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end me your ear, compassionate souls, for I stand before you as a voice for animals, an advocate for those who share this world with us in quiet desperation. The year was 1983, a pivotal moment when the seeds of empathy and justice were sown, birthing In Defense of Animals — a beacon of hope in the relentless fight against cruelty and injustice toward our fellow beings. Imagine, if you will, the myriad lives that have crossed our path, their stories etched in the tapestry of time. Animals who have known suffering beyond measure, trapped in the clutches of human greed and ignorance. It is for them, the forgotten and forsaken, that we rise and roar, a collective force against the tide of apathy. Through the pages of our history, our journey unfolds — a mosaic of battles waged in courtrooms, in streets, and even within the chambers of the heart. Our victories, as bright as the sun breaking through storm clouds, remind us that our efforts do make a difference. The rescued souls, once shadows in cages, now dance with joy in sanctuaries, testament to the change that compassion can enact.

Thank you for your continued support. Without you, none of this would have been possible. Yet, do not be beguiled by our many victories; our mission remains a challenge fraught with thorns. The agonizing cries of animals still echo in factory farms, laboratories, and zoos. The Earth trembles beneath their burden, a weight they should never have to bear. We are their shield, their armor against the onslaught of human indifference. Friends, activists, kindred spirits, I beseech you to heed the call that resonates from the depths of these hearts and souls in need. The march toward animal liberation is far from over. We must band together, stronger and more united than ever, a symphony of compassion that reverberates across mountains and valleys.

Only through compassionate donations are we able to promptly rescue animals from abusive circumstances, deliver vital medical care, and secure them nurturing forever homes.

Our cover star is Ranger. Abandoned in a school playground, he is one of 600 dogs and cats we rescue and rehome every year at our Hope Animal Sanctuary in Mississippi. 1

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So, as you read these lines, remember the animals — the ones who cannot speak our language but communicate through their eyes, their suffering etched upon their very beings. As fellow travelers on this path, let our actions be our megaphone, our dedication our battle cry, echoing through the corridors of change. For every animal who takes their final breath in peace, for every paw that touches grass for the first time, for every heart that swells with empathy, we press forward. Let this be our pact, our unbreakable bond — a promise to fight until the day when all animals, great and small, stand free from the chains of cruelty. With unyielding passion and resolve,

Dr. Marilyn Kroplick, A Fervent Voice In Defense of Animals

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Honoring Dr. Elliot Katz: A Lifelong Defender of Animals Dr. Elliot Katz, the visionary force behind In Defense of Animals, dedicated his life to protecting and advocating for animals. His profound impact on the animal rights movement is immeasurable. Through his tireless efforts, he brought attention to the plight of animals in laboratories, factory farms, and beyond. Dr. Katz’s legacy inspires us to continue his fight for a kinder world, where animals are respected, cherished, and free from harm.

The words, choices and actions we take as animal advocates, animal guardians, and vegans are based on the fact that our fellow sentient beings feel love, joy, pain, and loss and thus deserve to be protected and treated with respect, compassion, consideration, and love. That they are not unfeeling objects, commodities, property, or things to be owned, bought and sold, exploited, and killed for profit, amusement, food, fashion, experimentation, and sport; discarded or killed when they are no longer wanted or useful. — Dr. Elliot M. Katz, DVM, Founder, In Defense of Animals. 4

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Freedom Farms is our brand new animal sanctuary in central California. Set on 44 acres of fields, forest, and a river, it was formerly a celebrity compound for Hollywood royalty; Debbie Reynolds and Star Wars actress, Carrie Fisher. It will become the home headquarters for In Defense of Animals, dedicated to our ideals of defending animals, their advocates, and the planet. It is already home to dozens of animals, some saved from slaughter. Cows, cats, dogs, equines, ducks, and peacocks live happily and peacefully at Freedom Farms, receiving love, care, and veterinary attention. They are free to roam, graze, play, and socialize with their friends… including the native wild deer, ducks, and rabbits! President Dr. Marilyn Kroplick negotiated a generous offer for the San Rafael office, then purchased Freedom Farms from movie director Todd Fisher in December 2022. The sanctuary and refuge spans lush pastures and woods, and features a variety of housing and habitat for animals, including humans!

Our dream is for Freedom Farms to serve as a center for humane education, advocacy, and outreach. It is an ideal place to come for workshops, retreats, and special events focused on positive personal actions to create a compassionate world. We aim to offer tours, events, and volunteer opportunities for people who want to make the world a better place for all animals. Freedom Farms has its own solar farm, and we plan to manage the sanctuary sustainably. Not only are we focusing on low-impact living, we want to regenerate tired soils and become self-sufficient to feed the animals, staff, and guests.

Our mission at Freedom Farms is to rescue and care for animals in need, while promoting animal rights, veganism, and coexistence. We believe that all beings deserve the freedom to live, and to have a safe place to heal from past trauma. Many of our animals were rescued, chose to make the sanctuary their home, or have lived here for generations. We are actively improving our sanctuary and looking for ways to help more needy animals. We are currently fixing up the existing structures on the property such as the barns, sheds, and houses. Our dearest wish right now is to build a shelter for the cows to protect them from the harsh elements. Our mission to heal our broken relationships with other animals, ourselves, and each other couldn’t be more urgent or necessary.

