The 2016 Rankings List for the Best and Worst States in the nation for Animal Protection Laws has been published. For the ninth year in a row, Illinois ranks Number 1 while Kentucky remains in last (50th) place for the 10th consecutive year. The Rankings is based on a comprehensive review of each … [Read more...]
Commonwealth Court Reinstates Regulations of Pennsylvania Dog Law for Puppy Mills!
The Animal Legal Defense Fund (ALDF) and three Pennsylvania residents/dog owners/ALDF members - Barbara Keith, Andrea Shatto, and Margaret Ehmann- won their lawsuit with a panel of three judges against the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture over the allowable exemptions to … [Read more...]
ALDF Offering $5,000 Reward Toward Arrest and Conviction of Person(s) Who Tortured and Killed Pit Bull
The Animal Legal Defense Fund is contributing $5,000 to a reward for information that leads to the arrest and conviction of the person or people responsible for the death of a pit bull who was found taped up and wrapped up in a carpet alongside a road in Woodland, California on January … [Read more...]