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In Defense of Animals is promoting Law Enforcement Dog Encounter Training (LEDET) for Mississippi law enforcement officers, animal control officers, and municipal…

In Defense of Animals applauds the Monterey County District Attorney for serving justice for dozens of cats and kittens who were victims of kitten mill.

Permanently ban all oil and gas drilling on the pristine wild Arctic National Wildlife Refuge ANWR.

The president of the Peacebunny Foundation has been arrested and charged with animal cruelty for severely neglecting hundreds of rabbits. Urge the prosecutor to…

Monterey kitten mill breeder was sentenced to one month in jail for neglecting to care for dozens of Scottish Fold cats and kittens.

Milk consumption is down but dairies are diversifying to other animal products. Cows continue to suffer in dairy farms so it's time to ditch dairy.

Donations are saving the lives of cats in India, and helping reduce the population of those needing homes through spay/neuter efforts.

In Defense of Animals and members of the public gathered ghost gear at Lake Balboa Park in San Fernando Valley on Sunday, July 31, in honor of the third annual Respect…

Tell the Pittsburgh Zoo and International Conservation Center to stop breeding elephants and send as many as it can to accredited sanctuaries.

A county in South Carolina is encouraging citizens to callously gun down and dismember beavers. Demand Horry County cancel the gruesome program today!

More than 250 organizations are joining In Defense of Animals on August 1 to celebrate the third annual Respect for Fish Day, which is highlighting the dangers of…

Fishing harms everyone! Take action to protect animals, people, and the environment!

In Defense of Animals praises the police departments in Grenada and Oxford for their cooperation in the swift arrest of the person who methodically and violently…

The Bureau of Land Management is expediting the roundup of wild horses, including foals and pregnant mares, running them for miles in 90 degree temperatures.

Make a lasting impact by creating a legacy that won’t cost you anything today. In honor of Dr. Elliot Katz, and to express your love for animals, create your free…

A controversial roundup of wild horses in the Piceance-East Douglas Herd Management Area is well underway, despite calls from Colorado Gov. Jared Polis, Congressman…

Animals are drastically affected by global climate change

Join us on July 31 at Lake Balboa Park to gather ghost fishing gear and protect fish and water birds from injury and death.

Four puppies were saved from being killed for meat during Boknal days in South Korea by our rescue partner Jindo Love Rescue.

Please urge the mayor of Avalon to eliminate the cruel Kid’s Fishing Derby and prioritize activities that teach children compassion for animals.

Urge the Sac County prosecutor to hold Elana Laber accountable for the suffering she caused to 1,000 pigs who died after being left without food or water.

In Defense of Animals awarded emergency funding to a rescue team that has prioritized evacuating people and their animals.

When a family found a little stray dog they couldn’t keep, they called our Hope Animal Sanctuary for help. Now, she’s living with the perfect family.

A coalition of wild horse advocacy groups urge the Bureau of Land Management to heed a recent independent ecological assessment of the Piceance East Douglas Herd…