Animal Legal Defense Fund
@animallegaldefense.bsky.social
The Animal Legal Defense Fund works to protect the lives and advance the interests of animals through the legal system.
Big win: Tyson Foods has agreed to stop making misleading “net-zero” and “climate-smart beef” claims for five years. Thanks to legal action by ALDF and partners, Tyson can only use those labels again if verified by a mutually agreed expert. Read more⬇️
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Tyson Foods Agrees to Stop Making 'Net-zero' and 'Climate-smart Beef' Claims
Lawsuit alleged Tyson Foods falsely claimed it will be net-zero by 2050 and marketed its industrial beef products as “climate-smart”
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November 19, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Big win: Tyson Foods has agreed to stop making misleading “net-zero” and “climate-smart beef” claims for five years. Thanks to legal action by ALDF and partners, Tyson can only use those labels again if verified by a mutually agreed expert. Read more⬇️
aldf.org/article/tyso...
aldf.org/article/tyso...
Teddy, a blind and deaf 13-lb dog, was shot by a Sturgeon, MO officer. A $500K settlement has now been reached — but Teddy deserved better. Up to 10,000 dogs are shot by police yearly. ALDF is working to stop it. aldf.org/article/city...
November 17, 2025 at 10:25 PM
Teddy, a blind and deaf 13-lb dog, was shot by a Sturgeon, MO officer. A $500K settlement has now been reached — but Teddy deserved better. Up to 10,000 dogs are shot by police yearly. ALDF is working to stop it. aldf.org/article/city...
We've joined a coalition to appeal a federal court decision upholding a EPA rule under the Trump administration that exempts factory farms from having to publicly report dangerous air emissions — even though these pollutants are linked to more than 12,700 deaths annually.
October 28, 2025 at 8:22 PM
We've joined a coalition to appeal a federal court decision upholding a EPA rule under the Trump administration that exempts factory farms from having to publicly report dangerous air emissions — even though these pollutants are linked to more than 12,700 deaths annually.
ALDF is one of @credomobile.bsky.social October grant recipients — and your vote decides how much we receive. 💚
Vote for ALDF to help strengthen legal protections for animals 🐾👇
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Vote for ALDF to help strengthen legal protections for animals 🐾👇
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October 20, 2025 at 6:53 PM
ALDF is one of @credomobile.bsky.social October grant recipients — and your vote decides how much we receive. 💚
Vote for ALDF to help strengthen legal protections for animals 🐾👇
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Vote for ALDF to help strengthen legal protections for animals 🐾👇
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The Animal Legal Defense Fund’s Legislative Affairs team has been busy fighting for animals in Congress and across the states. 🐾 Join our free webinar to hear updates, celebrate wins, and see what’s next. ⚖️ aldf.org/article/webi...
October 15, 2025 at 8:17 PM
The Animal Legal Defense Fund’s Legislative Affairs team has been busy fighting for animals in Congress and across the states. 🐾 Join our free webinar to hear updates, celebrate wins, and see what’s next. ⚖️ aldf.org/article/webi...
HUGE win for cats in California! Thanks to Assemblymember Alex Lee & @governor.ca.gov, declawing is banned! #DeclawingBan #ProtectCats 🙌
October 10, 2025 at 6:26 PM
HUGE win for cats in California! Thanks to Assemblymember Alex Lee & @governor.ca.gov, declawing is banned! #DeclawingBan #ProtectCats 🙌
Thank you to Mayor Brian Stack and the Union City Council for passing an ordinance banning the retail sale of puppies and kittens to protect consumers and animals alike.
This marks a milestone in the state being the 150th municipality in New Jersey enact such a ban.🙌
This marks a milestone in the state being the 150th municipality in New Jersey enact such a ban.🙌
October 7, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Thank you to Mayor Brian Stack and the Union City Council for passing an ordinance banning the retail sale of puppies and kittens to protect consumers and animals alike.
This marks a milestone in the state being the 150th municipality in New Jersey enact such a ban.🙌
This marks a milestone in the state being the 150th municipality in New Jersey enact such a ban.🙌
The EPA scrapped rules that would have kept millions of pounds of slaughterhouse pollution out of waterways. 💧🐟 We’ve joined 10 orgs in suing to hold them accountable + protect clean water, public health, and wildlife. aldf.org/article/aldf...
September 30, 2025 at 6:00 PM
The EPA scrapped rules that would have kept millions of pounds of slaughterhouse pollution out of waterways. 💧🐟 We’ve joined 10 orgs in suing to hold them accountable + protect clean water, public health, and wildlife. aldf.org/article/aldf...
