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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

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WATCH: Kitten Season Arrives at Hope Animal Sanctuary

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WATCH: Is Vegan a Diet?

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

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

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

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Save Prop 12 — But Reject the Humane Myth

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Retired K9 Neglected to Death in Arkansas

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.

Arkansas, dogs, Justice for Animals

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…

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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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Urge News Outlets to Stop Using Language That’s Harmful to Animals

Support an update in the language of media outlets about animals to end their objectification and misrepresentation.

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URGENT: Salt River Wild Horses Deserve Protection, Not Roundups

Protect the Salt River Wild Horses from brutal roundups for the first time, despite successful non-lethal herd stewardship.

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WATCH: Expanding Family of Chihuahuas Rescued

Hope Animal Sanctuary rescues an expanding family of Chihuahuas. From neglect to safety, these small dogs are now on the road to love and new homes.

chihuahuas, dogs, Guardian, Hope Animal Sanctuary, Mississippi, puppies, Rescue, spay and neuter

Victory! Adidas Stops Using Kangaroo Skins

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

Adidas, Australia, kangaroo, kangaroo leather, Nike, Puma

Give Smart & Help More Animals While Leaving a Lasting Legacy

Turn heartbreak into hope. Your compassion can rescue animals and defend them for generations. Create a legacy of love with your gift today to In Defense of Animals.

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MEDIA RELEASE: Cat ‘Crush’ Videos - China’s Consul General in LA Urged to Act

Animal advocacy organizations Lady Freethinker (LFT), In Defense of Animals, and Animal Defenders International (ADI) gathered outside the Consulate-General of China…

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MEDIA RELEASE: LA Zoo Betrays Public Trust and Ships Elephants off in Dead of Night to Another Zoo

The Los Angeles Zoo's clandestine move to ship elephants Billy and Tina to the Tulsa Zoo is a shameless betrayal of the public trust — and of the elephants themselves…

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