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In Defense of Animals and Jindo Love Rescue are urgently fundraising following a devastating fire this week at Jindo Love Rescue’s foster center in Gimhae, South…

In Defense of Animals supporters present to city councilmembers at the Aug. 17 City Hall meeting to ban pony rides at the Griffith Park Pony Rides and Petting Zoo.

A pristine Utah national park wilderness area is in danger from polluting oil trains. Stop the Uinta Basin Railway to save habitat for wild animals and to halt the…

The Association of Zoos & Aquariums (AZA) should phase out all giraffe exhibits in all AZA zoos. Giraffes are uniquely unsuited to captivity.

Celebrity and animal rights advocate Ricky Gervais has joined activists in calling on Cook County officials to release Rocky, a coyote who is confined in a cage…

August 12, 2022, World Elephant Day is a call for compassion for elephants around the world who continue to be slaughtered in the wild and caged for life in captivity.

We gathered ghost gear for Respect for Fish Day to protect fish and other unsuspecting animals from injuries and death.

Celebrity and animal rights advocate Ricky Gervais has joined In Defense of Animals in calling on Cook County officials to release Rocky, a coyote who is confined…

In Defense of Animals is applauding a measure of justice following the sentencing of South Bay Rabbit Rescue’s founder, who was charged with misdemeanor animal cruelty…

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…