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MEDIA RELEASE: Cat ‘Crush’ Videos - Former Assemblymember Urges China’s Consul General in SF to Act

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MEDIA RELEASE: Activists Demand SF Zoo Remove CEO & Transform It into Rescue-Focused Ecopark

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California Residents: We’re Halfway There! Support the Declawing Ban

MEDIA RELEASE: France Must Act: Disturbing Footage of Orcas & Dolphins in Deteriorating Marine Park

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Stop the Destruction of the Ballona Wetlands in Los Angeles!

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Jail Serial Cat Killer in California For Decades

MEDIA RELEASE: Adidas Stops Using Kangaroo Skins

UPDATE: Phoenix Zoo Kills Indu Despite Elephant Advocates’ Urgent Pleas for Sanctuary

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Victory! Alaska’s Bears Saved from Aerial Slaughter — For Now

Victory! Michigan Cancels Goose Gassing After Receiving Pressure From Advocates

MEDIA RELEASE: Cat ‘Crush’ Videos - Former Assemblymember Urges China’s Consul General in SF to Act

Former California State Assembly member Paul Fong gave a rousing speech outside the Consulate-General of China in San Francisco on May 18 to mourn the growing number…

animals companions, crush videos

MEDIA RELEASE: Activists Demand SF Zoo Remove CEO & Transform It into Rescue-Focused Ecopark

In Defense of Animals, SF Zoo Watch & Panda Voices call for immediate removal of San Francisco Zoo CEO and Executive Director at board vote, following years of negligence,…

animals in entertainment, entertainment, San Francisco Zoo

California Residents: We’re Halfway There! Support the Declawing Ban

California could soon take a big step to protect cats from being declawed with legislation (AB 867) that would make it illegal statewide. It’s already passed the…

animals companions, California, cats, companion animals, declaw

MEDIA RELEASE: France Must Act: Disturbing Footage of Orcas & Dolphins in Deteriorating Marine Park

Disturbing footage taken by TideBreakers exposes severe neglect of two orcas and 12 dolphins at the closed Marineland Antibes in France highlights the immediate…

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Stop the Destruction of the Ballona Wetlands in Los Angeles!

While some progress has been made toward protecting the Ballona Wetlands Ecological Reserve in Los Angeles, this critical habitat for myriad species is still at…

Ballona Wetlands, Los Angeles, monarch butterflies, Wild Animals

Jail Serial Cat Killer in California For Decades

A man arrested for animal cruelty for allegedly killing “a lot” of cats has yet to be held accountable.

California, cats, Justice for Animals

MEDIA RELEASE: Adidas Stops Using Kangaroo Skins

In Defense of Animals is celebrating a historic victory for kangaroos and animal advocates worldwide following Adidas’ announcement that it will no longer use kangaroo…

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UPDATE: Phoenix Zoo Kills Indu Despite Elephant Advocates’ Urgent Pleas for Sanctuary

Phoenix Zoo has killed Indu, a 59-year-old Asian elephant who had been held alone since 2021. Prompted by an anonymous tip about the zoo’s plans to kill Indu, In…

elephants, Indu, Phoenix Zoo

Victory! Alaska’s Bears Saved from Aerial Slaughter — For Now

Alaska’s brown bears are safe — for now. A court paused the Mulchatna aerial gunning program after fierce advocacy and a legal challenge.

Alaska, bear, United States, Wild Animals

Victory! Michigan Cancels Goose Gassing After Receiving Pressure From Advocates

In a major win for Canada geese & their defenders, the Michigan DNR has announced it will pause its controversial goose-killing program & will not issue any permits…

Canada geese, gassing, goose gassing, roundups, Wild Animals

MEDIA RELEASE: BREAKING: Western Alaska’s Bears Get Reprieve from Aerial Gunning

In a major win for Alaska’s brown bears and their advocates, a state court issued an injunction today halting the controversial Mulchatna aerial gunning program…

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MEDIA RELEASE: LA Zoo Director Rebuffs Call to Send Elephants to Sanctuary

In a tense exchange at the LA City Council budget hearing, LA Zoo Director defied massive public outcry and calls for discussion from Councilmember Bob Blumenfield…

10 Worst Zoos, Billy, elephants, Los Angeles Zoo, Tina

MEDIA RELEASE: Michigan Cancels Goose Gassing After Receiving Pressure From Advocates

In a major win for Canada geese and their defenders, the Michigan Department of Natural Resources has announced it will pause its controversial goose-killing program…

Canada geese, Michigan, National Goose Protection Coalition

Not Just Factory Farms

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MEDIA RELEASE: Phoenix Zoo Kills Indu Despite Elephant Advocates’ Urgent Pleas for Sanctuary

In Defense of Animals has condemned Phoenix Zoo for killing Indu, a 59-year-old Asian elephant who has been held alone since 2021. Prompted by an anonymous tip about…

San Francisco: Protest & Memorial for Cat Torture Video Victims

Protest and memorialize cat torture video victims on May 18 outside the Chinese Embassy in Los Angeles and San Francisco with In Defense of Animals.

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Los Angeles: Protest & Memorial for Cat Torture Video Victims

Protest and memorialize cat torture video victims on May 18 outside the Chinese Embassy in Los Angeles and San Francisco with In Defense of Animals.

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Los Angeles: Press Conference & Rally to Protect Ballona Wetlands

Join a press conference and rally to thank the Army Corps of Engineers for protecting Ballona Wetlands on May 22 for Biological Diversity Day.

Ballona Wetlands, Los Angeles, monarch butterflies, Wild Animals

WATCH: Freedom Farms Brings Earth Day Animal Advocacy to San Luis Obispo

In Defense of Animals captivated Earth Day attendees on California’s Central Coast with an opportunity to vote on names for animals at Freedom Farms.

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WATCH: No Mercy Shown for Mothers in Animal Farming

No animal farming is “humane.” It destroys the mother-child bond, exploits their bodies, and kills them for products we don’t need. Live vegan for Mother’s Day and…

animal rights, Farmed Animals, humanewashing, Mother's Day, Vegan

WATCH: Actions in Massachusetts & Arizona in Honor of World Week for Animals in Laboratories

In honor of World Week for Animals in Laboratories this year, In Defense of Animals partnered with local groups in Massachusetts and Arizona to take action and raise…

animal cruelty, animal experimentation, animal testing, Arizona, Marmoset Monkeys, Massachusetts, vivisection, World Week for Animals in Labs

Death from Above! Stop the Aerial Assault on Brown Bears in Alaska

Take action to stop Alaska's Mulchatna bear control program, protect brown bears, and pledge not to support tourism until this inhumane practice ends.

Alaska, bear, United States, Wild Animals

URGENT: Protect the Endangered Species Act Before It’s Too Late!

Tell the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the National Marine Fisheries Service to protect the Endangered Species Act!

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MEDIA RELEASE: Phoenix Zoo Plans to Kill Elephant Indu & Dismember Her Body for Removal

The Phoenix Zoo plans to kill Indu, its only elephant, and cut her body in half for removal. In Defense of Animals is demanding the zoo halt this horrifying plan…

10 Worst Zoos, animals in entertainment, elephant sanctuary, elephants, Phoenix Zoo

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