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MEDIA RELEASE: UMass Animal Experiments Exposed for World Week for Animals In Labs
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Tell The AVMA: Gassing Geese Is Cruel & Inhumane
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Florida Woman Drowns Her Dog in Airport Toilet
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WATCH: A Seriously Injured Dog is Finally Home After Months of Care in India
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UPDATE: Los Angeles Zoo Sending Ailing Elephants to Another Zoo, Despite Calls for Sanctuary
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UPDATE: Husband of Nurse Convicted of Bestiality in Texas Sentenced for His Crimes Against Children
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MEDIA RELEASE: LA Zoo Sending Ailing Elephants to Another Zoo, Despite Calls for Sanctuary
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MEDIA RELEASE: Protest Against Cruel Animal Experiments at UofA for World Week for Animals in Labs
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Save Whales from Being Lethally Entangled by Fishing Gear!
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Cats Beheaded & Their Heads Boxed Up & Placed on Neighbor’s Mailbox
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URGENT: Save Wild Horses With 2022 Budget Bill
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WATCH: The Tule Elk Video the Park Service Doesn’t Want You to See
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2025-04-25
MEDIA RELEASE: UMass Animal Experiments Exposed for World Week for Animals In Labs
On April 22 & 24, In Defense of Animals and Western Mass. Animal Rights Advocates took action against the torture of marmosets and other animals at the University…
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World Week for Animals in Labs
2025-04-25
Tell The AVMA: Gassing Geese Is Cruel & Inhumane
Urge the AVMA to stop approving carbon dioxide gassing as a humane method for killing geese. This practice causes prolonged suffering and must end.
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2025-04-25
Florida Woman Drowns Her Dog in Airport Toilet
Demand justice for Tywinn, a 9-year-old dog who was drowned in a toilet by his supposed guardian at Orlando International Airport, Florida.
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2025-04-25
WATCH: A Seriously Injured Dog is Finally Home After Months of Care in India
A dog seriously injured in a fight is finally home after months of care from IDA India.
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IDA India
2025-04-25
UPDATE: Los Angeles Zoo Sending Ailing Elephants to Another Zoo, Despite Calls for Sanctuary
Disappointing news! The Los Angeles Zoo has announced that it’s sending its two ailing Asian elephants, Billy and Tina, to the Elephant Experience and Preserve at…
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2025-04-25
UPDATE: Husband of Nurse Convicted of Bestiality in Texas Sentenced for His Crimes Against Children
Check out the sentencing of William Mitchell Keen, whose charges of indecent exposure and possession of child pornography led to his wife’s bestiality charges and…
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2025-04-23
MEDIA RELEASE: LA Zoo Sending Ailing Elephants to Another Zoo, Despite Calls for Sanctuary
In Defense of Animals is disappointed that the Los Angeles Zoo has announced it’s sending its two ailing Asian elephants Billy and Tina to the Elephant Experience…
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2025-04-22
MEDIA RELEASE: Protest Against Cruel Animal Experiments at UofA for World Week for Animals in Labs
April 21, In Defense of Animals and Tucson-based animal rights group Supporting and Promoting Ethics for the Animal Kingdom (SPEAK) took a stand against extreme…
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World Week for Animals in Labs
2025-04-18
Save Whales from Being Lethally Entangled by Fishing Gear!
Tell NOAA Fisheries to help save North Atlantic right whales by supporting the widespread adoption of ropeless fishing gear!
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2025-04-18
Cats Beheaded & Their Heads Boxed Up & Placed on Neighbor’s Mailbox
Demand maximum sentencing for a Florida man who was arrested for allegedly killing and beheading two cats and leaving their heads in a box on a neighbor’s mailbox.
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2025-04-18
WATCH: One Puppy Still Waiting for Home After Latest Dog Meat Farm Rescue
Three of four puppies rescued from a dog meat farm in South Korea have been adopted, but one special one still needs a home.
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2025-04-18
PRESIDENT’S VIEW: Meat Consumption Hastens the Climate Crisis
In Defense of Animals President Dr. Marilyn Kroplick tells environmentalists that animal agriculture is driving the climate crisis.
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2025-04-18
Man Who Burned Trapped Raccoon Alive Gets Just 6 Months in Jail
A Massachusetts man who slowly burned a trapped raccoon alive was sentenced to just 6 months. Andrew Chieu faced up to 7 years — but he’ll walk free on probation.…
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2025-04-14
MEDIA RELEASE: Activists Rally to Free Lonely Elephant Indu from Phoenix Zoo
On April 12, passionate protestors rallied at Phoenix Zoo to encourage it to retire Indu, its only elephant, to a reputable sanctuary.
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2025-04-11
Stop Drax! Millions of Animal Forest Homes Slated for Wood Pellets
Say NO to the Drax Biomass project, which will destroy California and Oregon forests. The wood pellet industry pollutes air, water, and communities more than burning…
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2025-04-11
Yellowstone’s Bison: Gunned Down & Sent to Bloody Slaughterhouses
Montana is killing wild bison to protect the cattle industry. Urge officials to end the slaughter and protect Yellowstone’s wild herds now.
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2025-04-11
Massachusetts: Stand Against Cruel Animal Experimentation at the University of Massachusetts
Take action against animal experimentation at the University of Massachusetts for World Week for Animal In Labs (WWAIL).
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2025-04-11
Tucson: Protest Animal Torture at University of Arizona
Join In Defense of Animals and Tucson animal rights group SPEAK (Supporting and Promoting Ethics for the Animal Kingdom) as we support World Week for Animal In Labs…
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2025-04-11
Victory! Texas Shelter Employee Sentenced to 40 Years in Prison for Killing Dozens of Kittens
Gabriel Caswell, a former technician at the Weatherford Parker County Animal Shelter in Texas, was convicted of animal cruelty for the brutal killing of many dozens…
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2025-04-11
WATCH: Sick & Tiny Puppy Goes from Barely Surviving to Thriving
Pip Squeak was part of a litter Hope Animal Sanctuary was asked to take when her mom and puppies were found alone with no one to care for them.
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2025-04-11
WATCH: Fixating on Factory Farms Limits True Reform for Animals & the Environment
Factory farms are not the real problem with using animals for food. All animal farms, small or large, are cruel exploitation and killing. There is no humane way…
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2025-04-09
MEDIA RELEASE: LA To Vote on Hanoi Sister City Motion With Cat & Dog Meat Condition
In Defense of Animals’ Global Anti-Dog Meat Coalition applauds the Los Angeles City Council for introducing motion 25-0193 that would create a Sister City relationship…
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2025-04-08
MEDIA RELEASE: Billboard Urges Michigan Governor to Stop Goose Slaughter at THURS Meeting
In Defense of Animals’ National Goose Protection Coalition is calling on Michiganders to speak out at a meeting on April 10, where officials will continue approving…
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2025-04-07
Michigan Residents: Prevent Geese from Being Gassed
Michigan’s geese face mass killings under false claims. Speak up for humane solutions—contact officials & attend the April 10 meeting!
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