PETITION UPDATE: Cedar the Goat’s Family Wins $300K in Lawsuit After Animal Seized & Slaughtered
It’s been a two-year battle, but the federal rights lawsuit over the baby goat Cedar is...
victories
Animal Rights Victories & Updates.
historic win
Victory! South Korea has banned the dog meat trade nationwide.
This victory follows many years of campaigning from activists within South Korea and around the world -- including Lady Freethinker, who conducted multiple investigations and achieved major media coverage of the brutal dog meat trade. Thanks to the South Korean government and action from animal welfare organizations, up to a million dogs will be spared the horrors of farming and slaughter each year...
historic win
Our investigation brings Chile’s strongest-ever sentence for animal cruelty.
Lady Freethinker’s investigation into a cruel dogfight breeding facility has led to an unprecedented victory for animals: for the first time in Chile’s history, a judge issued the maximum possible sentence for animal abuse under new laws, sending the message that cruelty to animals will no longer be tolerated...
PETITION UPDATE: Victory! Animal Torture Videos Outlawed in Oregon
Oregon finally has a state law prohibiting animal “crush” videos. Oregon Governor Tina...
PETITION UPDATE: Man Who Maimed Dog Sentenced to Prison & Forbidden From Having Animals
A Coatesville, Pa. man has been sentenced to prison and is banned from ever having animals in the...
Two UK Women Have Been Sent to Prison for Monkey Torture Videos
Two women have been imprisoned for their part in a global monkey torture ring that paid for and...
Taiwanese Woman Criminally Investigated for Uploading Animal Abuse Videos to Facebook
A woman has been investigated following action by the Taiwan SPCA, who was alerted earlier this...
‘Torture King’ Sentenced to 40 Months in Prison for Conspiring to Create and Distribute Monkey Abuse Videos
Michael Macartney — known online as “Torture King” — has been sentenced to three years...
VICTORY! Fence Removal Gives Point Reyes Tule Elk Access to Life-Sustaining Land and Water
The California Coastal Commission (CCC) has approved the removal of a miles-long fence that...
PETITION UPDATE: Ban on Octopus Farming in CA Passes Senate, Heads to Governor
The California Senate has unanimously voted to pass Assembly Bill 3162, which would make...
PETITION UPDATE: Dog Torturer Sentenced to a Decade in Prison for Horrific Abuse and Bestiality
Formerly renowned zoologist Adam Britton was sentenced to 10 years and five months in prison after...
Petition Update: KY Cracks Down on Chaining Dogs & Animal Torture With New Law
Good news for dogs and cats in Kentucky: the state’s animal cruelty laws just received a...
Virginia Man Pleads Guilty to Distributing Horrific Monkey Abuse Videos
Michael Macartney, a 51-year-old man from Chesapeake, Virginia, is facing up to five years in...
Wild Horses Free to Roam Roosevelt National Park in ND for Immediate Future
Up to 200 wild horses — who were at risk of being violently eradicated from Theodore Roosevelt...
success stories
Victims of animal cruelty deserve justice, and animal rights activists work hard to ensure they get it.
When justice is achieved for an abused animal, Lady Freethinker strives to keep you updated. Whether it’s a global victory like ending the dog meat trade or a local victory like passing stronger state-wide animal cruelty legislation, it deserves to be celebrated. Through our animal rights articles, we keep our supporters informed about how their donations and signatures are creating a more compassionate world for all.
