News & Alerts

In Defense of Animals is pleased to learn that officials in Colorado are moving forward with an effort to save prairie dogs threatened by the construction of a Comcast…

We called on you to urge the Biden admin to reinstate migratory bird protections. In a victory, they have acted!

A group of kangaroos trapped on private property is in danger of being killed. Urge Victoria’s environment minister to intervene and save them!

The USFWS is considering changes that would make it easier for companies to get permits authorizing the incidental take, or accidental killing, of eagles.

Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed SB 790 into law to protect animals from fatal collisions with vehicles by incentivizing wildlife crossing projects.

Our team in India helped vaccinate hundreds of animals against rabies this World Rabies Day. Help us do more!

Cockfighting is illegal in Louisiana. Urge officials to hold those involved accountable.

COVID-19 has exposed the truth that fur farming is a dangerous and unnecessary industry. Please urge your US representative to put an end to it!

The Supreme Court of Mississippi ruled to uphold the conviction in a heartbreaking dogfighting case.

Eilish agreed to wear an Oscar de la Renta dress to the 2021 Met Gala under one condition: drop fur forever!

Joona was a dog we rescued in South Korea in 2019. He was especially traumatized at first, but today he’s safe in his forever home in the U.S.

Urge Michigan’s Governor to place a moratorium on mute swan killing.

Drought season is more of the remaining Tule elk trapped at Point Reyes National Seashore. We’re on the ground doing all we can to save them and then free the Tule…

A recent statement by South Korean President Moon Jae-in has brought renewed hope that the dog meat trade may soon be banned in South Korea.

The BLM plans a holding facility in NV for wild horses that would cram 4000 horses together with no shelter and with disease and injury-prone conditions.

The Exposing Agricultural Trade Suppression (EATS) Act will undo decades of progress in farmed animal protections around the country.

Two cows who were rescued from a slaughterhouse were living peacefully in Maine until they were violently killed with a crossbow.

We are pleased to report that your support has led to some very significant wins this summer.

Black bears have been spared from violent deaths in New Jersey, and signs point to non-lethal management techniques moving forward.

The Sand Wash Basin wild horse roundup is a prime example of Bureau of Land Management’s policies that enable the brutal treatment of wild horses.

Greyhounds are bred, tortured, and forced to run for their lives in dog races. Please urge your legislator to support the Greyhound Protection Act!

Save 60-80 prairie dogs in Arapahoe County, Colorado who will die to build a parking lot.

In Defense of Animals is applauding a ruling by the Supreme Court of Mississippi upholding the conviction in the case of Tommie Queen, who was convicted for dogfighting…

Hope Animal Sanctuary helps hundreds of animals every year, and is home to two sweet potbellied pigs who were unwitting victims of the pet trade.