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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
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URGENT: Save Wild Horses With 2022 Budget Bill
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WATCH: The Tule Elk Video the Park Service Doesn’t Want You to See
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2025-06-10
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…
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2025-06-06
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…
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2025-06-06
Send Cheyenne Mountain Zoo’s Suffering Golden Girl Elephants to Sanctuary
Cheyenne Mountain Zoo’s 5 suffering senior elephants need retirement now to sanctuary.
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2025-06-06
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.
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2025-06-06
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.
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2025-06-06
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.
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2025-06-05
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…
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2025-05-30
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…
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2025-05-30
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.
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2025-05-30
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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2025-05-30
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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2025-05-30
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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2025-05-30
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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2025-05-29
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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2025-05-28
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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2025-05-23
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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2025-05-23
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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2025-05-23
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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2025-05-23
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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2025-05-23
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.
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2025-05-23
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…
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2025-05-23
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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2025-05-22
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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2025-05-21
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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