Your collaboration is critical to shape Freedom Farms into a world-leading healing center for animals — including humans. We hope you will join us in our mission to create a more free and compassionate world for all beings at Freedom Farms: your sanctuary in California.

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In Defense of Animals has a remarkable 40-year history, filled with accomplishments and groundbreaking victories for animals. For four decades, our mission has been to defend the rights, welfare, and habitats of animals, elevating their status beyond mere property. Our work spans the globe, from the streets of India and South Korea to rural Mississippi here in the United States. We address cruelty in various forms, from dog and cat markets in Asia to factory farms in the U.S., and so much more.

Inspired by compassionate leaders like Dr. Jane Goodall, Cesar Chavez, and In Defense of Animals founder Dr. Elliot Katz, we have journeyed together with our dedicated supporters, driven by their faith and generosity to make the world a more just and compassionate place for all beings.

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Californians for Responsible Research forms and holds its first meeting following the August 1983 Mobilization for Animals event at UC Davis and other sites.

In Defense of Animals is officially designated as a 501(c)3 nonprofit, making all donations tax-deductible.

The first organized, nonviolent civil disobedience for animals is held at the entrance of the UC Davis Primate Center. Sixteen activists and IDA President Dr. Elliot Katz are arrested and jailed.

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IDA campaigns to prevent state funding of a proposed animal research facility at UC Berkeley in California. The precedentsetting campaign results in a cease and desist order, a fine, and the legislature holding back millions of dollars until major changes in the system and animal care are put in place.

In the U.S., IDA plays a major role in popularizing World Week for Animals in Laboratories, an annual week of civil actions, marches and educational events to expose the terrible suffering occurring in laboratories around the world.

IDA coordinates the largest demonstration to date at the main campus of the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Md. Hundreds of activists assemble to protest the cruelties of maternal deprivation and psychological animal experimentation.

1986

1987

1988

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IDA blocks a new animal laboratory in San Francisco and secures the release of 30 of UC Berkeley’s primate victims to a sanctuary.

Six activists scale a 175 ft. crane on a UC Berkeley construction site and occupy it for a week, gaining international press coverage and public awareness about the university’s underground animal research facility.

IDA brings national attention to chimpanzee addiction experiments at Emory University’s Yerkes Primate Center in Atlanta. Three activists scale a building on the campus and unfurl a giant banner that reads “Save the Yerkes Chimps.”

IDA prevents the U.S. Army from breaking the legs of 120 retired racing greyhounds and secures their release. Collaborations with IDA end head crash experiments on cats and block the U.S. Navy’s plans to use dolphin soldiers.

1989

1990

IDA saves 150,000 baby seals from being slaughtered in South Africa and wins the freedom of 42 additional retired racing greyhounds. IDA begins a high-profile campaign to end Procter & Gamble’s hideous animal testing. Twenty-five thousand people attend the 1990 March for the Animals in Washington, D.C., initiated and cosponsored by IDA.

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IDA gains the freedom of 180 beagles scheduled to be killed and dissected by UC Davis veterinary students. In Defense of Animals

Cesar Chavez, founder of the Farm Workers Union, accepts a Lifetime Achievement Award from IDA and makes a precedent-setting speech for animal rights.

IDA begins working with Korean activists and organizations to end the dog and cat meat trade. A plan to allow bowhunting of Tule elk at Point Reyes National Seashore is blocked by IDA and replaced with a contraceptive program.

IDA spearheads the rescue of hundreds of frightened and injured dogs and cats after a devastating firestorm in Berkeley and Oakland in California.

IDA opens its first sanctuary. In rural Mississippi, Project Hope conducts investigations and gives sanctuary to severely abused, neglected and abandoned animals.

Thousands of ground squirrels on California’s Concord Naval Weapons Base are saved from poisoning by IDA.

IDA President Dr. Elliot Katz travels to Washington, D.C. Legislation follows, calling for increased use of non-animal technologies by the military.

IDA and partners prevent the import of four wild orca whales captured during a dolphin slaughter in Japan, and an IDA investigator cuts free 40 captured dolphins.

1992

1993

1994

IDA’s Project Hope files 167 counts of animal cruelty against a puppy mill in Paris, Miss., and rescues 153 starving hens from an abandoned egg farm.

IDA files a formal complaint with the National Institutes of Health and the USDA about the notorious Coulston Foundation’s terrible history of animal cruelty and abuse. The USDA responds by filing formal charges against the Coulston Foundation in New Mexico. The decade-long campaign will eventually save the lives of the chimpanzees and close down the foundation.

IDA starts coordinating Fur Free Friday, an annual day of protest against the fur industry, rescues 86 large exotic animals, and prevents a buffalo hunt in New Mexico.

IDA and partners block the Walt Disney Company’s plans to capture and import elephants, hippos and rhinos from South Africa.

1995

1996

1997

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IDA saves cats from experiments at Rockefeller University in New York and shuts down an Oregon laboratory testing on dogs from shelters.

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Boeing Corporation starts a trapneuter-release program saving hundreds of cats from being killed in Long Beach, Calif. IDA cancels an Arizona hunting competition that would have killed up to 1,000 bobcats, coyotes, cougars and foxes in a single weekend.