Big news: The CA Legislature recently passed our co-sponsored bill to ban cat declawing (except when medically necessary). Now it’s up to @gavinnewsom.bsky.social to sign! Huge thanks to votealexlee.bsky.social for championing AB 867. Declawing isn’t a nail trim — it’s an amputation. 🐾
September 23, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Big news: The CA Legislature recently passed our co-sponsored bill to ban cat declawing (except when medically necessary). Now it’s up to @gavinnewsom.bsky.social to sign! Huge thanks to votealexlee.bsky.social for championing AB 867. Declawing isn’t a nail trim — it’s an amputation. 🐾
Good news! The American Animal Hospital Association has adopted several new standards of accreditation, including discouraging cat declawing, devocalization, and ear cropping when not medically necessary. 🙌 www.aaha.org/news/aaha-la...
August 28, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Good news! The American Animal Hospital Association has adopted several new standards of accreditation, including discouraging cat declawing, devocalization, and ear cropping when not medically necessary. 🙌 www.aaha.org/news/aaha-la...
TAKE ACTION: Don't let pigs suffer - contact your federal representative TODAY and urge them to cosponsor The Pigs and Public Health Act (H.R. 4757) .
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August 15, 2025 at 6:07 PM
TAKE ACTION: Don't let pigs suffer - contact your federal representative TODAY and urge them to cosponsor The Pigs and Public Health Act (H.R. 4757) .
➡️ aldf.org/article/supp...
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Join our Legislative Affairs team for an update on this years victories plus a legislative forecast for the remainder of the year.
Registration is free and open to the public: aldf.org/article/legi...
Registration is free and open to the public: aldf.org/article/legi...
August 14, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Join our Legislative Affairs team for an update on this years victories plus a legislative forecast for the remainder of the year.
Registration is free and open to the public: aldf.org/article/legi...
Registration is free and open to the public: aldf.org/article/legi...
Two Indiana factory workers killed cats by putting them in a trash compactor — and had their cruelty charges dropped.
We’ve urged the prosecutor to re-file charges, arguing the “property destruction” exception was wrongly applied & never meant to excuse such brutality. aldf.org/article/aldf...
We’ve urged the prosecutor to re-file charges, arguing the “property destruction” exception was wrongly applied & never meant to excuse such brutality. aldf.org/article/aldf...
August 12, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Two Indiana factory workers killed cats by putting them in a trash compactor — and had their cruelty charges dropped.
We’ve urged the prosecutor to re-file charges, arguing the “property destruction” exception was wrongly applied & never meant to excuse such brutality. aldf.org/article/aldf...
We’ve urged the prosecutor to re-file charges, arguing the “property destruction” exception was wrongly applied & never meant to excuse such brutality. aldf.org/article/aldf...
URGENT: A new version of the EATS Act has been introduced, now called the Save Our Bacon Act (H.R. 4673). If enacted, it would erase some of the most important farmed animal protections of the past decade. Take action today! ⬇️
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Urgent Action: U.S. House Revives Push to Override State Animal Welfare Laws with Rebranded EATS Act
Urge your representative to vote no on this harmful Farm Bill language.
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August 8, 2025 at 4:57 PM
URGENT: A new version of the EATS Act has been introduced, now called the Save Our Bacon Act (H.R. 4673). If enacted, it would erase some of the most important farmed animal protections of the past decade. Take action today! ⬇️
aldf.org/article/urge...
aldf.org/article/urge...
VICTORY! A federal court ruled UW–Madison violated the Constitution by censoring comments critical of its animal experimentation on social media.
UW-Madison's Censorship of Speech Criticizing Testing on Animals on Its Social Media Accounts is Unconstitutional
The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals overturns a lower court’s dismissal of the case, finding the public university suppressed free speech
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August 7, 2025 at 8:50 PM
VICTORY! A federal court ruled UW–Madison violated the Constitution by censoring comments critical of its animal experimentation on social media.
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Grateful to the @animallegaldefense.bsky.social for representing me in this free speech fight against my Alma mater, UW-Madison! 🦡
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UW violated free speech by blocking animal testing comments on social media, court says
UW-Madison's practice of blocking negative comments about animal research from its social media accounts was unconstitutional, an appeals court ruled.
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August 5, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Grateful to the @animallegaldefense.bsky.social for representing me in this free speech fight against my Alma mater, UW-Madison! 🦡
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NEW: We’ve joined a lawsuit against California’s Air Resources Board for prioritizing factory farm “biogas” profits over real climate action. CARB’s LCFS amendments reward major polluters at the expense of communities, animals, and the planet.
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August 5, 2025 at 7:43 PM
NEW: We’ve joined a lawsuit against California’s Air Resources Board for prioritizing factory farm “biogas” profits over real climate action. CARB’s LCFS amendments reward major polluters at the expense of communities, animals, and the planet.
➡️ aldf.org/article/new-...
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Early Bird Registration Ends August 5! This is your last chance to get the lowest price available for the 33rd annual Animal Law Conference in Chicago, IL and online!
