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2025
- Justice for horse Ryder: New York carriage driver faces trial for horse’s abuse and neglect
- Judge to appoint special prosecutor to investigate dog breeder Ridglan Farms
2024
- Canada court rejects ethical veganism as a belief deserving legal protection
- A day in my life as a felony defendant
- The Battle Over Community Cats: A Legal Showdown That Could Redefine Animal Welfare
- Immediate Actions Needed For #FREEPAULWATSON
- US man jailed for "ringleader" role in monkey torture network
- Monkey Haters Jailed for Crush Videos
- Opposition Faces Seback as Georgia Court of Appeals Rules in Favor of Monkey Prison
- Cara and Celeste, The Northumberland 2, charged with felony eco-terrorism accused of freeing mink from a fur farm are out of jail
- Antispeciesist Nihilist Prisoners From the Susaron Case to the Street
- Paul Watson's Greenland detention extended
- European Court Strikes Down Bans On Meat Names For Vegan Food
- Case Dismissed: Sanctuary Owner Vindicated
- Courts Drag Their Feet While Whales Die [Captain Paul Watson]
- Why was Paul Watson Arrested?
- FBI Records Reveal Ironic Accusations Against Animal Activists
- Historic First: Marineland Ordered to Pay $85,000 for Neglecting Black Bears
- I study elephants. Here's why I support their right to liberty
- Danish Naval vessel follows Captain Paul Watson Foundation vessel all the way to Halifax
- Letter #4 from the Front Lines of the Struggle for Nonhuman Rights
- Paul Watson Arrested - ACTIONS to take
- Captain Paul Watson Ambushed and Arrested in Greenland
- Three years added to domestic violence prison sentence for lethally microwaving a kitten
- Foie gras ban overturned in New York State. Here’s why that’s bad for birds
- Interview with Sindre, Locked Up Indefinitely for Actions Against a Mink Farmer
- Veterinary Forensics Conference Highlights The Link Between Human and Animal Abuse
- Man Who Tortured Cat Ellie for Months Finally Sentenced to 5 Years in Prison
- Beagle testing breeder Envigo pleads guilty to mistreatment and fined record $35.5m
- Real Justice for Maya
- More Felonies Dropped for Animal Rescuer
- Man Who Burned 30 Horses and a Cat To Death Gets Years in Prison
- Felony Charge Dropped for Animal Rescuer
- Global Attempts To Ban 'Meaty' Labels On Plant-Based Foods Aren't Working
- 21 Years Combined House Arrest, Fines & Restitution, and Lifetime Proximity Bans for Bestiality
- US Government Sued Over 'Unethical Destruction' of Wolf Population
- Lawsuit Filed Demanding FDA Respond to Petitions Seeking to Ban Ractopamine
- Court Strikes Down Ontario Law Banning Hidden-Camera Farm Investigations
- Swiss animal welfare law: not as good as Swiss chocolate
- Interview with Ladislav (Laco) Kuc, Former Animal Liberation Prisoner
- All Charges Dismissed Against Beagle Rescuers
- Animal Abuse as a Predictor of School Shootings and Mass Murders
- In Memory of Steven W
- Steven M. Wise (1950-2024)
- For a second time, US court bans
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- dicamba weed killers, finds EPA violated law
- Police Arrest Trainer Frederick Bourgault for Beating a Horse Who Had to be Euthanized
- Louie's Story
- Why We Fight for Nonhuman Rights: Ham's Story
- What's Next for the Nonhuman Rights Project
- Former Connecticut Official Charged Again With Animal Cruelty Sentenced to Jail
2023
- Persecuted Sanctuary Owner Tracy Murphy Speaks after Gag Order Lifted
- LA County Shelter Must Allow Rescuers to Rescue
- Wayne Hsiung Sentenced to 90 Days in Jail in the Sonoma Open Rescue Trial
- Over a Decade of Prison for Serial Kitten Killer in Oklahoma
- California Student Wins "Landmark" Legal Case Against USDA About The Health Concerns Of Dairy
- Provisions of Wisconsin's So-called Hunter Harassment Law Ruled Unconstitutional
- Woman Who Reportedly Paid for Monkey Torture on Telegram Facing Crush Charges
- At Last - Justice for Ryder
- #PROSECUTETHIS
- I took the stand to defend animal rescue
- A Monumental Victory: Dale Hiteman Charged With the Crime of Animal Cruelty Today
- The truth is coming out in 'right-to-rescue' trial
- Criminal charges have been filed against rodeo horse abuser
- Animal Justice Files Complaint Against Police for Bludgeoning Deer with Axe
- Lawsuit Against Louisiana State University Results in Exposing Bird Tortures
- Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Charges after Paying for Monkey Torture Video
- Four Chilean Activists Remain Jailed for Arson Against Meat Company
- Illinois State's Attorney Stands up for Rodeo-Abused Animals
- Here's what happened at the Sonoma Trial on September 8
- Why I'm proud to stand trial defending the right to rescue animals
- Jail for Fake Rescue Operator Who Killed 30 Dogs and a Buzzard
- The Great Meddler, Henry Bergh
- Harvard Law Professor Submits Brief Declaring Necessity Defense Applies to Animals
- Court Scraps Massive Montana Logging Project Threatening Grizzlies, Old Forests
- PETA Wins $140,000 in Attorneys’ Fees in Suit Against Stony Brook After Demanding Records on Rabbit Experiments
- Beaver County Will Pay $52,000 to Settle Activists' Free Speech Lawsuit
- Why do we fight for elephants?
