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MEDIA RELEASE: Mississippi Man Sentenced for Brutally Dragging Dog to Death

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18 Dead Belugas in 5 Years: Shut Down Marineland Canada!

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Urge Musk & DOGE to Cut Subsidies for Destructive & Cruel Animal Agriculture

In Zoos, Baby Booms are a Bust for Elephants

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Update: Exotics Permit Revoked & Dozens of Animals Seized from Woodbridge SeaQuest

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Los Angeles: Help End the Dog and Cat Meat Trade in Vietnam!

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Forests Aren’t Broken: Reject Sham Attempt to Fix Them

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Friendly Cat Cruelly Killed by a Man with a Crossbow

Spay/Neuter Efforts are Central to Helping Animals in India

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2025-03-14

MEDIA RELEASE: Mississippi Man Sentenced for Brutally Dragging Dog to Death

Justice for George: In Defense of Animals fights for justice for George, a beloved dog brutally dragged to death in Crystal Springs, Mississippi. Advocating for…

animals companions, dog abuse, dogs, Justice for Animals, Mississippi

18 Dead Belugas in 5 Years: Shut Down Marineland Canada!

It’s time for Marineland to be shut down!

beluga whales, belugas, captivity, Cetaceans, marineland, marineland canada

Urge Musk & DOGE to Cut Subsidies for Destructive & Cruel Animal Agriculture

Demand that government officials end subsidies to animal farming that torments animals, fuels bird flu and pandemic risk, and worsens the climate crisis.

animal exploitation, animal farms, bird flu, climate crisis, Farmed Animals, pandemic, U.S. Government, Washington D.C.

In Zoos, Baby Booms are a Bust for Elephants

Breeding babies pumps up profits and results in years of suffering for elephants in zoos, and contributes nothing to the conservation of the species.

babies, baby boom boosts profits, baby elephants, breeding, breeding death, breeding elephants, conservation con, elephants, zoo elephants

Update: Exotics Permit Revoked & Dozens of Animals Seized from Woodbridge SeaQuest

Less than a year and a half after it was put on probation, the SeaQuest facility in Woodbridge, New Jersey has had its exotics permit revoked and exotic animals…

animal abuse, animal exploitation, aquariums, New Jersey, SeaQuest

Los Angeles: Help End the Dog and Cat Meat Trade in Vietnam!

Urge the Los Angeles City Council to pass a motion that would establish a sister city program with Hanoi, Vietnam, and end the dog and cat meat trade there.

California, dog meat, Los Angeles, Vietnam

Forests Aren’t Broken: Reject Sham Attempt to Fix Them

Reject destructive misleading Fix Our Forests Bill in the U.S. Senate. It will dry out forests, increase wildfire danger, and endanger more homes and people.

Friendly Cat Cruelly Killed by a Man with a Crossbow

Demand the maximum sentencing of a Mississippi man arrested and charged for killing a cat with a crossbow.

cat, crossbow, Justice for Animals, Mississippi, Poplarville

Spay/Neuter Efforts are Central to Helping Animals in India

IDA India’s Animal Birth Control program has helped thousands of animals in India.

Animal Birth Control, cats, dogs, IDA India, India, spay and neuter, street animals

WATCH: Animal Rescues & Healing Events for Activist Appreciation Month

Activist Appreciation Month featured heart-healing events and remembered activists with touching tributes.

Activist Appreciation Month, Activist Support, Africa, Mongolia, Pakistan, Sustainable Activism

Victory! Man Hit With Maximum Sentencing After Decapitating Dexter the Dog Right After Adopting Him

Victory! Domingo Rodriguez was sentenced to 1 year and 59 days in jail and ordered to pay $6,395 court costs and a fine for killing and decapitating Dexter, a dog…

Adoptions, animal abuse, decapitation, dogs, Florida, Justice for Animals

Los Angeles: Rally to Free Billy & Tina From the #1 Worst Zoo for Elephants!

The Los Angeles Zoo is #1 on In Defense of Animals 2024 10 Worst Zoos for Elephants. A rally to free the aging and lonely elephants Billy and Tina will be held on…

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

MEDIA RELEASE: Emmy-Winning Actor & Activist Peter Coyote Headlines Tule Elk Freedom Celebration

Emmy Award-winning narrator, actor, author and longtime activist Peter Coyote joined 100+ environmentalists and citizen-activists on March 1 to celebrate a historic…

Point Reyes National Seashore, Tule elk, Tule Elk Reserve

Protect Salamanders from a Deadly Disease & the Pet Trade!

Support a ban on salamander imports to protect wild populations from deadly fungus and stop exploitation in the pet trade. Act now to save salamanders!

amphibians, captive animals, reptiles, salamander, United States, Wild Animals

Urge Cancellation of Archaic, Dangerous Bull Run Festival in Arizona

Urge the cancellation of the archaic, dangerous, and exploitative Cinco de Mayo Bull Run Festival at Old Tucson Studios in Southern Arizona.

animal exploitation, Arizona, bull run, bull run festival, bulls, Cinco de Mayo , dangerous, old tucson, Old Tucson Studios , running with the bulls, Tucson

Michigan: Protect Geese & Communities Roundtable Discussion

In Defense of Animals’ National Goose Protection Coalition hosts a free goose mitigation webinar to protect geese from being gassed to death in Michigan.

Freedom Farms to Amplify Animal Rights on California’s Central Coast

In Defense of Animals’ Freedom Farms is launching efforts on California’s Central Coast. This includes bingo nights beginning March 19 and music nights beginning…

California, Central California, Farmed Animals, Freedom Farms

WATCH: Amplifying Animal Advocacy Through the Lens of Censored Landscapes

In Defense of Animals welcomed Isabella La Rocca González in Berkeley, CA for a presentation of her powerful photographic work, Censored Landscapes: The Hidden…

animal rights, Berkeley, California, Farmed Animals, humane scam, veganism

UPDATE: Judge Refuses To Punish Animal-Torturing Duo in Florida

In Defense of Animals is disappointed in the sentencing by Circuit Judge Michael Heisey in St. Lucie County, Florida of the operators of a backyard slaughterhouse…

Florida, Justice for Animals

MEDIA RELEASE: Man Who Killed Dog Days After Adopting Him Sentenced

In Defense of Animals applauds the sentencing of Domingo Rodriguez, who was charged with animal cruelty for killing and decapitating Dexter, a dog he adopted just…

Florida, Justice for Animals

Defend Animal Freedom: End Animal Entertainment

Defend the Defenseless: End Animal Exploitation in Entertainment!

MEDIA RELEASE: Activists Protest Finals Day of Tucson Rodeo’s 100th Year of Animal Cruelty

In Defense of Animals and Tucson-based SPEAK took action against the 100th year of animal abuse at the Tucson Rodeo on finals day.

animals in entertainment, rodeo, Tucson

San Francisco Bay Area: Join the Tule Elk Freedom Party, on Saturday, March 1, 2025!

Tule Elk Freedom Party Sat. March 1 Mill Valley Comm. Center. Celebrate historic activist victory Point Reyes Nat'l Park free elk fewer beef & dairy cows.

California, Farmed Animals, Point Reyes National Seashore, Tule elk, Wild Animals

California Woman Starved To Death 80 Horses & Many Other Animals

A California woman is facing multiple charges following the discovery of 80 dead horses and dozens more in horrifying states being kept across three of her properties…

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