Rory Freedman's new book, Beg: A Radical New Way of Regarding Animals, offers a guide for people looking to get involved to help animals.

At midnight on June 16th, I will do something amazing for animals. I will lace up my shoes and run a marathon in the hilliest city in the U.S.…twice.

Love animals? Ever wish you went to law school? Now you can learn all about animal law, without the whopping student loans! With 30 Second Animal Law, ALDF attorneys and animal law experts will answer your questions… in 30 seconds or less!

In this continuing series of updates on former SALDF members, ALDF is proud to spotlight Katie Barnett.

What makes a warrior fight insurmountable opponents with courage and heart? Aaron Simpson is one such warrior.

Levi Leipheimer Takes On Puppy Mills for Animal Legal Defense Fund's Animal Law Video Series

Champion cyclist Levi Leipheimer is going the distance with the Animal Legal Defense Fund to protect dogs!

Meet Kim McCoy, Executive Director of the One World One Ocean Foundation, and former quartermaster and International Executive Director of the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society.

Read reviews of the best books in the animal world and discuss animal-themed books, films, and animal law issues. Join ALDF's Animal Book Club!

Meyer Glitzenstein & Crystal
Washington, D.C.

Today’s daily action for National Justice for Animals Week is to make news for animals!

On this election-day, ALDF asks you to vote for animals, by voting for the Animal Bill of Rights.

The Animal Law Society at South Texas College of Law is a SALDF chapter founded in 2005, and has become one of the more established and successful student groups on campus.

Close your eyes. Cover your ears. You don’t want to see what’s been splashed across the news: undercover video taken over a two week period at the Central Valley Meat Company.

The USDA recently provided a glimpse into its inner workings when-at the direction of a meat industry trade group-it removed an office newsletter from its website which suggested that employees take part in the Meatless Monday campaign.

As part of a school project, several Cyber Academy students recently made a presentation to the Rio Rancho Governing Body urging legislators to consider animal abuser registry legislation in their January session.

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When the Animal Legal Defense Fund sought to ensure compliance by the Palm Springs Animal Shelter with state and local laws regarding the animals in its care, we were fortunate to get this kind of tireless assistance from Evan Dwin.

University of Akron SALDF students sponsor an event aimed at reducing stress during finals week.

The University of Baltimore School of Law SALDF chapter is committed to advancing animal protection and advocating for animals within their community.

Last week I was forced to watch a bear, Ben, pace in his pathetic concrete and chain link enclosure in North Carolina. His sadness and mental and physical anguish is palpable.

Urge the USDA not to renew the Animal Welfare Act (AWA) license of Jambbas Ranch in Fayetteville, N.C. due to its repeated and ongoing violations, resulting in the suffering of Ben, a solitary bear, and the other animals kept there.

First-of-its-Kind Legislative Strike Against Laws that Chill Whistleblowing on Farms

Please take a moment to urge Governor Otter to support future strengthening of the animal cruelty law with provisions for felony convictions on the first offense and meaningful penalties for violators.

Take action! While Idaho's new law is a step in the right direction, it lacks provisions for felony convictions on the first offense and meaningful penalties for violators.

I recently began volunteering at the local animal shelter as a dog walker/trainer. My friends and family have praised me with thoughtfulness and compliments but I'm here to admit: I have an agenda.

Urge the National Marine Fisheries Service to include captive members of Lolita's Southern Resident pod in Endangered Species Act protections.

Producing foie gras, a delicacy only the uber-rich normally eat, equals animal cruelty.

Because dolphins, porpoises, and whales are so intelligent and should be regarded as "non-human persons," a group of scientists, ethicists, and animal welfare groups has proposed a bill of rights for them, advocating for greater protection under the law.

Prevent factory farmers from hiding what goes on behind closed doors.

Food safety risks, animal abuse, and illegal working conditions are rampant on factory farms, and the corporate agriculture lobby is attempting to pass so-called "ag gag" laws -- laws which would make it illegal to photograph or videotape at agricultural facilities, or to possess or distribute such evidence.

Today's daily action for National Justice for Animals Week is: fight animal abuse in one click.

Today's daily action for National Justice for Animals Week is: become a Partner in Protection.

Today's daily action for National Justice for Animals Week is: share your rescue story.

Today's daily action for National Justice for Animals Week is: don't just read the news -- make it!

Atlantic City's Steel Pier recently came under heavy fire for plans to revive its famous diving horse show. The show, which ran from the 1920s through the 1970s, involved forcing a horse to jump off a 40 foot platform into a pool of water below.

Chris Kubic, a high school social studies teacher, and his wife, Jennifer, recently noticed construction going on at a decommissioned nuclear power plant in Lake County, Illinois. Kubic, who is familiar with the snakes at Illinois Beach State Park, adjacent to the power plant, recognized that many hibernating snakes could be endangered if construction was allowed to continue near railroad tracks at the plant.

I consider myself a compassionate person. Yet, I know that there are situations in which I have let myself and others down, where the limits of my compassion have been reached. With that knowledge, I'm working on enlarging and strengthening my own compassion.

Please take a moment today to contact Governor Brown and your state legislators! Urge them to oppose any legislation that will remove existing protections for homeless and lost companion animals.

Oppose legislation that will remove existing protections for homeless and lost companion animals!

Help prevent the cruel mistreatment of sick and disabled farmed animals!

I just got back from Washington D.C. and a productive visit at the 2012 Association of American Law Schools (AALS) Annual Meeting. For those of you unfamiliar, the AALS is a non-profit educational association of 172 law schools representing more than 10,000 law faculty in the U.S., and its Annual Meeting constitutes the largest gathering of law faculty in the world.

Do people still not know where the fur trimming on their jacket comes from?

That first year, their focus was on raising awareness about the existence of animal law. Three years strong, this chapter continues to pool their creativity and positivity to further their goals on behalf of animals everywhere.

Cue the holiday clichés--snow gently falling amidst the evergreens, sipping cocoa by firelight, and the most adorable holiday cliché of all--rescued animals in outerwear!

ALDF combats attempts to criminalize documenting abuse on factory farms.

What laws exist to protect the greatest number of animals used by humans: farmed animals?

Factory farms, also known as concentrated animal feeding operations, house hundreds or thousands of animals in very small spaces. Many of the animals on factory farms live their entire lives in cramped, dirty conditions just eating and excreting.

The Animal Legal Defense Fund is interested in hearing from you if you bought or adopted a dog from Pennsylvania after July 31, 2010 with problems caused by a lack of exercise before adoption.

Take a moment to speak out for horses!

Pet theft remains a terrible reality across the country. Often underlying these crimes are dogfighters seeking "bait" animals and dealers acquiring animals to sell to research and breeding operations. Find out what you can do to help.

Will you help us reach one million members and raise $2012?

Call Congress today!

More than a quarter-million Americans have already signed the Animal Legal Defense Fund's Animal Bill of Rights. Sign on your support and speak out to your lawmakers today!

Who can argue that a tiger wants to be spend his life in a cage at a truck stop?

An innovative program, "dog owners" who break the law for the first time (dog license, leash law infractions, and the like) are being sentenced to attend a Pet Owner Responsibility Class in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and surrounding Bernalillo County.

In the last two weeks, we've received 130 great designs by 22 talented designers, and now it's your turn to vote for your favorite one!