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Cascade Locks, Ore. – Angered over Washington and Oregon state wildlife agencies killing five more sea lions at the Bonneville Dam yesterday, In Defense of Animals (IDA), Sea Lion Defense Brigade, and Animal Defense League will send representatives to the dam today to confront wildlife agencies and demand answers to pointed questions. The activists challenge the the efficacy and ethics of the misguided program to ... Full story

Global spotlight may help end dolphin massacre and the poisoning of people in Japan who eat dolphins San Rafael, Calif. (March 8, 2010) – In Defense of Animals (IDA) is praising the Best Documentary Academy Award choice of The Cove, hailing the Oscar recognition as a major victory for dolphins. The film is based on the Save Japan Dolphins Coalition (SJD) campaign to stop the slaughter ... Full story

San Rafael, Calif. – In Defense of Animals (IDA) today sent a letter to Central Florida Zoo CEO Joe Montisano, urging him to retire the zoo’s sole Asian elephant Maude to a spacious, natural habitat sanctuary. The call follows the death of Mary this week at age 63. In the past the zoo has indicated that when one of the elephants died, it would consider ... Full story

(Port–au–Prince, Haiti – March 3, 2010) – Today, the Animal Relief Coalition for Haiti (ARCH) announced a $1.1 million-dollar agreement with the Haitian government aimed at improving the well being of animals and repairing the country’s damaged veterinary capacity in the aftermath of the devastating earthquake of January 12. In Defense of Animals (IDA) is part of the coalition of 20 of the world’s leading ... Full story

Activists will protest the opening of the sea lion killing season and the death of the sea lion "Lionel" Cascade Locks, Ore. – The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW) has reported the first sea lion trap and kill of the season. Named "Lionel" by students from Redland Elementary School, but known to wildlife agencies by the brand “C653," the sea lion was trapped ... Full story

San Rafael, Calif. – In Defense of Animals (IDA) says the tragic death of a trainer at SeaWorld in Orlando, Florida reinforces IDA’s argument that orcas (killer whales) and other dolphins should not be held in captivity. All amusement parks that hold such animals captive are cruel, exploitative, and dangerous to the marine mammals and the people who come in direct contact with ... Full story

Animal protection organization asks Carnival to remove foie gras from their menu San Rafael, Calif. – In Defense of Animals (IDA) today launched a new campaign, “Carnival Cruise Lines Dishes Up Cruelty,” urging the world’s largest cruise line to stop serving foie gras, one of the world’s cruelest dishes. Carnival serves foie gras on their ships to exotic destinations, but there is nothing exotic about ... Full story

Houston, Tex. – Thursday afternoon, members of In Defense of Animals (IDA) will attend the Nordstrom Rack grand opening event at the Post Oak Centre, to educate customers about Nordstrom’s promotion of the cruel fur industry. IDA coordinates a nationwide campaign urging the family-run Nordstrom corporation to stop selling fur. Animal advocates will distribute information asking Nordstrom customers to speak up for animals by ... Full story

Woody Harrelson, Zachary Quinto, Alicia Silverstone, James Cromwell, Allison Janney, Kristen Bell, Emily Deschanel, and Elizabeth Perkins, join IDA’s effort to save monkeys San Rafael, Calif. - In Defense of Animals (IDA), an international animal protection organization with over 85,000 members, today released letters from celebrities opposed to NASA-funded experiments. The experiments, which NASA wants conducted at Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL), involve irradiating squirrel monkeys. IDA ... Full story

Affinity Debit Card Program Generates Revenue from Everyday Purchases for Helping Animals SAN MATEO, Ca. (February 9, 2010) - In Defense of Animals (IDA), an international, non-profit animal protection organization based in California, announced yesterday that it has partnered with Tempo to offer an affinity debit card, that  empowers contributors to direct their support to save animals worldwide. Every time In Defense of Animals debit cards are ... Full story