IDA’s Director of Research testifies before Congress, calling for chimpanzee experiments to end.

IDA helps pass Taiwan’s first law protecting homeless dogs from cruelty and abuse.

IDA Africa’s Sanaga-Yong Sanctuary is developed deep in the forests of Cameroon as a sanctuary for chimpanzee victims of the bushmeat trade.

Activists barricade themselves inside the UC Berkeley clock tower, and IDA hangs a banner that reads, “End Vivisection, Animal Liberation.”

IDA wins another landmark victory when the Coulston Foundation is forced to surrender 300 of its 650 chimpanzees.

Boulder, Colo., becomes the first city to introduce the term “guardian” into all its animal-related ordinances. It’s the first brick in the road of IDA’s Guardian Campaign to legally establish animals as more than mere property.

1998

1999

2000

IDA helps end canned hunts in the state of Oregon.

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IDA ends hideous brain cancer experiments on beagle puppies in Arizona. Twenty-two survivors are transferred to loving homes.

Project Hope shuts down two Missississippi puppy mills.

An exposé by IDA results in the transfer of 22 monkeys to sanctuaries and zoos who had been driven insane in gruesome psychotropic drug experiments in Oregon.

IDA’s nine-year campaign to close the infamous Coulston Foundation, once the largest chimpanzee research center in the world, comes to a successful conclusion with the forced bankruptcy of the foundation. Hundreds of chimpanzees and monkeys are saved from the horrors of vivisection.

IDA President Dr. Elliot Katz is inducted into the Animal Rights Hall of Fame.

2001

2002

2003

IDA initiates its campaign to fight for elephants in zoos and frees six elephants from zoos and circuses to sanctuaries in the next 10 years.

IDA releases its first-ever annual list of the 10 Worst Zoos for Elephants in North America, which will raise awareness about elephant abuse in zoos to hundreds of thousands of people. IDA and partners file a lawsuit against Sonoma Foie Gras that leads to a later ban on foie gras production in California. Criminal animal cruelty charges are filed against an animal research facility for the first time in U.S. history, thanks to IDA information.

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IDA deploys a front-line animal rescue response to Hurricane Katrina. Through a lawsuit, IDA prevents the U.S. Forest Service from brutally removing 350 wild horses from public lands.

James Bond actor Sir Roger Moore helps IDA fight goose abuse by narrating a video of foie gras production, prompting a sales ban in Chicago.

IDA partners with IDA India to expand ambulance services and veterinary care for the street animals of Mumbai, India.

IDA charges U.S. zoos with violating the federal Animal Welfare Act by confining elephants, which leads to severe foot and leg infections and premature deaths.

2005

2006

IDA cancels the roundup of hundreds of wild horses by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service at the Sheldon National Wildlife Refuge in Nevada.

IDA rescues 100 homeless cats and kittens at New York’s JFK airport, and IDA India stops an equine flu epidemic, saving hundreds of horses’ lives. An IDA coalition files a groundbreaking petition to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to mandate non-animal tests for medical drugs and devices.

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The 112-year-old Schumacher Fur Salon in Portland, Ore. is permanently closed after a year of demonstrations.

IDA coordinates demonstrations to stop the slaughter of thousands of dolphins at Japanese consulates in San Francisco, Los Angeles, and Portland, Ore.

IDA investigative work and IDA supporters’ efforts help seize elephants Tina and Jewel from a former circus worker. They are taken into custody and eventually transferred to the San Diego Zoo for much-needed veterinary care.

2007

2008

2009

IDA successfully moves lone elephant Maggie from Alaska Zoo to PAWS sanctuary.

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With several partners, IDA rescues 118 beagles and 55 monkeys from a toxicology laboratory in Oxford, N.J., and saves 11 horses from neglect and starvation.

IDA rescues 12 dogs and one cat from South Korea and rehomes them in the U.S. In Brazil, IDA partners with Kinship Circle to aid animal victims of flash flooding and giant landslides.

Dr. Elliot Katz appoints Dr. Marilyn Kroplick to head IDA. She continues to lead the organization according to Dr. Katz’s founding principles while developing forward-thinking programs that are essential to support and grow the animal rights movement.

Over 2,000 dogs and cats are spayed and neutered, and another 2,000 receive veterinary care for their wounds and injuries by IDA India. To educate young people, IDA India creates the “Compassionate Children’s Club.”

Richmond City Council in California ends the sale of live birds at its farmer’s market after an IDA co-organized campaign.

IDA holds a press conference after a mountain lion is fatally shot in Santa Monica, Calif., urging collaboration between wildlife agencies and local experts to prevent killings. In 2013, a law is passed mandating just that.

2010

2011

2012

Ringling Bros. Barnum and Bailey Circus retires its elephants following years of IDA protesting their brutal treatment. In 2017, it shut down for good. IDA successfully advocates for the third statewide ivory ban, in California.

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Homeless animals in Mumbai, India get a night ambulance service, a new blind ward for sightless strays, and spay/ neuter field hospitals, thanks to IDA’s partnership with IDA India.

IDA plays a leading role in successfully retiring Toronto Zoo’s three elephants to sanctuary.

