Deprived of legal protection, animals are defenseless against exploitation and abuse by humans. Through the Animal Bill of Rights, the Animal Legal Defense Fund is working to show Congress a groundswell of support for legislation that protects animals and recognizes that, like all sentient beings, animals are entitled to basic legal rights in our society.
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ALDF interview Karen Joy Fowler, author of the stunning novel We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves, this month at Green Apple Books in San Francisco.
The Animal Legal Defense Fund sat down with Peter Sankoff, a professor at the University of Alberta, Faculty of Law, to talk about what makes prosecuting animal abuse so difficult in many cases.
Meet T.J. Tumasse, ALDF’s manager of investigations for our brand new investigations unit. For years, T.J. did what most people couldn’t stomach for a day or even an hour—he went undercover on fact...
In October of 2014 ALDF sat down with Jessica Johnson, Senior Grassroots Advocacy Manager for the ASPCA, to talk with her about her work as an animal lawyer working to improve legislation for anima...
The Animal Legal Defense Fund interviewed renowned filmmaker, Liz Marshall, at the 2014 Animal Law Conference. Watch the film at: http://theghostinourmachine.com/
ALDF interviewed Captain Scott Sargent of the Los Angeles Police Department to learn more about how police handle encounters with dangerous dogs, and what we can all do to keep people and animals s...
The Animal Legal Defense Fund interviewed Dana Campbell at the 2014 Animal Law Conference at Lewis & Clark Law School. Dana is an adjunct professor of animal law and teaches classes about the link ...
Jeffrey Masson talked to the Animal Legal Defense Fund in March of 2014 about his new book "Beasts" and how the human capacity for violence is projected onto nonhuman animals.
Selecting members of the jury can make or break an animal law case. Learn tips and tricks from Rich Matthews about the art and science of choosing jury members to win the case for animals!
Using replacement, reduction, and refinement scientists can run experiments with less negative impact on animal welfare. The Animal Legal Defense Fund interviewed Paul Locke about alternatives to a...
The Animal Legal Defense Fund interviewed Josh Tetrick in 2013 about the role his company is playing in making factory farmed eggs obsolete—by replacing them with plant-based eggs.
Do you love animals? Do you ever wish you went to law school? Now you can learn all about animal law, without the whopping student loans! With ALDF's 30 Second Animal Law video series, you will get answers to your animal law related questions... in 30 seconds or less!
Foie gras is the product of extreme cruelty. Ducks are force-fed by having tubes shoved down their throats, which causes injury, swelling of the liver, and painful liver disease.
If you buy meat, you are likely supporting factory farming. This industry is ruining the efficacy of antibiotics by using them subtherapeutically on its animals. To protect yourself and your family...
How many states make animal cruelty a felony? It was announced on March 14, 2014 that South Dakota is the 50th and final state in the United States to make animal cruelty a felony!
How are new criminal laws protecting animals? Animal cruelty is a felony in every state—check out the Animal Legal Defense Fund's eighth annual Rankings Report to get the full story! http://aldf.or...
Did you ever see a video of horrific cruelty toward farmed animals and wonder, "Why is that legal?!" The sad truth is that there are no federal laws that govern the way farmed animals are raised. S...
What's wrong with keeping killer whales captive? In this 30 Second Animal Law Interview with David Kirby, author of Death at SeaWorld and renowned journalist, we learn about the problems associated...
Why do so many animal abusers only get a slap on the wrist? This 30 Second Animal Law Interview with Scott Heiser, we find out why so many abusers don't get meaningful sentences for their crimes, a...
Have you ever thought about becoming an animal lawyer? Great! Pamela D. Hart, Director of ALDF's Animal Law Program, talks about what you can do to prepare yourself for a career in animal law.
Josh Tetrick is the CEO of Hampton Creek Foods, a company—recently endorsed by Bill Gates—with the sole purpose of making factory farmed eggs obsolete. Beyond Eggs is an egg replacer that is nutrit...
What is the biggest problem for animals under the law? Stephen Wells, ALDF's executive director answers the question in our first installment of 30 Second Animal Law.
This marked the first symposium of the Animal Legal Defense Fund’s Los Angeles regional attorney network. Attendees were presented with an informative daylong CLE focused on factory farms and their impacts on animals, humans, and the environment.
Top experts discussed the legal and grassroots strategies being used to challenge and change the harmful impacts of CAFOs. Speakers included: Carter Dillard, director of litigation at ALDF; Kathy Hessler, clinical director at Lewis & Clark Law School; Paige Tomaselli, senior staff attorney at Center for Food Safety; and Leslie Brueckner, senior attorney at Public Justice, among others.
Will Potter, journalist and author of Green is the New Red, and Ethan Brown, CEO of Beyond Meat, delivered keynote addresses.