- Five Reasons Activists Should Never Talk to Police
- As A Vet, I Would Protect All Animals from Harm—But The Law Won't Let Me
- Activists in the "Canada 11" Case Sentenced: No Jail Time
- Court Dismisses D.C. Restaurant Owner's Lawsuit Against Anti-Foie Gras Activists
- Shining a Light to Free Elephant Minnie
- Student Sues School District For Free Speech Violation For Silencing Her Criticism Of Cow's Milk
- A pet goat, a little girl who loved him, and the county officials who tormented both
- Pets Have Value
- Acquittal for Rescuers of Ethan and Jax from Foster Farms
- Alicia and Alexandra acquitted in the Foster Farms Trial
- Fourth Circuit Enjoins North Carolina Ag-Gag Law
- Smithfield Trial juror speaks up against Utah's new anti-rescue bill
- Stand by Me - Desmond's Law
- What I Learned from the Smithfield Jury
- Conviction in Indonesia for Torturing and Killing Baby Monkeys on Camera
2022
- Cockfighter Sentenced to 1 year in Jail and $95,000 Fine
- Not Guilty by Reason of Humanity
- Virginia Bench Guide for Addressing the Link betweeen Animal Abuse and Human Abuse
- Alabama family sentenced for running ‘one of the largest cockfighting enterprises’ in U.S.
- Update on Felony Charges Filed Against DxE Activists
- No Justice for 1,000 Pigs Left to Die From Thirst and Starvation
- Court Declared that a History of Animal Oppression [Cockfights] Does not Justify it Going Forward
- A Grotesque, Unjust, and Archaic System That Needs to End
- Court Orders UW to Pay PETA $540,000 in Open Records Lawsuit
- Italian Court Spares the Lives of Over 100 Pigs at Rome Sanctuary
- Activists Who Exposed Animal Cruelty at Excelsior Hog Farm in 2019 Receive 30-Day Jail Sentence
- The Excelsior 4: Activists Charged for Exposing Criminal Animal Cruelty
- Jury Finds Wayne and Paul Not Guilty for Rescuing Lily and Lizzie from Smithfield
- Vegan Activist Maxim Plokhoi Sentenced to 13 Years in Prison
- Most Cruelty-to-Animals Charges Against Factory Farm Workers in U.S. History
- Rescuing Lily and Lizzie from Smithfield
- LCA Legal Complaint Leads to More Charges Against Marineland Canada
- Animal Sanctuary Founder Jailed After Taking in Wandering Cows
- Animal Liberation Prisoner of the Month: Slovakian Ladislav Kuc
- Where are the Envigo Dogs?
- PCRM Sues BART for Rejecting Ads Exposing Elon Musk/Neurolink’s Invasive and Deadly Experiments on Monkeys
- The Zouma Brothers Have Been Sentenced. Now What About the Rest of Us?
- Husband of Ontario animal activist killed during protest files $5M lawsuit
- Victory for Animals and Free Speech as U.S. Supreme Court Declines to Review Kansas Ag-Gag Law
- Fracking Prevented on 35,000 Colorado Acres
- Buddy’s Law Finally Passes in Mississippi
- How Are Animal Abuse and Family Violence Linked?
