Ala Advancing Law For Animals A California Humane Society

A nonprofit law firm that uses litigation as a tool to enforce animal welfare laws, addressing the gap where animal welfare laws are too often ignored.

Advancing Law for Animals (ALA) is a California-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit law firm specializing in complex, novel issues of animal law. It litigates against government agencies (including the USDA and NIH), universities, and private businesses over the treatment of animals in contexts such as slaughterhouses, research facilities, and airlines, seeking to change law and policy through impact litigation.