Hundreds of cats and dogs, as well as 19 horses, are saved by Hope Animal Sanctuary.

IDA helps ban the sale of dogs, cats and rabbits in San Diego pet stores, plus a West Hollywood ordinance prohibiting exotic animal performances in circuses.

IDA launches the Sustainable Activism campaign to empower animal activists and prevent burnout while promoting empathy for all beings.

IDA launches the Animal Activist Helpline and offers webinars to support activists who fight on the front lines.

2013

2014

2015

IDA builds alliances with local groups in Asia, amplifying their voices in the fight to end the dog and cat meat trade.

IDA launches 10 Worst Tanks for Dolphins and Whales in North America, which helps secure California’s Orca Protection Act. IDA partners with Jindo Love Rescue to save five dogs from the brink of death in South Korea and send two dog meat survivors to their happily ever after at Hope Animal Sanctuary. Thirty-one dogs living at Hope Animal Sanctuary are successfully treated for heartworm and given a new lease on life. IDA fights and wins against “ag-gag” laws in Australia, protecting the right to expose animal abuse in farming.

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Mexico City bans dolphinariums, citing IDA’s work. At Vancouver Aquarium, whale and dolphin shows are halted, and beluga whale imports ended after IDA exposes cruelty. An IDA investigation into the chicken industry exposes the free-range myth and is reported by news media around the world.

Essential renovations take place at 25-year-old Hope Animal Sanctuary, thanks to IDA supporters. These upgrades will continue to allow the sanctuary to provide protection and rehabilitation to thousands of abused, neglected and cast-off animals in the Deep South.

Gov. Jerry Brown signs a historic law to protect captive elephants from brutal bullhook abuse in California with the support of thousands of IDA members.

In Mississippi, IDA rescues four neglected horses in dire need of medical attention and posts a reward offer to catch a man who poisoned six family dogs, which leads to his capture and trial.

With the support of Dr. Marc Bekoff, IDA establishes World Zoothanasia Day to honor the death of Packy the elephant at Oregon Zoo, and later places the zoo in the 10 Worst Zoos Hall of Shame for repeated failures.

2016

2017

2018

After being shamed on the 10 Worst Zoos list and years of persuasion, Oregon Zoo ceases using bullhooks and stops forcing elephants to perform tricks. IDA leads the way to passing California’s historic fur sales ban by revealing the fur industry’s absurd and bogus ‘humane’ certification program in the San Francisco Chronicle. IDA joins Korean activists to seize a dog meat truck in South Korea, saving 28 dogs from slaughter during Boknal dog meat-eating days. After receiving thousands of emails from IDA supporters, Baskin Robbins begins serving two new delicious vegan ice cream flavors.

2019

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IDA begins a campaign to save Tule elk dying of thirst in Point Reyes National Seashore. Despite a pandemic, IDA continues to rescue dogs from slaughterhouses in South Korea and empties an entire kill shelter to prevent dogs from falling prey to dog meat buyers. IDA donors allow us to defy travel chaos and keep flying survivors to their loving homes.

Dr. Elliot Katz passes away, leaving the organization and animal rights movement in mourning. San Francisco Chronicle and Los Angeles Times highlight his life and many trailblazing achievements. IDA permanently shuts down an illegal dog meat farm with its South Korean partner Jindo Love Rescue and saves 16 dogs plus seven puppies who are later born. IDA fights for justice for a cat colony gunned down in the Bay Area and launches a national community cats program.

IDA’s fur coalition teams up with Ricky Gervais and wins fur-free pledges from Nordstrom and Sephora.

A pending transfer of two elephants between the top two worst zoos is canceled following exposure by IDA.

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Dr. Marilyn Kroplick buys Freedom Farms in Creston, Calif., to become a sanctuary for animals and humans. IDA supporters generously support animal victims of war in Ukraine, providing vital aid for over 100 animals. A fire at our Korean dog meat partner’s rescue center in South Korea claims the lives of 20 dogs. IDA supporters band together to rebuild and resume rescue operations. Moby and Ricky Gervais help launch the 10 Worst Zoos list. Zoo Knoxville retires its three elephants to a sanctuary.

IDA and partners save 26 dogs living in deplorable conditions and facing a horrific fate from an illegal dog meat farm in South Korea. Noah the calf is born during a storm at Freedom Farms and becomes a symbol of hope for the new sanctuary. Comedian and author Bill Maher endorses IDA’s 10 Worst Zoos for Elephants list.

After Billie Eilish supports IDA’s campaign with Panda Voices, Memphis Zoo finally agrees to return two suffering giant pandas to China.

Colorado passes unprecedented legislation to protect wild horses after pressure from IDA supporters and partner organizations.

2022

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IMPACT Overview

40 100S 100% years of service to animals

of victories

commitment to maximize every cent of your hard-earned donation 25

Campaigns

celebrity endorsements

115

hard-hitting campaigns

action alerts to decision-makers

Supporters

225

countries represented

1.8 million

91,000

action alert signers

emails sent to decision-makers

250,000

supporters

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Reach

1,500 487,000 news reports

social media followers *all figures are annual unless otherwise stated

IDA Gives Chained Animals a New Lease on Life Across the world, millions of dogs and other animals endure almost their entire lives restricted outdoors on chains or ropes. These dangerous restraints lead to a host of welfare issues, and can end in death. In Defense of Animals helps end the nightmare for chained animals. We have rescued hundreds of chained and tethered dogs, horses and even cats in the Deep South. In Defense of Animals organizes seizures and placements of individuals in imminent danger. We work directly with guardians to help educate them about the cruelty and dangers of chaining and provide assistance. We raise public awareness about tethering at every opportunity. Our Break the Chains campaign also cooperates with a network of advocates to pass animal tethering restrictions.

