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.
Thousands of captive wild animals are suffering in the United States, with few federal and state laws to protect them. Partner with us today, as we fight to free wild animals from the shackles of the entertainment industry through the legal system! aldf.org/PIP
November 21, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Thousands of captive wild animals are suffering in the United States, with few federal and state laws to protect them. Partner with us today, as we fight to free wild animals from the shackles of the entertainment industry through the legal system! aldf.org/PIP
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 🐾👇
www.credodonations.com/organization...
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) .
➡️ aldf.org/article/supp...
➡️ aldf.org/article/supp...
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...
➡️ aldf.org/article/supp...
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...
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-...
➡️ aldf.org/article/new-...
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-...
➡️ aldf.org/article/new-...
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-...
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...
📣 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...
Fireworks don’t just scare companion animals — they can disorient wildlife and even lead to deadly outcomes. They harm animals, and that harm is entirely preventable. That’s why we support local bans to protect them. aldf.org/article/anim...
July 2, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Fireworks don’t just scare companion animals — they can disorient wildlife and even lead to deadly outcomes. They harm animals, and that harm is entirely preventable. That’s why we support local bans to protect them. aldf.org/article/anim...
Thank you Senator Martinez and Assembly Member Simone for introducing S.7421A/A8043A to prevent octopus farming from taking hold in New York. We look forward to continuing to work with you to pass the bill. 🙌🐙
July 1, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Thank you Senator Martinez and Assembly Member Simone for introducing S.7421A/A8043A to prevent octopus farming from taking hold in New York. We look forward to continuing to work with you to pass the bill. 🙌🐙
TOMORROW: Don’t miss this expert panel on legal solutions for rehoming former lab animals, hosted by the ABA TIPS Animal Law Committee. Panelists include Jessica Chapman, ALDF Staff Attorney. Register here ➡️ bit.ly/45HTqH6
June 25, 2025 at 9:14 PM
TOMORROW: Don’t miss this expert panel on legal solutions for rehoming former lab animals, hosted by the ABA TIPS Animal Law Committee. Panelists include Jessica Chapman, ALDF Staff Attorney. Register here ➡️ bit.ly/45HTqH6
Great news! Rhode Island is so close to becoming the fourth state to ban cruel and unnecessary cat declawing. The legislature passed the declaw bill (SB 180 Sub A / HB 5668 Sub A), which is now heading to the Governor's Desk.🐱🐾
June 23, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Great news! Rhode Island is so close to becoming the fourth state to ban cruel and unnecessary cat declawing. The legislature passed the declaw bill (SB 180 Sub A / HB 5668 Sub A), which is now heading to the Governor's Desk.🐱🐾
State sessions are winding down, but the fight for animals continues in D.C.
Join ALDF’s Legislative Affairs Team for a key update on wins, ongoing campaigns & what’s ahead for animal protection laws.
📅 Don’t miss it—register now! aldf.org/article/legi...
Join ALDF’s Legislative Affairs Team for a key update on wins, ongoing campaigns & what’s ahead for animal protection laws.
📅 Don’t miss it—register now! aldf.org/article/legi...
May 29, 2025 at 4:40 PM
State sessions are winding down, but the fight for animals continues in D.C.
Join ALDF’s Legislative Affairs Team for a key update on wins, ongoing campaigns & what’s ahead for animal protection laws.
📅 Don’t miss it—register now! aldf.org/article/legi...
Join ALDF’s Legislative Affairs Team for a key update on wins, ongoing campaigns & what’s ahead for animal protection laws.
📅 Don’t miss it—register now! aldf.org/article/legi...
📢 Registration is OPEN for MA Lobby Day for Animals on June 24 at the MA State House! 🐾
Meet with legislators, hear from inspiring speakers, and take action for animals. Register by June 17: secure.everyaction.com/d03dd_G6fE2S...
Meet with legislators, hear from inspiring speakers, and take action for animals. Register by June 17: secure.everyaction.com/d03dd_G6fE2S...
May 27, 2025 at 6:30 PM
📢 Registration is OPEN for MA Lobby Day for Animals on June 24 at the MA State House! 🐾
Meet with legislators, hear from inspiring speakers, and take action for animals. Register by June 17: secure.everyaction.com/d03dd_G6fE2S...
Meet with legislators, hear from inspiring speakers, and take action for animals. Register by June 17: secure.everyaction.com/d03dd_G6fE2S...