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Lulu, North America’s Oldest African Elephant Dies at Sanctuary
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NPS Announces It Will Allow A Wild Horse Herd to Exist In Theodore Roosevelt National Park
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MEDIA RELEASE: Public Urged to Support Freeing Point Reyes Tule Elk
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Tell Congress to Crack Down Puppy Mill Cruelty With Goldie’s Act!
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Man Who Tortured A Deer Using Dogs Must Be Prosecuted
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WATCH: Rescued Dog With A Broken Pelvis Still Manages To Care For Her Baby
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WATCH THE UPDATE: California Coastal Commission Approves Of Terrorizing Wild Animals
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Victory! Man Who Burned 30 Horses & a Cat To Death Gets Years in Prison
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MEDIA RELEASE: Plans for Jacksonville Slaughterhouse Withdrawn Following Public Outcry
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URGENT: Save Wild Horses With 2022 Budget Bill
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2024-05-09
WATCH: Pair of Frightened Pups Dumped Under Rural Bridge
In Defense of Animals was tipped off to the plight of two precious pups who were abandoned under a bridge in the middle of an expanse of farmland in Tallahatchie…
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2024-05-09
Lulu, North America’s Oldest African Elephant Dies at Sanctuary
After spending 34 years at the San Francisco Zoo, African elephant Lulu dies after 19 happy years at PAWS sanctuary.
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2024-05-09
NPS Announces It Will Allow A Wild Horse Herd to Exist In Theodore Roosevelt National Park
Partial victory! The National Park Service announces that wild horses will continue to inhabit Theodore Roosevelt National Park. While the decision marks progress,…
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2024-05-06
MEDIA RELEASE: Public Urged to Support Freeing Point Reyes Tule Elk
In Defense of Animals is rallying its most enthusiastic support for dismantling the deadly 3-mile-long fence of the Tule Elk Reserve at Point Reyes National Seashore…
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2024-05-03
Tell Congress to Crack Down Puppy Mill Cruelty With Goldie’s Act!
Goldie’s Act would bring some much-needed change to protect dogs suffering in puppy mills.
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2024-05-03
Man Who Tortured A Deer Using Dogs Must Be Prosecuted
Demand justice for downed deer who was attacked by dogs and support increased penalties for harming wild animals.
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Mississippi
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2024-05-02
WATCH: Rescued Dog With A Broken Pelvis Still Manages To Care For Her Baby
Carmella the dog was #rescued from a backyard breeder. She was pregnant & she had also been run over at some point which broke her pelvis. Luckily, #HopeAnimalSanctuary…
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2024-05-02
WATCH THE UPDATE: California Coastal Commission Approves Of Terrorizing Wild Animals
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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2024-05-02
Victory! Man Who Burned 30 Horses & a Cat To Death Gets Years in Prison
The man arrested for setting fire to a racehorse barn and killing 30 horses and a cat in the process has been sentenced to at least a dozen years in prison.
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2024-04-26
MEDIA RELEASE: Plans for Jacksonville Slaughterhouse Withdrawn Following Public Outcry
New Slaughterhouse in Jacksonville Halted by Citizen Action
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2024-04-26
Dead Dolphins, Endangered Species, & Other Animals of Ukraine Brutally Killed
Get justice for 50,000 dead dolphins and endangered species who have been killed during Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, and make ecocide a war crime.
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2024-04-26
Family Dog Victimized by Sexually Predatory Couple Arrested For Child Porn & Bestiality
An investigation into a Texas couple has led to charges of bestiality and child porn. Demand maximum sentencing in this case!
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2024-04-26
MEDIA RELEASE: Mustangs Avoid Controversial Theodore Roosevelt National Park Roundup
In Defense of Animals is celebrating a pivotal announcement that the National Park Service will continue to allow wild horses to inhabit Theodore Roosevelt National…
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2024-04-26
Disappointment In Mississippi: Bill to Strengthen Dogfighting Penalties Dies
Disappointing news! Legislation introduced by Sen. Angela Hill that would have amended Mississippi's racketeering law to include dogfighting has died in committee.
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2024-04-26
MEDIA RELEASE: Activists Protest Pig & Primate Experiments at the University of Arizona
Experiments on pigs and primates were protested against during World Week for Animals in Labs by In Defense of Animals and SPEAK
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2024-04-26
Portland Metro Area of Oregon Residents: Vote NO on $380 Million Oregon Zoo Bond Measure!
Oppose Portland Metro’s $380 million Oregon Zoo bond that wastes taxpayer funds and does not help animals.
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Oregon Zoo
2024-04-26
Special Dog Meat Farm Rescue Looking for a Special Home
Hiro was living in deplorable conditions on a dog meat farm in South Korea, but is now looking for his perfect forever home in the U.S.
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Jindo Love Rescue
2024-04-26
Stunning Legal Victory Will Help Wild Horses
Great news! A district court ruling came too late for wild horses who were captured or killed from the Pancake Complex in Nevada already, but it sets an important…
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2024-04-25
MEDIA RELEASE: Author and Activists Win Prestigious Award for Nonviolent Activism
In Defense of Animals’ Interfaith Vegan Coalition has announced Dr. Will and Madeleine Tuttle as the winners of its prestigious Homo Ahimsa Award for their nonviolent…
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Sustainable Activism
2024-04-24
MEDIA RELEASE: Portland Should Vote No on $380 Million Zoo Bond
In partnership with Free the Oregon Zoo Elephants, In Defense of Animals urges citizens in the Portland Metro area to reject the Metro Regional Government’s new…
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10 Worst Zoos
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Oregon Zoo
2024-04-22
Georgia Residents: Oppose Massive Monkey Research Breeding Facility
In Defense of Animals is calling on Georgia residents to urge state legislators to oppose a massive monkey research breeding facility, which will perpetrate extreme…
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2024-04-19
Tell Congress to Reject Funding to the NIH for More Primate Experiments
Congress must reject 10 million dollars to the NIH in the 2025 Labor, Health and Human Services appropriations bill to prevent primate experimentation.
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2024-04-19
Torture & Torment of Wyoming Wolf Demands Accountability As Outrage Spreads
A young female wolf was tortured and killed in Wyoming. Animal cruelty charges must be brought, and anti-predator policies ended.
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2024-04-19
How Dogs & Cats Beat India’s Scorching Heat At Sanctuary
IDA India has thoughtful ways for helping animals in their care beat the heat — and sometimes dogs find their own clever way to do it themselves!
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