News & Alerts

In Defense of Animals and Western Watersheds Project have released alarming new water quality testing results showing serious pollution from cattle ranching at Point…

In Defense of Animals has launched an investigation into 100 missing Muscovy ducks from the Copper Grove neighborhood outside of Houston.

Hippos are an introduced species in Colombia, and now officials might gun them down even though the science on whether they’re harmful or beneficial isn’t in. We…

Since 2014 wolves have been protected under the Endangered Species Act. Trump removed them days before Biden took over.

Urge Maryland lawmakers to vote yes on HB 293 and SB 200 to ban cruel and gruesome wild animal killing contests targeting foxes, coyotes, and raccoons.

Stop plans to kill 150 innocent Muscovy ducks, who are victims of human mismanagement! Please urge Copper Grove to consider effective nonlethal options instead.

Hermes is opening up a massive crocodile farm in Australia. Hermes and Louis Vuitton already have multiple other farms in operation. We are writing to both companies,…

In Defense of Animals and Canada Geese Protection Colorado launch a billboard campaign in Denver to protect geese from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA).

Activists risk arrest to bring water to dying Tule elk, defying National Park Service policies that kill wild elk and prop up private ranching at Point Reyes National…

Demonstrators oppose the National Park Service's cruel plan to shoot Tule elk within Point Reyes National Seashore to benefit local ranchers operating inside the…

On Saturday, November 14, In Defense of Animals and Friends of Geese organized a flashmob of animal activists and concerned citizens who gathered around the launch…

Join our memorial and demonstration to protect Tule elk and stand against corruption at our National Parks.

After being hunted to near extinction, Coloradans have voted to reintroduce gray wolves to their historic ranges!

In Defense of Animals joins the fight to save fish and turtles from a deadly dredging project at Lakemont park in Altoona, Blair County.

In Defense of Animals supporters have provided much-needed water to rare Tule elk who are dying of thirst at the Point Reyes National Seashore.

We might love the costumes, candy and commotion at Halloween, but it can be a very scary holiday filled with hazards for wild and companion animals. Here are our…

Fantastic news! A family of swans has been spared from death on Greenwood Lake located along the border of New Jersey and New York.

In Defense of Animals and Friends of Geese unite to memorialize 175 geese killed and to protect Urbana's remaining geese.

Governor Newsom officially signed AB 1788 into law, banning super toxic rat poison statewide! It’s a major victory for mice, owls, bobcats, mountain lions and In…

In Defense of Animals is applauding Gov. Gavin Newsom for banning the use of deadly "super-toxic rat poison" rodenticides throughout California. This legislation…

A giant crowd of 300 members of the public gathered at dairy operating inside Point Reyes National Seashore on Sunday to protest the killing of California’s wild…

In Defense of Animals applauds University of Memphis’ decision to stop trucking live mascots to games after the sudden death of its mascot tiger TOM III, yet questions…

After ten thousand In Defense of Animals supporters wrote to the University of Memphis to stop exploiting a tiger as a live mascot over ethical, conservation and…

Greenwood Lake’s only swan family has been spared a death sentence after complaints. In Defense of Animals is calling for better protections for the swans from harassment…