Animal Legal Defense Fund

"A local pet store might seem like the right place for New Jerseyans to purchase a new puppy, kitten, or rabbit this holiday season, but the hidden reality of where these animals are sourced can lead to devastating consequences for unsuspecting buyers." Don't miss Animal Legal Defense Fund's Strategic Legislative Affairs Manager Kathleen Schatzmann's powerful new op-ed about the heartbreaking reality of puppies, kittens, and rabbits sold in New Jersey pet stores. https://lnkd.in/gDWdm43X

Great news! Tule elk will finally roam free following lawsuit filed by Animal Legal Defense Fund and other plaintiffs. The Point Reyes National Seashore’s final plan for the management of the Tomales Point area in Marin County, California includes the removal of a fence that has restricted the access of a dwindling population of Tule elk to sufficient food and water.

What were some of our biggest legislative victories this year and what's in store for 2025? Join our Legislative Affairs team for a discussion about animal protection legislation now and beyond. With your help, we can make 2025 our most impactful year yet! Our webinars are free and open to the public: https://lnkd.in/g7ApZRyf

We're hiring! The Communications team is hiring for a Digital Media Specialist. This person bears primary responsibility for maintaining content on aldf.org and other subsites, and building email blasts, online action centers, and online forms as necessary. Check out the full job description by clicking below. Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis, so apply soon. https://lnkd.in/gqP__2d4

VICTORY: The Ohio Supreme Court has ruled that ALL dogs and cats, regardless of ownership, are protected from cruelty. This groundbreaking decision, supported by an amicus brief submitted by the Animal Legal Defense Fund, confirms that the state’s cruelty statute covers even unowned animals, like a stray kitten who endured severe abuse. We celebrate this step forward for animal protection in Ohio!

We are taking on the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and we need your help! Under current FDA food label regulations, consumers disturbingly cannot tell when their food contains animal-derived ingredients. This needs to change. We recently submitted a Citizen Petition for Rulemaking to the FDA, urging them to require a clear ‘contains animals’ disclosure on food labels. This simple change would help consumers easily identify products that contain animal ingredients and promote greater transparency in food labeling. Join us in submitting your own comment. Click below for clear instructions.

Join Amanda Howell, Animal Legal Defense Fund Managing Attorney, Mark Leitner, ALDF outside counsel, and John Watson, Adjunct Professor of Environmental Policy at the University of Illinois at Chicago, for a discussion of “hunter protection” laws and the groundbreaking Wisconsin case, Brown v. Kemp, that outlined how these laws violate the First Amendment rights of citizens who care about wolf and other wild animal populations. Register here: https://lnkd.in/gvTbwHxr

We've filed a complaint urging the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to enforce the Endangered Species Act against "Predators of the Heart," a Washington-based facility accused of illegal actions, including the killing of endangered gray wolves. The sanctuary, stripped of its operating permit, has threatened to kill more animals unless allowed to reopen. The complaint demands action to protect the remaining endangered wolves at the facility.

Victory for free speech! A federal court has ruled that the National Institutes of Health's (NIH) practice of censoring critical comments about animal testing on its social media platforms is unconstitutional. Plaintiff Madeline Krasno, a former animal research lab technician turned animal advocate, had had comments hidden by the agency’s keyword-blocking practice on numerous occasions, making it far more difficult to raise public awareness of animal testing practices, and to hear the speech of others who want to discuss animal testing. The decision, spurred by a lawsuit from the Animal Legal Defense Fund, Knight First Amendment Institute, and PETA, affirms that the NIH's keyword blocking violated the First Amendment by discriminating against specific viewpoints.

Last week we facilitated the release of 6 pigs from a research lab. They now have new homes among three reputable sanctuaries to live out their lives in peace. Read more here: https://lnkd.in/gkA3rCfj