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MEDIA RELEASE: Leadership Crisis: Calls for San Francisco Zoo Director to Step Down

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Send Dallas Zoo’s Cramped & Bored Elephants to Sanctuary

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Protect Lynx & Snowshoe Rabbit Habitat Across the Western United States

Victory at Point Reyes National Seashore! All Tule Elk Freed. Most Ranchers Will Leave

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WATCH: Mama Dog & Her Puppies Abandoned Outside Ahead of Severe Weather

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WATCH: Saving Animals from the Los Angeles Fires

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Beloved Dog Thrown From 14th Floor Balcony

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WATCH: Kitten Who Can’t Walk Finds Forever Home

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UPDATE: Butchered Dogs Lose As Morocco Wins Soccer’s 2030 World Cup Bid

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MEDIA RELEASE: VIDEO: Heroic Animal Rescue Efforts Amid Palisades Fire

MEDIA RELEASE: Leadership Crisis: Calls for San Francisco Zoo Director to Step Down

In Defense of Animals, SF Zoo Watch and Panda Voices welcome San Francisco Zoo’s Deputy Director Vitus Leung's resignation and are calling for Director and CEO Tanya…

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Send Dallas Zoo’s Cramped & Bored Elephants to Sanctuary

It’s time for Dallas Zoo to send its cramped and bored elephants to sanctuary

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Protect Lynx & Snowshoe Rabbit Habitat Across the Western United States

Urge Fish & Wildlife Service to protect the Canada lynx! Comment now to support critical habitat designations and ensure they include habit connectivity.

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Victory at Point Reyes National Seashore! All Tule Elk Freed. Most Ranchers Will Leave

All 3 herds of Tule elk free at Point Reyes National Seashore landmark lawsuit settlement w. beef & dairy cow ranches, ranchers, The Nature Conservancy

cattle grazing, cattle ranching, dairy ranches, Point Reyes National Seashore, ranchers, settlement, Tule elk

WATCH: Mama Dog & Her Puppies Abandoned Outside Ahead of Severe Weather

A caller to Hope Animal Sanctuary in Mississippi alerted the sanctuary to a mother dog and her five puppies living alone outside and in extreme danger due to severe…

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WATCH: Saving Animals from the Los Angeles Fires

In Defense of Animals has joined forces with local organizations to rescue, care for, and rehome animals impacted by fire in Los Angeles.

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Beloved Dog Thrown From 14th Floor Balcony

Demand justice for a beloved dog who was thrown to his death from a 14th floor balcony in New York City.

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WATCH: Kitten Who Can’t Walk Finds Forever Home

When Cheeto the kitten came to Hope Animal Sanctuary with his feline siblings, he was severely underweight & had a horrible upper respiratory infection. He also…

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UPDATE: Butchered Dogs Lose As Morocco Wins Soccer’s 2030 World Cup Bid

FIFA awarded the 2030 World Cup to Morocco, Spain, & Portugal despite widespread protests over Morocco’s ongoing mass killing of 3 million dogs by poisoning them…

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MEDIA RELEASE: VIDEO: Heroic Animal Rescue Efforts Amid Palisades Fire

As the devastating Palisades Fire and others continue to ravage communities in Los Angeles, In Defense of Animals is taking decisive action to support animal rescuers…

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MEDIA RELEASE: Historic Victory: Ranching to End at Point Reyes National Seashore

In Defense of Animals and local activists are celebrating a historic lawsuit settlement agreement to phase out all dairies and most beef ranches at Point Reyes National…

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Government Response To Bird Flu Is Inadequate To Prevent A Pandemic

Demand the meat, dairy, and egg industries are held accountable, not taxpayers, for bird flu spread and pandemic risk.

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MEDIA RELEASE: Hollywood Stars Demand Freedom for Elephants: LA Named #1 Worst Zoo for 2nd Year

Actors Mayim Bialik and James Roday Rodriguez call for elderly zoo elephants to be retired to sanctuaries in support of In Defense of Animals' annual 10 Worst Zoos…

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MEDIA RELEASE: Phoenix Zoo to Shut Elephant Exhibit After Placing #10 on Worst Zoos List

In Defense of Animals welcomes a long-overdue announcement in an interview with 91.5 KJZZ that the Phoenix Zoo will shut its elephant exhibit once Indu passes; she's…

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MEDIA RELEASE: Zoo Elephants Age Rapidly, Die Slowly: LA Zoo Named #1 Worst Zoo for 2 Years Running

For the second consecutive year and ninth time overall, the Los Angeles Zoo & Botanical Gardens has been named #1 worst on In Defense of Animals’ renowned annual…

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Los Angeles, California: Protest the Reptile Super Show in Pomona on Saturday

In Defense of Animals, partner groups, and Los Angeles area activists will protest animal cruelty at the Reptile Super Show in Pomona, CA on January 11, 2025.

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End Cruel & Unsafe Captive Animal Expos in Los Angeles County

Urge Pomona Fairplex to stop hosting harmful animal expos and the L.A. Board of Supervisors to adopt a county-wide ban in Los Angeles.

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Free Argentina’s Forgotten Orca Kshamenk

Argentina must release Kshamenk the last captive orca in the country to a seaside sanctuary!

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Victory! Pentagon Official Sentenced to Prison for His Role in Dogfighting Ring

Frederick Douglass Moorefield, Jr. pleaded guilty last summer to federal animal fighting charges and will finally serve time after 20 years of extreme animal abuse.

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Victory! Dangerous EATS Act, Farm Bill, & Nonprofit Killer Bill Fail in Congress

The dangerous EATS Act and a bad version of the FARM Bill that would strip away farmed animal protection and other laws failed in Congress as did a bill to kill…

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Vegan Wake Up Call

Veganuary is your Vegan Wake Up Call! Learn about veganism, and speciesism, discover new resources and get support. Start today.

Animals Tortured To Death in Mississippi Bestiality Case Cry For Justice

Demand justice for animals tortured and killed in Mississippi bestiality case.

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Save Wolves from Trapping, Hunting, & Cruelty Worldwide

Take action to protect wolves from global threats like killing contests, cruel practices, and weakened protections. Wolves need your voice now!

Canada, United States, Wild Animals, wolf

WATCH: Another Year of Groundbreaking Animal Victories in 2024!

2024 has been an incredible year for animals including Tule elk in California, dogs and cats in Mongolia, and elephants freed from U.S. zoos.

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