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Animal Legal Defense Fund @animallegaldefense.bsky.social · 1d

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...

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Animal Legal Defense Fund @animallegaldefense.bsky.social · 6d

HUGE win for cats in California! Thanks to Assemblymember Alex Lee & @governor.ca.gov, declawing is banned! #DeclawingBan #ProtectCats 🙌

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Animal Legal Defense Fund @animallegaldefense.bsky.social · 9d

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.🙌

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Animal Legal Defense Fund @animallegaldefense.bsky.social · 16d

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...

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Animal Legal Defense Fund @animallegaldefense.bsky.social · 23d

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. 🐾

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Animal Legal Defense Fund @animallegaldefense.bsky.social · Aug 28

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...

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Animal Legal Defense Fund @animallegaldefense.bsky.social · Aug 15

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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Animal Legal Defense Fund @animallegaldefense.bsky.social · Aug 14

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...

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Animal Legal Defense Fund @animallegaldefense.bsky.social · Aug 12

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...

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Animal Legal Defense Fund @animallegaldefense.bsky.social · Aug 8

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...

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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Animal Legal Defense Fund @animallegaldefense.bsky.social · Aug 7

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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Maddie Krasno @madelinekrasno.bsky.social · Aug 5

Grateful to the @animallegaldefense.bsky.social for representing me in this free speech fight against my Alma mater, UW-Madison! 🦡

www.jsonline.com/story/news/e...

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.

www.jsonline.com

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Animal Legal Defense Fund @animallegaldefense.bsky.social · Aug 5

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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Animal Legal Defense Fund @animallegaldefense.bsky.social · Aug 1

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

Animal Legal Defense Fund @animallegaldefense.bsky.social · Jul 29

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-...

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Food & Water Watch @foodandwater.bsky.social · Jul 28

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

www.foodandwaterwatch.org

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Animal Legal Defense Fund @animallegaldefense.bsky.social · Jul 28

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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Advocacy at MSPCA-Angell @mspcaadvocacy.bsky.social · Jul 22

#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…👀🦉

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Animal Legal Defense Fund @animallegaldefense.bsky.social · Jul 21

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. ⬇️

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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Animal Legal Defense Fund @animallegaldefense.bsky.social · Jul 15

📣 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...

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Animal Legal Defense Fund @animallegaldefense.bsky.social · Jul 10

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...

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Animal Legal Defense Fund @animallegaldefense.bsky.social · Jul 2

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...

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Animal Legal Defense Fund @animallegaldefense.bsky.social · Jul 1

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. 🙌🐙

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Animal Legal Defense Fund @animallegaldefense.bsky.social · Jun 25

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

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Animal Legal Defense Fund @animallegaldefense.bsky.social · Jun 23

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.🐱🐾

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