Latest News

News
Wild and Free

Tule Elk and Animals at Ballona Wetlands Represented at California Coastal Commission Meeting

action alert
Wild and Free

Bears, Caribou, Wolves and Birds Threatened by Push to Drill in Arctic National Wildlife Refuge

VIDEO: Join Ricky Gervais in Urging Retailers to Ditch Cruel & Outdated Animal Fur!

News
Wild and Free

MEDIA RELEASE: Demonstrators Mourn the Death of a National Park at Point Reyes

MEDIA RELEASE: Ricky Gervais Slams “Disgusting” Fur with In Defense of Animals for Fur Free Friday

Save a Life. Feel the Joy on Giving Tuesday

News
Wild and Free

VICTORY: Clearlake Mute Swans Saved from Extermination Plan

News
Wild and Free

MEDIA RELEASE: Champaign-Urbana Urged to Take Selfies to Protest Gas Chamber Goose Massacre

News
Wild and Free

San Francisco Bay Area: Mourn the Point Reyes Wild Animals Killed for Dairy and Beef

action alert
Wild and Free

Condemn Live-Composting of Fish & Save Hibernating Turtles at Lakemont Park

VIDEO: Join Ricky Gervais in Urging Retailers to Ditch Cruel & Outdated Animal Fur!

We’ve joined forces with world-renowned animal advocate and celebrity Ricky Gervais for Fur Free Friday! Join our virtual demonstration!

fur, Fur Free Friday

News
2020-11-24

MEDIA RELEASE: Ricky Gervais Slams “Disgusting” Fur with In Defense of Animals for Fur Free Friday

In Defense of Animals has joined forces with world-renowned animal advocate and celebrity comedian Ricky Gervais to educate shoppers about the true cost of fur and…

fur, Fur Free Friday

Protect Wild Horses Sentenced to Freezing Death by U.S. Forest Service

The U.S. Forest Service has sent 20 horses and foals to an exposed, freezing high altitude terrain in Colorado with no shelter. Act now to let the agency know this…

VIDEO: Wild Horses Traumatized in Holding Pens

Wild horses are separated from their families in ruthless roundups by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM). Watch our video and find out how you can help.

Canada Goose: Stop Misleading Consumers and Ditch Fur and Down for Good!

Canada Goose profits from animal cruelty by selling down and fur in their clothes. We are demanding that Canada Goose eliminate all animal cruelty from their products!

fur, take action

BLM Advisory Board Poses Serious Threat to Wild Horses and Burros

The Bureau of Land Management Advisory Board recommends massive roundups, removals, and incarceration of wild horses and burros on our public lands, a harbinger…

URGENT: U.S. Senators Must Protect Wild Horses and Burros!

We must urgently contact our senators to ask that they include language in their 2021 Appropriations bill supporting humane wild horse and burro fertility control,…

horse, take action, wild horses

VICTORY: Nordstrom Commits to Not Selling Fur and Exotic Animal Skins!

After decades of protests, petitions, and campaigns, Nordstrom will stop selling fur and exotic animal skins!

Victory! Nomination of Wild Horse Hater Withdrawn from BLM!

Victory! Withdrawal of nomination of horse hater #WilliamPendley as @BLMNational Director is good news for #wildhorses & #burros!

burros, wild horses

Feeding Wild Horses Can Lead to Their Slaughter

Many people love watching wild horses in their natural habitats. However, we must be careful not to literally “love them to death.”

Don’t Let Horse Hater William Pendley Determine Fate of Mustangs & Burros

Reject William Pendley’s nomination as Bureau of Land Management Director!

burros, wild horses

Animals Are the Overlooked Victims of COVID-19

Millions of unheard victims of the already monstrously cruel and widely detested food and fur industries are being wiped out as a direct result of this pandemic.

VICTORY: Sephora Bans Cruel Animal Fur Eyelashes!

We are thrilled to share that Sephora, the world’s largest beauty retailer, has just announced that it will no longer offer eyelashes made from animal fur in stores…

fur, Wild Animals

URGENT: Reject Massive Slaughter of Thousands of Wild Horses and Burros by the BLM!

The latest report from the BLM is chilling in its consequences for wild equines.

burros, wild horses

Stop Forest Service’s Plan to Eradicate Oregon’s Wild Horses

Forest Service plans cruel roundups of wild horses that will lead to slaughter

Urge New York Times to Reveal the Truth About Mustang Issues

Urge the New York Times to Expose the Truth About Mustang Issues

COVID-19 Impedes Support for Wild Horses and Burros

Wild horses and animals need help in COVID-19 pandemic

burros, coronavirus, covid-19, wild horses

Halt the Planned Devastation of Wyoming’s Wild Horse Herds!

Grazing Association plans eradication of Wyoming wild horse herds

Hawaii Residents: Save Animals by Banning Fur!

Please urge the Hawaii State Senate to support a statewide fur ban!

fur, take action, Wild Animals

Protect Wild Horses and Habitats from Big Oil!

Protect America’s wild horse herds and our public lands from special interests!

burros, wild horses

California Residents: Urgent Action Needed for Wild Horses

Urgent California residents help needed for wild horses bill deadline of Feb. 21

burros, wild horses

Sephora: Drop Mink Lashes and Go Cruelty-Free!

Please urge Sephora to exclusively offer faux mink lashes!

Minneapolis, Minnesota: Act Now to Ban Fur!

Minneapolis, Minnesota is making moves to become the next great city to ban fur!

fur, take action, Wild Animals

Connecticut Residents: Ask Your Legislators to Support Statewide Fur Ban

Connecticut is leading efforts to save animals who suffer for "fashion"!

fur, Wild Animals

MORE NEWS