- Two Men Plead Guilty to Federal Cockfighting Charges
- Big Win for Sage Grouse in California and Nevada
- Nonhuman Rights Project Rallies for Captive Elephant in Advance of Landmark Court Hearing
- Crown Drops Charges Against An Activist Who Blew the Whistle on Animal Cruelty at British Columbia Excelsior Hog Farm
- Michael Vick... 15 Years Ago Today
- Major Legal Victory for Animals re Kansas' Ag-Gag Law
- Louisiana 'Tag-Gag' Law Declared Unconstitutional
- GUILTY!
- Court Strikes Down Second Iowa Ag-Gag Law
- Coal-Harmed Crayfishes Get 446 Miles of Habitat Protection
- Announcements from Nonhuman Rights Project About Kiko and Tommy
- For Saving Innocent Lives?
- Our judge in Utah just ruled to exclude evidence of animal cruelty at trial
- Washington State Supreme Court Rules Animal Abuse Can Constitute Domestic Violence
- Police Officer Arrested and Convicted After Sexually Abusing His "Police Dog"
- Federal Court Restores Gray Wolf’s Endangered Species Act Protection
- The lawsuit we filed against Pymatuning Deer Park has resulted in eight animals being transferred to a sanctuary
- Suit Scores $32.6 Million for North Carolina Species
- USDA Slaughter Records to be Posted Online Following Lawsuit
- Court Orders Reconsideration On Petition To Protect Yellowstone Bison Under Endangered Species Act
- Lawsuit Challenges Point Reyes Ranching, Elk-Killing Plan
- New Court Order Bans Tiger King's Jeff Lowe from Owning Animals For Life
2021
- Over 1,000 Manatees Have Starved to Death This Year
- Marineland Canada Charged by Niagara Regional Police Based on LCA's Legal Complaint
- Federal Authorities Take No Action Following Cruelty Complaint at Saskatchewan Slaughterhouse
- Compassion Is Not a Crime: Animal Rights Activist Avoids Jail After Conviction for Baby Goat Rescue
- Six People Sentenced in Massive Dog-Fighting Ring
- Alberta Court of Appeal Confirms Need to Protect Animals from Violent Crimes
- Cockfighting Attacker Sentenced to Prison for 4-6 Years for Attacking SHARK Investigators
- Update on Minnie: Latest Inspection Report on Commerford Zoo
- State Judge Issues 'Dramatic Decision' in Striking Down Wisconsin Wolf Hunt
- Foundation for the Animal in the Law (Stiftung für das Tier im Recht TIR) Partners with British Activist Kim Stallwood
- The verdict is in on the Hankinson trial
- Why We Fight for Nonhuman Rights: Sk’aliCh’elh-tenaut’s Story
- Biodiversity Hotspot Saved From Off-Road Ruin
- Miyoko Schinner Wins and Will Keep Saying 'Vegan Butter'
- Veterinarian Who Sexually Abused Dogs on Camera Faces Years in Prison
- Saving Wild Animals in Need. . . and Sometimes in Secret
- Activists sue BLM for selling wild horses to ‘kill buyers’
- Animal Sentience and the Law
- His crime was considered a 'non-violent offense'
- Why We Fight for Nonhuman Rights: Harambe’s Story
- Victory as EU Rejects Plant-Based Dairy Censorship
- Lawsuit: White Coat Waste vs. Anthony Fauci
- Sabrina Rescued from being Tethered in Freezing Temperatures
- Rejecting Bayer Appeal, Top EU Court Upholds Ban on Bee-Killing Pesticides
- Court Upholds Constitutionality of San Francisco Fur Ban
- Family Receives $70,000 after Police Officers Shot and Killed two Dogs
- Where is Tommy the Chimp?
- Madras High Court Uses Child Custody Approach to Resolve Dispute Over Legal Ownership of Elephant
- Legal Rights Recognized for Rivers in Florida and Quebec
- USDA Sued for Renewing Animal Welfare Act License of Disreputable Wildlife Trafficker and Exhibitor
- Specific Task Forces to Handle Animal Cruelty: Reasonable Or Not?
- 50 Animal Law Professors Support New York Elephant Rights Case
- Primate testing CENSORED (Lawsuit Filed)
- Cockfighters Charged for Assault!
