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MEDIA RELEASE: Army Corps Turns 250: Thanked for Protecting Ballona Wetlands

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Opossum Doused & Burned to Death in Viral Video

Calvin’s Tragic Tale: An Elephant Exploited Until the End

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WATCH: Animal Survivors of the LA Fires Are Bouncing Back Thanks to You

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URGENT: Wild Horse Killings Encouraged in Dangerous Budget Proposal!

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MEDIA RELEASE: Chainsaw Ranger Hijacks Fairfax Festival to Expose Tomales Bay Deforestation Plan

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Dolphin Deaths: Gulf World Marine Park Animals Deserve Sanctuaries!

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Send Cheyenne Mountain Zoo’s Suffering Golden Girl Elephants to Sanctuary

Los Angeles: Protest Animal Exploitation at the L.A Pet Fair

Protest animal exploitation at the L.A. Pet Fair on June 28, 2025, and help end animal expos in Los Angeles County.

animal cruelty, animal entertainment, birds, expo, fish, Los Angeles, protest, reptile expo, reptiles

MEDIA RELEASE: Army Corps Turns 250: Thanked for Protecting Ballona Wetlands

Ahead of the Army Corps of Engineers' 250th birthday, advocates from Defend Ballona Wetlands and In Defense of Animals delivered a giant thank you card at its office…

Ballona Wetlands, Wild Animals

Opossum Doused & Burned to Death in Viral Video

A North Carolina man has been charged with animal cruelty in connection with a case of several individuals setting an opossum on fire and posting the video of the…

animal abuse, animal cruelty, burned, Justice for Animals, North Carolina, opossum

Calvin’s Tragic Tale: An Elephant Exploited Until the End

Forgotten elephant Calvin is honored for his brave, bold spirit and quiet endurance during 29 years of captivity in a zoo.

breeding, breeding elephants, bull elephant, Calvin, captive animals, Captive elephants, dead elephants, elephants, honoring forgotten elephants, Ostrava Zoo

WATCH: Animal Survivors of the LA Fires Are Bouncing Back Thanks to You

The Los Angeles fires may be over, but displaced animals still need urgent care. Learn how In Defense of Animals is funding rescues, vet care, and shelter.

animal rescue, animals companions, California, climate crisis, crisis, disaster, environment, Farmed Animals, fish, horses

URGENT: Wild Horse Killings Encouraged in Dangerous Budget Proposal!

Wild horse advocates are sounding the alarm over the proposed budget for fiscal year 2026, which omits critical protections for federally protected wild horses and…

Appropriations Bill, burros, FY26, wild horses

Meet the Residents of Freedom Farms

Tucked away on 44 peaceful acres of California meadows, forests, and riverfront, Freedom Farms provides a haven for animals once discarded by a world that saw them…

adopt, Animal adoption, dog meat, dogs, Rescue, South Korea

MEDIA RELEASE: Chainsaw Ranger Hijacks Fairfax Festival to Expose Tomales Bay Deforestation Plan

Thousands of Marin County residents were stunned to see a costumed California State Parks “forester” with a chainsaw for a head at the Fairfax Festival parade on…

Tomales Bay State Park, Wild Animals

Dolphin Deaths: Gulf World Marine Park Animals Deserve Sanctuaries!

Five dolphins have died since October at Gulf World Marine Park and a USDA report shows atrocious conditions for all of the animals. Urge officials to transfer the…

captivity, Cetaceans, dolphins, entertainment, Florida, penguins, sea lions

Send Cheyenne Mountain Zoo’s Suffering Golden Girl Elephants to Sanctuary

Cheyenne Mountain Zoo’s 5 suffering senior elephants need retirement now to sanctuary.

African elephants, Cheyenne Mountain Zoo, elephants, psychological suffering, Sanctuary, zoochosis

WATCH: Kitten Season Arrives at Hope Animal Sanctuary

When the weather warms up after a long winter and the days are longer with lots of sunshine, In Defense of Animals Hope Animal Sanctuary will be inundated with kittens.

Hope Animal Sanctuary, kittens, Mississippi

WATCH: Is Vegan a Diet?

Vegan is not a diet—it’s a rejection of animal exploitation. Animals aren't ours to use. They're someones, not somethings. Choose justice and compassion.

animal exploitation, animal rights, Farmed Animals, plant based, Vegan

WATCH: Victory! Florida Passes Dexter’s Law & Trooper’s Law

Florida just passed Dexter’s Law & Trooper’s Law — strengthening penalties for animal cruelty & making it a felony to abandon dogs during disasters.

animal abandonment, animal cruelty, Dexter, Dexter’s Law, Florida, state laws, Trooper, Trooper’s Law

MEDIA RELEASE: Marchers Urge Mayor to End Illegal Imprisonment of Endangered Tortoise in Lincolnwood

In Defense of Animals and Chicago Alliance for Animals rallied in Lincolnwood on Friday to demand freedom for Spur, an endangered African spurred tortoise who has…

animals in entertainment, captive animals, Spur tortoise

MEDIA RELEASE: Crisis at the San Francisco Zoo: City Urged to Intervene After Failed Leadership Vote

Frustration grows amid failed attempts to oust the San Francisco Zoo’s embattled CEO Tanya Peterson amid a growing number of San Francisco Zoological Society board…

animals in entertainment, captive animals, San Francisco Zoo

Save Prop 12 — But Reject the Humane Myth

Congress must reject the bill attacking Prop 12. Animals deserve real protection. It's time to shift subsidies to a plant-based food system.

calves, chickens, congress, eggs, Farmed Animals, pigs, prop 12, subsidies, USDA, Vegan

Retired K9 Neglected to Death in Arkansas

Demand maximum sentencing for the two men who left retired K9 Bane to die slowly of starvation and dehydration in Arkansas.

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WATCH: Paralyzed Cat Walks Again in India

A seriously injured cat who was brought to IDA India for help has made a miraculous recovery.

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Newborn Puppies Left to Die Get Help From New Mom in South Korea

Four puppies who were orphaned in South Korea are now safe with a new mom who adopted them as her own.

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UPDATE: LA Zoo Betrays Public Trust & Ships Elephants Off in the Dead of Night to Another Zoo

The LA Zoo secretly sent Billy & Tina to Tulsa’s overcrowded zoo — betraying public trust & the elephants, who deserved sanctuary. Now there’s legal action, celebrity…

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MEDIA RELEASE: Florida Passes Dexter’s Law & Trooper’s Law

In Defense of Animals applauds the enactment of Dexter’s Law and Trooper's Law in Florida, which will crack down on animal cruelty and abandonment.

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MEDIA RELEASE: June Dairy Month: 1000s Demand Congress Cut Animal Ag Subsidies

In anticipation of National Dairy Month this June, In Defense of Animals' supporters have inundated Congress and U.S. Secretary of Agriculture with over 10,000 emails…

animal agriculture, Farmed Animals

MEDIA RELEASE: Lawsuit, Celebrity Outrage Sparked by Tulsa Zoo Elephant Arrivals

The clandestine overnight shipment of the last two Los Angeles Zoo elephants — Billy and Tina — to the overcrowded Tulsa Zoo has provoked a tidal wave of public…

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Chicago: Walk for Spur the Imprisoned Sulcata Tortoise on Friday

Join In Defense of Animals and Chicago Alliance for Animals to walk for Spur the tortoise, who is imprisoned in a tiny enclosure at The Animal Store.

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