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Good News! Activists Delay California Parks Deforestation Project
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Victory! Washington Becomes First State to Ban Octopus Farming
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WATCH: South Korean Dog Meat Rescue Pups Arrive in Los Angeles
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MEDIA RELEASE: WATCH: Demonstrators Clash With Pub Goers in Bid to End “World’s Stupidest Sport”
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Help Make Cruelty to Wild Animals a Felony in Mississippi!
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Norway Plans to Kill Again & Even More Whales!
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Meet Rescued Moms in South Korea Waiting for Forever Homes
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Victory! Louisville Zoo to Send its Elephants to Sanctuary!
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Save Vermont’s Beavers From Cruel Trapping
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MEDIA RELEASE: 2 Dog Meat Rescues Arrive in Los Angeles Following South Korea’s Dog Meat Ban
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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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2024-03-29
Good News! Activists Delay California Parks Deforestation Project
Tomales Bay State Park forest destroying project delayed by activist public comments. Cal Parks’ “management” plans to destroy hundreds of trees, plants, and thousands…
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2024-03-29
Victory! Washington Becomes First State to Ban Octopus Farming
Washington state voted to ban octopus farming, a huge win for these animals!
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2024-03-29
WATCH: South Korean Dog Meat Rescue Pups Arrive in Los Angeles
Watch two sweet dogs rescued from South Korea’s dog meat trade meet their adopters for the first time at the Los Angeles International Airport.
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Jindo Love Rescue
2024-03-22
MEDIA RELEASE: WATCH: Demonstrators Clash With Pub Goers in Bid to End “World’s Stupidest Sport”
On March 21, over 30 caring Los Angelenos joined In Defense of Animals, Los Angeles for Animals and Los Angeles Animal Defense League to protest animal cruelty at…
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2024-03-22
Help Make Cruelty to Wild Animals a Felony in Mississippi!
Demand cruelty to wild animals in Mississippi be made a felony to crack down on abuse and hold offenders accountable.
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2024-03-22
Norway Plans to Kill Again & Even More Whales!
Join us in calling on Norway to finally put an end to the cruel practice of killing whales.
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2024-03-22
Meet Rescued Moms in South Korea Waiting for Forever Homes
Puppies are always in demand, but these sweet moms rescued from South Korea’s dog meat trade have been waiting so patiently for forever homes of their own.
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2024-03-22
Victory! Louisville Zoo to Send its Elephants to Sanctuary!
Louisville Zoo to send its two elephants to sanctuary and close its elephant exhibit!
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2024-03-22
Save Vermont’s Beavers From Cruel Trapping
In Defense of Animals is raising funds for a beaver flow device that will spare a Vermont beaver family from cruel trapping.
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2024-03-22
MEDIA RELEASE: 2 Dog Meat Rescues Arrive in Los Angeles Following South Korea’s Dog Meat Ban
On March 20, two sweet dogs rescued by In Defense of Animals and Jindo Love Rescue who escaped South Korea’s recently-banned dog meat trade met their adopters for…
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2024-03-21
MEDIA RELEASE: Vermonters Celebrated World Frog Day at Toad Trivia Event
In celebration of World Frog Day on March 20, In Defense of Animals and Stone Corral Brewery hosted a toad trivia event to test Vermonters’ amphibian knowledge and…
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2024-03-19
MEDIA RELEASE: Activists Confront USDA Official Demanding Change to Controversial Bird Flu Bailout
On March 18, activists from Free from Harm and In Defense of Animals publicly confronted USDA acting Deputy Administrator Jeffrey Silverstein at the Animal AgTech…
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2024-03-19
MEDIA RELEASE: Louisville Zoo to Shut Down its Elephant Exhibit!
After years of campaigning by In Defense of Animals, Louisville Zoo announced it's sending its last two elephants to The Elephant Sanctuary in Tennessee
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2024-03-15
Tell Congress to Pass the Ejiao Act to Protect Donkeys From The Brutal Skin Trade
Urge Congress to pass the Ejiao Act to protect millions of donkeys from the global trade in their skins.
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2024-03-15
District Attorney Refuses to Prosecute Mass Starvation Cases in Tennessee
Demand authorities in Grainger County, Tennessee, seek justice for animals who were left to starve to death.
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2024-03-15
MEDIA RELEASE: Interfaith Vegan Leaders Endorse New Film “Christspiracy” During Lent
In Defense of Animals’ Interfaith Vegan Coalition endorses new film "Christspiracy" for Lent.
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2024-03-15
WATCH: Christspiracy Questions Ethics of Killing Animals
Buy tickets now to watch Christspiracy, expose hidden truths about Jesus, and spark a spiritual revolution for animals.
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2024-03-15
WATCH: A Dog Desperate For Help Approaches Unfamiliar House
When a dog stumbled up to a house in Carroll County, Mississippi, she had no idea that her life was about to change drastically for the better thanks to Hope Animal…
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2024-03-15
Victory! Justice Served for Burned Dog Riona
In Defense of Animals applauds Tennessee District Attorney Steve Mulroy and Assistant District Attorney Donna Fields for their tenacity in prosecuting a man who…
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Justice for Animals
2024-03-13
Support Animal Activists and Interfaith Vegan Advocacy
Sustainable Activism - Helping animals can be immensely rewarding, but it can also be very stressful.
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2024-03-13
Defend Dolphins & Whales Today!
Cetaceans - Dolphins and whales are not commodities; they are complex creatures with deep social bonds, emotions, and an inherent right to freedom.
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2024-03-08
Halt the Breeding Bonanza at Sedgwick County Zoo
Sedgwick County Zoo dooming more innocent elephants to lifetimes in captivity
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2024-03-08
Urge the Canadian Government to End the Bloody Seal Hunts
It is time for Canada to finally end the bloody, barbaric seal hunts for good. Urge the government to ban it immediately.
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2024-03-08
Vermont: To Celebrate World Frog Day, Play Toad Trivia at Stone Corral Brewery
Join In Defense of Animals and Stone Corral Brewery to celebrate World Frog Day on Wednesday, March 20 at 7 p.m. ET with “Toad Trivia”
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