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GOALS: ⊙ It costs around $650 to unchain a dog, including an investigation, engaging law enforcement, working with the justice system, plus veterinary and foster care. ⊙ Our annual cost to fund this program is $46,800.

★ Every year, we unchain scores of dogs in Mississippi and find them loving forever homes. ★ We regularly organize rescues of tethered and neglected horses with law enforcement and partner organizations. ★ In Defense of Animals encourages the enforcement of tethering laws and seeks justice for animals killed by chaining. 26

IDA Protects Community Cats Perfectly healthy cats across the country are being trapped and killed in misguided attempts to manage community cat populations. Free-roaming cats are widely misunderstood, and often fall victim to deadly human ignorance and intolerance. In Defense of Animals is challenging the outdated “feral cat” paradigm, and encouraging communities away from trapand-kill in favor of trap-neuter-return. We support humane and effective community cat management programs that undertake life-saving trap-neuter-return, and strive to protect community cats and their outdoor homes.

IMPACT: ★ We have fought cat killing plans in Australia, Mongolia, Hawaii and in the mainland U.S. ★ Every year, we provide critical medical care and spay/neuter surgeries to hundreds of homeless cats in Mississippi and India. ★ Our collaboration with Torre Argentina in Italy gives shelter and veterinary care to around 200 homeless cats and spay/neuter services to 5,000 cats annually.

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GOALS: To raise our annual community cat budget of

$40,000 which directly aids hundreds of homeless cats in need of critical veterinary care and vital spay/neuter services to prevent suffering: ⊙ Raise $17,400 to support cats in Mississippi, U.S. ⊙ Raise $11,880 to support homeless cats in Mumbai, India.

⊙ Raise $10,675 to support cats in Rome, Italy.

IDA Fights for Captive Animal Freedom We work towards a world where animals are free from capture, breeding, sale, performance, and other exploitation. Our mission is to evolve beyond using animals for entertainment. We focus on advocacy for individuals as well as systemic change, taking on zoos, circuses, marine parks, and the pet trade.

GOAL: ⊙ $250 funds the cost of an entire demonstration which advances public and political will to free an imprisoned animal.

We aim to reduce the degree and quantity of captive animal suffering, with our ultimate goal to end their exploitation. Our public education about the plight of captive animals raises awareness and shifts public perception of exploitative zoos, marine parks and petting farms. We work to end animal captivity in zoos, marine parks, circuses and the pet trade and champion their release to sanctuaries.

IMPACT: In the past year alone, we have achieved a great deal for captive animals: ★ Memphis Zoo sent abused panda YaYa back to her homeland in China. ★ Won support from celebrities such as Ricky Gervais, Billie Eilish and Richa Moorjani, and generated hundreds of thousands of emails to decision makers. ★ Held eye-catching demonstrations for suffering animals like Rocky the coyote and Spur the tortoise in the Chicago area. ★ Secured sanctuary homes for many animals from a New Jersey petting zoo. ★ Partnered with Los Angeles Alliance for Animals to shut down neglectful Griffith Park Pony Rides & Petting Zoo.

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IDA Fights for a World Where Dolphins & Whales Are Protected & Respected In Defense of Animals is bringing about a world where dolphins, whales and their natural ecosystems are protected and respected, instead of exploited. Dolphins and whales, collectively called cetaceans, are some of Earth’s most remarkably sentient beings. Yet they are being slaughtered for food and taken from the wild for lifetimes of confinement. We defend cetaceans by campaigning to keep them in the wild where they belong, and work to close existing captive display facilities and replace them with sea sanctuaries where animals can live out their lives in peace.

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IMPACT: GOAL: ⊙ $250 puts on an impactful demonstration where marine park and aquarium attendees can learn about the cruelty of cetacean captivity and help shift public perception about this exploitative industry.

★ 2017: Mexico City bans dolphinariums, and the Vancouver Parks Board votes to immediately stop all whale and dolphin performances and end beluga whale imports. IDA’s 10 Worst Tanks list is instrumental in both. ★ 2022: Iceland ends its whale hunts after being bombarded by thousands of emails from In Defense of Animals supporters. Sadly, it later backslides. ★ 2023: IDA launches a campaign to stop lobster fishing, which entangles and kills endangered North Atlantic Right Whales.

IDA Provides a Lifeline When Disaster Strikes In Defense of Animals plays a crucial role in times of crisis, providing essential aid and support. Through the generous contributions of our donors, we have been able to extend assistance during various critical situations for many years, including the Ukraine War, devastating hurricanes Harvey and Katrina, and during California’s wildfires. With your continued help we ensure relief and care for animals affected by these events.

