News & Alerts

Two city employees in Humboldt, Tennessee, are facing animal cruelty charges after witnesses allege they beat a dog to death. Join us in calling for justice for…

Prince, a cat in Ohio, was tortured for hours, then cruelly burned. We’re demanding her abuser be held accountable for his horrific act of animal cruelty.

A puppy in Ohio is lucky to be alive after being put in a crate and intentionally set on fire. We’re demanding her abuser be held accountable for his horrific act…

In Defense of Animals is calling for disciplinary action for the inexcusable shooting of a 10-year-old girl’s horse on Christmas Eve by a member of law enforcement…

In Defense of Animals adds £1,000 to a reward offered for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons brutally killing foxes with a…

In Defense of Animals, an international animal protection organization operating Hope Animal Sanctuary and the Justice for Animal Campaign in Carroll County, is…

Franklin County, Ohio, (November 24, 2020) – In Defense of Animals is offering a $1,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of 22-year-old…

Animal cruelty is sadly a global problem, but rapists of dogs and other animal abusers in India have been getting away with paying a maximum fine that amounts to…

Demand maximum sentencing for police officers in Rockland, Maine who were charged with animal cruelty for senselessly beating and killing 11 porcupines while on…

Champ the dog was abused and on the brink of death when he was found by authorities in South Carolina. He had been intentionally starved by a woman who was trying…

Tethering dogs is becoming more and more socially unacceptable, and in many places it’s even illegal. However, there are still people who leave their dogs tied,…

Status hearing for former patrolman Terry Yetman who was indicted for sexually abusing a dog and child porn.

We finally have the means to hold animal abusers accountable with the passage of Senate Bill 2658!

A retired veterinarian from Louisiana was today convicted of killing two of his neighbor’s dogs, Cardi and Max.

A lonely and sad dog tethered all alone outside in Mississippi who nearly lost one of his feet as a result of being tied up is finally safe and sound.

Thanks to all of you who spoke up for animals and signed our alert, we’re celebrating a historic victory in Mississippi!

Dogs and cats in Mississippi just won historic new legal protections after years of campaigning by In Defense of Animals!

Through our Justice for Animals Campaign, we work vigorously to see that justice is served for the animal victims of abuse and neglect in the Deep South

Craigslist serial cat and kitten killer Kaine Louzader sentenced to four years in prison

IDA's Justice for Animals Campaign is an essential force in the fight against animal cruelty in Mississippi and throughout the country.

In Defense of Animals representative Doll Stanley was in court to witness justice for violently abused dog.

After we got a late afternoon call alerting us to a dog left in a crate in a ditch, we knew we had to act quickly.

Governor Beshear must act against animal fighting ring in Harlan County, Kentucky

Dozens of animals have been betrayed in one of the cruelest ways possible.