 3 years, 9 months ago
The Animal Legal Defense Fund, the nation’s preeminent legal advocacy organization for animals, has released the 15th annual year-end U.S. Animal Protection Laws Rankings Report (2020), ranking the animal pro […]
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Animal Legal Defense Fund wrote a new post, As COVID Pummels Slaughterhouse Workers, Meat Companies Won’t Slow Down 4 years, 8 months ago
Amid the mushrooming crisis of the COVID-19 pandemic, the country’s largest slaughterhouses have come under increasing scrutiny as infection hotspots. Infections recently plagued workers and their families at a T […]
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Animal Legal Defense Fund wrote a new post, Winter Weather Advisory: Keep Animals Safe and Warm This Winter 4 years, 10 months ago
With winter—and low temperatures—upon us, it’s important to think about how we’ll keep all our family members safe, warm, and healthy, including the four-legged ones.
The Animal Legal Defense Fund, the nation’ […]
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Animal Legal Defense Fund wrote a new post, State Animal Protection Laws Ranked: Illinois is #1, Mississippi #50 4 years, 10 months ago
The Animal Legal Defense Fund, the nation’s preeminent legal advocacy organization for animals, has released the 14th annual U.S. State Animal Protection Laws Rankings Report (2019), assessing the strengths and […]
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Animal Legal Defense Fund wrote a new post, SUNY Ending Invasive Experiments on Kittens and Young Cats as Lawsuit Settles 5 years ago
On November 21st the Animal Legal Defense Fund announced that a settlement agreement has been reached with the State University of New York (SUNY), in a high-profile lawsuit, filed on behalf of Citizens for […]
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Animal Legal Defense Fund wrote a new post, New Rule Allowing Cruel High-Speed Pig Slaughter Violates Federal Law 5 years, 2 months ago
In mid-September, the United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service issued a final rule allowing pig slaughterhouses nationwide to police themselves and kill pigs at very h […]
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Animal Legal Defense Fund wrote a new post, Lawsuit Challenges California’s Use of GPS Tracking Devices on Hunting Dogs 5 years, 2 months ago
A coalition of animal protection groups — the Animal Legal Defense Fund, the Public Interest Coalition, and Friends of Animals — filed the opening brief in their lawsuit against the California Fish and Game Com […]
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Animal Legal Defense Fund wrote a new post, Animal Legal Defense Fund Sues Tillamook for Deceptive Advertising 5 years, 3 months ago
On August 19th the Animal Legal Defense Fund, the nation’s preeminent legal advocacy organization for animals, filed a lawsuit against the Tillamook County Creamery Association for its misrepresentations about t […]
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Animal Legal Defense Fund wrote a new post, Challenging Fur-Ever Wild’s Treatment of Wolves 5 years, 4 months ago
Fur-Ever Wild, a roadside zoo in Minnesota, breeds and exhibits threatened gray wolves and other animals. Fur-Ever Wild’s customers can pay for “pet n’ play” sessions where they are allowed to handle young gray wo […]
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It’s astonishing that Fur-Ever Wild would claim endangered species protections don’t apply since the wolves are part dog, and therefore can be killed and skinned for profit, when such treatment would be illegal under animal cruelty laws if they were fully dog. It seems their hybrid status places them in a legal no-man’s-land, without clear protections under the laws applicable to either parent species.
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Animal Legal Defense Fund wrote a new post, Tofurky Mounts Free Speech Challenge Against Arkansas Meat Label Law 5 years, 5 months ago
The American Civil Liberties Union, The Good Food Institute, Animal Legal Defense Fund, and ACLU of Arkansas yesterday filed a lawsuit challenging an Arkansas law that would impose fines of up to $1,000 for every […]
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Animal Legal Defense Fund wrote a new post, What To Do About Substandard Conditions at Your Local Animal Shelter 5 years, 5 months ago
It is very disturbing when your local humane organizations are not addressing the needs of animals in your community in an effective and compassionate manner. To best address the need for change, and facilitate […]
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Animal Legal Defense Fund wrote a new post, Animal Cruelty Charges Dropped Because Fish Are Not “Animals” Under North Carolina Law 5 years, 5 months ago
Written by Nicole Pallotta, Academic Outreach Manager
Animals are defined as “property” under United States law, which complicates efforts to advocate for them through the legal system. Property clas […]
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Animal Legal Defense Fund wrote a new post, Justice the Horse is Suing His Abuser 5 years, 6 months ago
In May 2018, the Animal Legal Defense Fund filed a groundbreaking lawsuit in Oregon state court on behalf of an 8-year-old horse named Justice, against Gwendolyn Vercher, who neglected him. The lawsuit seeks to […]
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Animal Legal Defense Fund wrote a new post, How to Help a Neighbor’s Neglected Animal 5 years, 8 months ago
It can be heartbreaking to see a neighbor’s animal suffering in a situation of neglect. Depending on the situation, there are various ways you can help the animal or animals involved.
For emergency situations i […]
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Animal Legal Defense Fund wrote a new post, Music Icon Tanya Tucker Speaks Out Against Special Memories Roadside Zoo 5 years, 8 months ago
Award-winning music icon Tanya Tucker is joining forces with the Animal Legal Defense Fund to urge families to avoid roadside zoos. After a recent visit to Special Memories Zoo in Greenville, Wisconsin, Tucker was […]
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Animal Legal Defense Fund wrote a new post, California Restaurants and Retailers Warned Against Illegal Sales of Foie Gras 5 years, 8 months ago
The Animal Legal Defense Fund, the preeminent legal advocacy organization for animals in the United States, sent cease and desist notices to California restaurants and retailers that appear to continue selling […]
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Animal Legal Defense Fund wrote a new post, Kayla the Orca’s Death at SeaWorld Shows Why Orca Captivity Must End 5 years, 10 months ago
PUBLISHER’S NOTE: As a matter of policy, publication of content on the Animal People Forum does not imply that Animal People, Inc. agrees with or endorses the ideas expressed within. As a 501(c)3 charity, Animal P […]
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Animal Legal Defense Fund wrote a new post, Court Rules Iowa Ag-Gag Law Unconstitutional in Major Victory for Free Speech and Animal Protection 5 years, 10 months ago
Last month, the United States District Court for the Southern District of Iowa struck down the Iowa Ag-Gag law, holding that the ban on undercover investigations at factory farms and slaughterhouses violates the […]
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Animal Legal Defense Fund wrote a new post, State Animal Protection Laws Ranked: Illinois is #1, Kentucky #50 5 years, 11 months ago
The Animal Legal Defense Fund, the nation’s preeminent legal advocacy organization for animals, has released the 13th annual year-end U.S. Animal Protection Laws Rankings Report (2018), ranking the animal p […]
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Animal Legal Defense Fund wrote a new post, Coalition Challenges Constitutionality of Kansas Ag-Gag Law 6 years ago
On December 4th, a coalition of public interest groups filed a lawsuit in the United States state of Kansas challenging the constitutionality of the state’s Ag-Gag law, which makes it a crime to document animal c […]
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