- Hunt Official Charged Following League Against Cruel Sports Webinars
- Wisconsin Roadside Zoo Owner and Manager Banned from Possessing and Working with Animals
- Court Case Update on Elephant Happy
- Last Chance for Animals Joins Lawsuit to Stop the Transfer of 5 Beluga Whales from Marineland Canada to Mystic Aquarium
2020
- 'Tiger King' Star Ordered to Surrender all Big Cat Cubs and their Mothers
- The Startling Link Between Animal Cruelty and Human Abuse
- Our Biggest Legislative Victories of 2020
- Animals Rescued and Removed from Wildlife Trafficker and Exhibitor
- The Unjust Treatment of Elephants in Connecticut
- Federal Court Rejects Trump’s Approval of Offshore Oil-drilling Project in Arctic
- Friends of Animals Sues FWS for Making Hunting Imagery Mandatory on Federal Duck Stamp
- Utah Rejects Massive Water Grab Threatening Utah's Green River, Endangered Fish
- Federal Judge Rules in Favor of Alaska's Brown Bears
- Dog Abuser Posing as Rescuer Sentenced to Prison
- FDA Sued for Ignoring Petition Calling for Breast Cancer Warning Labels on Cheese
- Snakes Suffer and Die Because Zoo Med Lies to Customers
- Huge Victory for Ocean Defenders as Seismic Blasting Halted in Atlantic
- Islamabad High Court Holds that Animals Have Legal Rights
- Humboldt Martens Receive Long-awaited Endangered Species Act Protection
- Poacher Who Killed 500 Elephants Gets 30 Years in Prison
- Vegan Dairy Brand Miyoko's Allowed To Use 'Butter' Label After Winning Legal Battle
- Beavers Win Legal 'Right to Remain' in England for First Time Ever
- 'Major Victory': Court Tosses Out Trump Interior's Gutting of Century-Old Protections for Migratory Birds
- Scotland Increases Jail Time Fivefold for [Some] Animal Cruelty
- Animal Rights Activists Protest HSUS Board Member Brad Jakeman Over Animal Cruelty at Project Chimps and Lawsuit Against Whistleblowers
- Infamous Tiger Truck Stop Demolishes Cage That Held Tony the Tiger
- San Francisco Fur Ban Upheld as Challenge is Dismissed
- Activist Struck and Killed by Pig Transport Truck Deserves Justice, No Criminal Charges Filed
- Laurence Tribe Supports Elephant Rights Case
- New Jersey's Moose's Law Will Protect Dogs and Cats From Convicted Animal Abusers
- Zoo in Pakistan Must Move Lone Elephant Kaavan to Sanctuary By the End of the Week
- Anti-Chicken-Kaporos Activists Relaunch Legal Attack
- Despite some misleading news coverage this week, the claim that foie gras is back on California restaurant menus is FALSE
- Silencing whistle-blowers on farms conceals animal and employee abuse
- Outrageous: Cow-Beating Video Thrown Out in Court on the Grounds it Would Encourage Undercover Filming in the Future
- Fight For Elephant Rights Continues In New York
- Back on the List: A Big Win for Yellowtone Grizzlies and the Endangered Species Act, a Big Loss for Trump and Its Enemies
- Court Orders Shutdown and Removal of Oil From the Dakota Access Pipeline
- We’re taking on Cooke Aquaculture over sustainability claims
- At Long Last, Woodlands Protected for Elfin-woods Warbler, Puerto Rican Songbird
- Iowa Quietly Passes Its Third Ag-Gag Bill after Constitutional Challenges
- North Carolina's Ag-Gag Law Ruled Unconstitutional By U.S. Federal Court
- Legal Action Halts Federal Use of Strangulation Snares in Washington
- Craigslist Cat Killer Sentenced to Four Years in Prison
- Judge Struck Down “Ag-Gag” Laws for Violating the First Amendment
- Suggestions for Legal Protest
- Man Who Starved Dog to the Point of Eating Rocks Sentenced to Prison
- Islamabad High Court Recognizes the Rights of Nonhuman Animals
- Update in Connecticut Elephant Rights Case
- Island Marble Butterfly Wins Protection at the 11th Hour
- Purchasers of Premarin, Prempro, or Premphase in California between Jan 1995 and Jan 2003 could get money from class action settlement
- A Win for Right Whales Hurt by Lobster Fishing
- Judge Blocks California Development That Threatens Santa Ana Mountain Lions
- California Court Approves Restrictions on Federal Wildlife Poisoning, Trapping
- Groups sue FWS claiming it failed to protect Yellowstone bison
- Canada is a go-to source of horsemeat. These activists are trying to change that
- Our Fellow Creatures and the Law
- Tuitt decision in Happy’s Elephant rights case: FAQ
- Five New Lives: The Cricket Hollow Roadside Zoo Monkey Rescue
- Doctors Group Sues California for Failing To Add Processed Meat to State Carcinogen List
- A One Million Acre Win for Sage Grouse and Citizens
- Horse Racing Insiders Charged in 'Most Far-reaching' Doping Case in DOJ History
- Court Win: Use of M-44 'Cyanide Bombs' Halted in Idaho
- USDA Restores its Animal Welfare Database!