GOAL: ⊙ Replenish our disaster relief fund to at least

$50,000 so we are poised to aid animals fleeing disasters.

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IMPACT: ★ 2017: IDA helps evacuate horses in Orange County, Calif. and coordinates aid to displaced and injured animals in Northern California. ★ 2020: IDA and partner organizations save countless animal lives from a hurricane in Louisiana, an earthquake in Haiti, and wildfires on the west coast. ★ 2022: Our partnership with a veterinarian in Kyiv, Ukraine continues to be essential in rescuing and aiding shell-shocked animals made homeless through bombing, abandonment and death of their guardians.

IDA Has a Proven Commitment to Ending Elephant Captivity Elephants are highly complex, social animals. In the wild, they live in extended family groups and form lifelong bonds. In Defense of Animals’ goal is to end elephant exploitation through eliminating demand for elephant captivity in zoos, as well as their capture or killing in the wild. We work to heighten public awareness and inspire action to save elephants from lifetimes in captivity. Our annual 10 Worst Zoos for Elephants list exposes zoo failings and raises the profile of captive elephant suffering. Our efforts have aided in the decision by 34 zoos to permanently close their elephant exhibits and helped to release a number of elephants to sanctuary.

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IMPACT: ★ 2019: After years of persuasion, the Oregon Zoo ceases using bullhooks and stops forcing the elephants to perform tricks after being shamed on the 10 Worst Zoos list. ★ 2021: IDA’s 10 Worst Zoos list highlights the cruelty of transfer abuse, and a pending transfer of two elephants between the top two worst zoos is canceled. ★ 2022: Moby and Ricky Gervais help launch the 10 Worst Zoos list, which reveals how zoos cause brain damage to elephants. Zoo Knoxville retires its three elephants to a sanctuary. 31

GOAL: ⊙ Raise $1,500 to fund zoo research and support campaigns to free individual elephants like Billy in the Los Angeles Zoo or Chendra from Oregon Zoo by producing fliers and signs for demonstrations.

IDA Is Fighting for Tule Elk Survival There are only around 5,700 rare, native Tule elk left on Earth. Yet hundreds of elk are dying, by design, at Point Reyes National Seashore due to private ranching. A fence built to prevent them from competing with cows for vegetation and water is killing elk by thirst and hunger. Leading surges of action with like-minded citizen activists and organizations, In Defense of Animals has turned the tide of public opinion and gotten the National Park Service to reverse a 45year policy of confining the Tule elk. We organize high-profile demonstrations, we speak for the Tule elk at key meetings, and during droughts, we organize, lead and support daring, caring activists to bring water to sustain them.

GOALS: ⊙ $10,000 funds a big, daring billboard in the busy San Francisco Bay Area to press for the removal of private ranching operations from this public national park. ⊙ $1,300 funds 1,000 bumper stickers to show widespread support for the Tule elk to local decision-makers.

We won’t stop until we free the vulnerable Tule elk at one of their most protected sanctuaries, by ousting commercial cattle operations.

IMPACT: ★ 2021: IDA reveals the extent of Tule elk deaths and forces the National Park Service to provide water. ★ 2022: Actor Peter Coyote records his first PSA for IDA revealing harsh conditions for elk. ★ 2023: The National Park Service formally proposes removing the deadly, 3-mile-long Tule Elk Reserve fence and begins a process to do so.

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IDA Fights To End Cowboy Cruelty Peering beyond the glittering veneer of rodeos, we confront a sobering reality. Horses, bulls, mother cows, and calves are thrust into a distressing ordeal, marked by fear, pain and desperate attempts to escape. Tender young calves are forcibly torn from their mothers for calf-roping, subjected to electric shocks and violent halts that shatter their bodies. Their moms endure terror and intrusion of their intimate body parts in the name of amusement. For over 40 years, we’ve challenged cruelty, ignited change, and envisioned a future free from rodeo brutality. Your support fuels our mission, making you a beacon of hope for animals in need. Join us in shaping a world where empathy triumphs over suffering, where kindness reigns. Together, we stand as a testament to four decades of unwavering dedication. 33

IMPACT: ★ 2021: Following an IDA alert, Disney quietly cancels the development of a film glorifying rodeo violence that could have had disastrous consequences for animals. ★ 2022: Wild cow milking is banned from rodeos in unincorporated Alameda County, ending the dangerous abuse of mother cows at the infamous Rowell Ranch Rodeo.

GOAL: ⊙ $250 puts on an impactful demonstration where journalists and rodeo supporters can learn about the inherent cruelty of rodeos and help shift public perception about this abusive industry.

In Defense of Animals Works To Protect Farmed Animals Animals raised for food are among the least-protected animals across the globe. They are denied the same legal protection from cruelty as dogs or cats, despite sharing the same capacity to suffer. We protect farmed animals by lobbying for legal change, pressuring major food supply chains to make plant-based meals available and inspiring cruelty-free lifestyle choices.

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We have helped thousands of animals and humans through our farmed animal advocacy and vegan programs such as Carnivores Anonymous. Our free 12-Step program was developed by In Defense of Animals President and board-certified psychiatrist, Dr. Marilyn Kroplick. We help people maintain optimum health, lose weight, reverse chronic illness and tackle food addiction while adopting a plant-based diet.