Register➡️ www.animallawconference.org/register
Register➡️ www.animallawconference.org/register
August 1, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Early Bird Registration Ends August 5! This is your last chance to get the lowest price available for the 33rd annual Animal Law Conference in Chicago, IL and online!
Register➡️ www.animallawconference.org/register
Register➡️ www.animallawconference.org/register
ANIMAL LAW UPDATE: Starting Oct 2025, D.C.’s Pets in Housing Act bans breed/size discrimination & limits pet fees in rentals — helping keep families & their animal companions together.
Read more in our full legal analysis ➡️ aldf.org/article/d-c-...
Read more in our full legal analysis ➡️ aldf.org/article/d-c-...
July 29, 2025 at 8:49 PM
ANIMAL LAW UPDATE: Starting Oct 2025, D.C.’s Pets in Housing Act bans breed/size discrimination & limits pet fees in rentals — helping keep families & their animal companions together.
Read more in our full legal analysis ➡️ aldf.org/article/d-c-...
Read more in our full legal analysis ➡️ aldf.org/article/d-c-...
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Incentivizing factory farm biogas is bad for Californians and bad for the climate. Our legal team argues that it's also illegal. @leadershipcounsel.bsky.social @animallegaldefense.bsky.social @cfstruefood.bsky.social
Groups File New Lawsuit Against CARB’s LCFS
California’s Low Carbon Fuel Standard Incentivizes Factory Farm Pollution Nationwide
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July 28, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Incentivizing factory farm biogas is bad for Californians and bad for the climate. Our legal team argues that it's also illegal. @leadershipcounsel.bsky.social @animallegaldefense.bsky.social @cfstruefood.bsky.social
The Pigs and Public Health Act has been reintroduced in the U.S. House! This bill would prohibit the slaughter of downed pigs and willful abuse of downed pigs. We applaud Congresswoman @repescobar.bsky.social for leading the way on this bill 🙌 aldf.org/article/pigs...
July 28, 2025 at 6:37 PM
The Pigs and Public Health Act has been reintroduced in the U.S. House! This bill would prohibit the slaughter of downed pigs and willful abuse of downed pigs. We applaud Congresswoman @repescobar.bsky.social for leading the way on this bill 🙌 aldf.org/article/pigs...
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#mapoli join us for Protect Animals from Rodenticides Lobby Day on Thursday 7/24 in the Great Hall. Meet with constituents, hear from experts, and learn about S644/H965 An Act restricting the use of rodenticides in the environment. There might also be a #mapoliwithanimals opportunity…👀🦉
July 22, 2025 at 1:20 PM
#mapoli join us for Protect Animals from Rodenticides Lobby Day on Thursday 7/24 in the Great Hall. Meet with constituents, hear from experts, and learn about S644/H965 An Act restricting the use of rodenticides in the environment. There might also be a #mapoliwithanimals opportunity…👀🦉
We’re suing the USDA for ignoring our FOIA request about the Beef Checkoff program — a taxpayer-funded scheme promoting animal cruelty and climate harm.
The public deserves transparency. We’re fighting to get it. ⬇️
The public deserves transparency. We’re fighting to get it. ⬇️
Lawsuit Filed to Force USDA to Provide FOIA Documents Related to the Beef Checkoff Program
The agency has a history of approving promotional content funded by the program with false and misleading claims about beef’s environmental impacts
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July 21, 2025 at 7:06 PM
We’re suing the USDA for ignoring our FOIA request about the Beef Checkoff program — a taxpayer-funded scheme promoting animal cruelty and climate harm.
The public deserves transparency. We’re fighting to get it. ⬇️
The public deserves transparency. We’re fighting to get it. ⬇️
📣 Massachusetts: Join ALDF, MSPCA & Mass Audubon on July 24 for Lobby Day to protect animals from deadly rodenticides. No experience needed — we’ll give you everything you need to speak up with confidence!
Register here: bit.ly/ProtectAnima...
Register here: bit.ly/ProtectAnima...
July 15, 2025 at 7:17 PM
📣 Massachusetts: Join ALDF, MSPCA & Mass Audubon on July 24 for Lobby Day to protect animals from deadly rodenticides. No experience needed — we’ll give you everything you need to speak up with confidence!
Register here: bit.ly/ProtectAnima...
Register here: bit.ly/ProtectAnima...
Wildlife Services is killing native and endangered species—and even companion animals—with cruel, indiscriminate cyanide bombs called M-44s. Urge your legislator to support Canyon’s Law and help ban these deadly devices! aldf.org/article/urge...
July 10, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Wildlife Services is killing native and endangered species—and even companion animals—with cruel, indiscriminate cyanide bombs called M-44s. Urge your legislator to support Canyon’s Law and help ban these deadly devices! aldf.org/article/urge...