- Breaking news in Happy's elephant rights case
- Public lands ranchers win, wild horses lose — again
- Court Rules Kansas Ag-Gag Law Unconstitutional
- The Narrative That Animal Rights Activism Is Extremism Must Stop
- LCA Files Complaint Against Marineland Canada for Displaying Cetaceans After Passage of Canadian Bill S-203
2019
- 'Victory for Our Oceans': US Court Upholds Ruling on Vast Marine Monument Established by Obama
- Harvard Law School launched Animal Rights Programme
- LCA/ALW File Lawsuit: S. Korean Meat Dogs Supplied to Research Facility
- How the Prosecution of Animal Rights Activists as Terrorists Foretold Today’s Criminalization of Dissent
- Animals Rescued and Removed from Manchester, Iowa, Roadside Zoo
- Happy Human Rights Day and Animal Rights Day!
- Landmark animal rights legislation signed into law!
- Preventing Animal Cruelty and Torture (PACT) Act Signed Into Law
- Court Orders Animals From Cricket Hollow Zoo Be Transferred to Sanctuaries
- Sage Grous Habitat Saved from Nevada Oil Auction
- Senate passes national animal cruelty bill!
- Using the Law to Promote Veganism and Animal Rights
- America’s Largest Foie Gras Distributor Sued for Deceptive Marketing
- Tribunal Rules Vegetarianism Not Covered by Equality Law, but Distinguishes Veganism
- Elephant Beulah had painful infection when she died, USDA confirms
- Animals as Crime Victims: Development of a New Legal Status
- How False Advertising Lawsuits Help Animals
- Court Blocks Trump Administration Plans to Strip Sage-grouse Protections
- Nonhuman Rights Project Wins Restraining Order Against Bronx Zoo
- Sandra, Orangutan, Freed from Argentine Zoo
- Karen has died
- Beulah has died at the Big E fair
- Animal Cruelty Issues: What Juvenile and Family Court Judges Need to Know
- Federal Appeals Court Reinstates Lawsuit Challenging USDA Secrecy on Animal Welfare Act Records
- Where are Beulah and Karen?
- NhRP To Seek Review of Decision in Elephant Rights Case in Connecticut's Highest Court
- Yellowstone Grizzlies Officially Protected Once Again
- Tofurky Mounts Free Speech Challenge Against Arkansas Meat Label Law
- CAARE vs. SUNY gets the green light
- It's time to re-evaluate our relationship with animals
- The Need for Chimpanzee Rights
- India's Madras High Court Confirms Ban on Tail-Docking and Ear-Cropping Mutilations of Dogs
- Historic Settlement after COK Files Federal False Claims Act Lawsuit; Slaughterer Pays and Enters Consent Decree with USDA to Reform Practices
- Court Rules Gray Wolves With Some Dog Genes are Protected by Endangered Species Act
- Being property - what it means
- Why we sued this pet store
- Ancient California Redwoods Spared—For Now
- International Society for Animal Rights/Helen Jones Memorial Scholarship Recipient Receives LL.M Degree in Animal Law
- Glue Trap Cruelty Faces Uphill Court Challenge
- Charges Dropped Against Captain Paul Watson
- Court Keeps 1.8 Million Acres Protected for Endangered Frogs
- Swiss Court Rules Citizens Allowed to Vote on Primate Rights
- End Ag Gag Laws!
- This Cheese Is Dairy-Free. Is That A Problem?
- Free-Range Egg Fraud Sparks Lawsuit
- A Win For Free Speech Is Not A Win For Animals
- Who Gets the Kitty?
- The PACT Act is Necessary, Yet Fails to Protect the Country's Most Tortured Animals
- Brussels Recognizes Animals as Sentient Beings Distinct from Objects
- Sad Update on the Palomino Valley Wild Horse Legal Action
- Court Rules Iowa Ag-Gag Law Unconstitutional in Major Victory for Free Speech and Animal Protection
- California's Foie Gras Ban Upheld by the Supreme Court
- Free Speech Lawsuit results in Maryland Transit Agreeing to Run "Kitten Slaughterhouse" Ads on Trains and Busses
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