GOALS:

IMPACT:

⊙ To provide 5,000 copies of our Vegan Starter Guide which costs $13,300.

★ 1000s of Vegan Starter Guides provided to the plant-curious.

⊙ To raise $2,000 to continue each of our vegan food giveaways which provide people in need with food and showcase delicious plant-based diets. ⊙ $250 for demonstrations to oppose octopus farming, a new farmed animal industry that is being rapidly developed and is a disaster for animals and the environment.

★ Dozens of meetings held with vegan doctors, chefs and health coaches. ★ Coalition efforts led New Jersey to ban extreme pig and calf confinement in 2023. ★ Our partnership with the Educated Choices Program has introduced compassionate dietary changes and their impact on animals and our planet to 3 million students in 38 countries. 34

IDA Gets Respect for Fish

IMPACT:

Fish are one of the most abused groups of animals on the planet. Despite irrefutable scientific evidence that fish feel pain, many animal cruelty laws don’t apply to fish. As a result, they are killed by the trillions in the food sector, the pet trade, laboratories, and blood sports.

★ 2020: IDA launches the first-ever Respect for Fish Day with over 120 partners.

We advocate against fish abuse in all sectors, and to spread awareness that they are sentient beings who experience pain and joy. We plan to strengthen our coalition of advocacy groups to create a united front against fish issues. Our firm foundation will springboard future efforts to protect fish and improve their legal status.

★ 2022: IDA activists clean up dangerous discarded fishing gear in Los Angeles.

★ 2021: IDA exposes the damaging aquarium trade with fellow ocean advocates by screening “The Dark Hobby” film and co-hosting talks with “My Octopus Teacher” producers.

★ 2023: With partners and mermaids, IDA dishes out 300 vegan fishless tacos.

GOAL: ⊙ $2,000 provides vegan fishless food for hundreds of people inspiring them to care about these misunderstood animals and the waters where they live.

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IDA Works To End The Cruel Fur Trade Each year, fur farms around the world kill more than 100 million animals — including over two million dogs and cats. Millions more animals are victims of trapping, caught in the wild using spring traps that crush bone and tear muscle. Consumers need to know the incredible amount of suffering in each piece of fur. The fur trade will end only when consumers refuse to buy or wear animal fur of any kind. In the U.S., there are no federal protections for the millions of rabbits, foxes, mink, chinchillas, and other animals confined in fur farms. The fur industry remains completely self-regulated.

IMPACT: ★ 2020: IDA’s fur coalition teams up with Ricky Gervais, making strides with legislators, and winning fur-free pledges from major retailers including Nordstrom and Sephora. ★ 2021: IDA’s fur campaign continues to clock up wins, with an unprecedented number of leading fashion brands going fur-free! ★ 2022: Dolce & Gabbana becomes the latest major fashion label to ban fur. IDA launches official Fur-Free Retailer stickers for Fur Free Friday, enabling retailers to advertise their fur-free merchandise. With local activists, IDA protests fur trapping in N.H.

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GOAL: ⊙ To raise $1,300 to reach 1,000 fur-free retailers with our window clings. Our eye-catching design builds the case for local bans on fur sales and encourages shoppers to make animal-friendly choices.

IDA Protects Geese From Cullings, Roundups & Cruelty Whenever anyone complains about goose poop in their community, the property owner’s answer is usually a death sentence for these beautiful, sensitive birds. When geese are removed or rounded up, parents are separated from their babies, and they desperately call out for each other. Every year, many thousands of geese are brutally killed in gas chambers even though more effective alternatives can be used that help geese and humans. In Defense of Animals established the National Goose Protection Coalition in 2019 to protect geese by raising awareness of how humans and geese can coexist peacefully. We provide nonlethal goose conflict solutions via our expert mentors and virtual presentations, raise awareness about goose sentience and debunk myths about goose behavior and biology, actively prevent and stop goose roundups, and expose corruption and waste of funds from goose roundups. Shutterstock

IMPACT:

GOALS:

Our lifesaving National Goose Protection Coalition has:

⊙ $10,000 funds habitat modification such as planting riparian buffers.

★ saved 30 geese from being painfully gassed to death in Gloucester County, N.J.

⊙ $5,000 for legal injunctions to cancel killing contracts.

★ won a killing reprieve for geese in Bloomsburg, Penn. ★ saved 100 Canada geese in Foster City, Calif. ★ spared baby geese in Surfside Beach, S.C.

IDA Works to Change the Way We Think & Speak About Animals In Defense of Animals’ Founder, Dr. Elliot Katz, launched the Guardian Campaign to liberate animals from systemic cruelty. Updating our language is an easy step to take that has a meaningful impact for animals, elevating them to their rightful status of living beings who merit consideration and basic rights. Animals are not property or commodities, they are individual, sentient beings who deserve compassion, understanding, respect and rights. We invite you to disavow the term “owner” and adopt “guardian” instead, along with referring to animals by name, or “he,” “she,” “who,” or “they,” as appropriate — never as “it.”

IMPACT: ★ 22 locations in North America have updated their language to respect animals including San Francisco and West Hollywood, Calif. as well as the entire state of Rhode Island. ★ Over 1,500 people have signed our Guardian Pledge.

GOAL: ⊙ $350 sends guidelines to media outlets showing them how to use respectful, animal-positive language.

IDA Gets Justice for Abused Animals Animal cruelty has no boundaries, whether through neglect or intentional acts of violence against animals. Our Justice for Animals campaign — led by IDA founding member, Doll Stanley — rises to the challenge to promote an environment in which just laws for animals are enacted and enforced. For over 30 years, we have forged strong coalitions in the Deep South that incorporate law enforcement, judges, prosecuting attorneys, humane representatives and citizens. Together, we pass stronger laws, work with law enforcement to leverage existing animal laws, provide guidance in investigating cruelty complaints, establish resources to address cruelty cases, organize hundreds of rescues and empower future generations of caring individuals. We’ve filed hundreds of animal cruelty cases in Mississippi, and had more successfully prosecuted than any other organization. Our cases have directly led to improved animal protection laws to deter crimes against animals.

IMPACT: ★ 2021: Abusers get maximum sentences and animal survivors get the happilyever-after they deserve — including an intentionally-burned puppy. Justice is upheld in a horrifying dogfighting case thanks to a law Doll helped form. ★ 2022: Buddy’s Law finally passes in Mississippi, ensuring children who torture animals will receive counseling and treatment. Doll gets justice for many abused animals, including bestiality victims. ★ 2023: Doll coordinates a rescue of 73 abandoned dogs. She fights in court to see justice for the victims, including 70 others who perished. 39

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GOAL: ⊙ $1,500 funds vital training materials with current animal laws and handling protocols for law enforcement.

IDA Supports Animal Activists Animal cruelty inflicts trauma on animals and humans who care about them. Defending animals can put people at odds with their families, communities and society. In Defense of Animals offers physical, emotional and spiritual support to sustain the vital work of animal rescuers and advocates. Our Sustainable Activism campaign helps animal activists overcome stress, burnout, compassion fatigue and trauma. We offer a support line, support group, resource list, webinars, healing retreats, vegan spirituality online gatherings, and religion-specific vegan advocacy kits from our Interfaith Vegan Coalition. We are building a caring, resilient culture that enables selfcare, promotes mental health, and keeps hope for animals alive.

GOALS: ⊙ $5,000 supports an animal ethics track and vegan food at the Parliament of the World’s Religions. Fluffy Butt Rescue

⊙ $2,500 expands our activist support services into a global network.

IMPACT: ★ 2021: IDA features Black vegan activists making history for Activist Appreciation Month, co-hosts a vegan spirituality retreat at Unity Village, and bequeathes the first Homo Ahimsa Award to activists promoting vegan values. ★ 2022: Hundreds of activists get burnout support through IDA’s Support Line and Support Groups. IDA’s Interfaith Vegan Coalition presents “The Golden Rule and Animals” to a global audience for Golden Rule Day. ★ 2023: IDA awards grants to the Black Vegan Experience and Atlas Vegan Community School in Uganda. Our Interfaith Vegan Coalition promotes animal ethics to 7,000 attendees at the Parliament of the World’s Religions. 40

IDA Advocates for a New Era of Progressive & Humane Research From the shadows of laboratories, In Defense of Animals brings to light the excruciating ordeals animals endure – monkeys confined, dogs and cats exposed to toxins, and countless mice and rats trapped in pain. Scientific progress has exposed numerous pitfalls in animal experimentation yet still, it persists. Milestones like the 2002 closure of the infamous Coulston Foundation and the recent passing of the FDA Modernization Act, which eliminates the requirement for animal testing in new drug development, stand as testaments to our triumphs. In unwavering opposition, we confront mass killings in university labs, while World Week for Animals in Laboratories gives voice to their silent suffering. Together, we can continue making a real impact for animals tortured in laboratories and shift cruel, outdated testing to humane, modern research.

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IMPACT: GOAL: ⊙ $150 funds one reusable dissection kit, sparing frogs and students the horror of animal experimentation.

In Defense of Animals supporters make a real impact for animals in laboratories, sending thousands of emails and funding our work to help secure key victories: ★ 2020: IDA partners with SynDaver to bring cruelty-free dissection to schools. ★ 2023: The FDA Modernization Act 2.0 becomes law, ending required animal testing in drug development. ★ 2023: New York becomes the tenth U.S. state to ban cruel animal cosmetics tests.

IDA Protects Wild Animals & the Environment

IMPACT: ★ 2021: IDA helps to ban wildlife killing contests in Maryland.

Wild animals face cruel treatment and killing in wild and urban areas. Much of the precious habitat — which is vital for wild animal survival — has already been taken by humans, and the pace is accelerating. Hundreds of species including coyotes, birds, black bears, beavers, porcupines, river otters, mountain lions, and wolves face additional threats from hunting, trapping and fishing, or human conflicts in urban areas. In Defense of Animals protects wild animals. We counter misinformation spread by those who exploit wild lands and animals. We demand that federal agencies carry out their duty to protect and preserve wild animals and their habitats. With a coalition of animal welfare groups, conservationists, and environmentalists, we propose humane, science-based solutions that allow wild animals and humans to coexist.

★ 2021: IDA supporters successfully lobby legislators to restore endangered species protections and pass a law to save Arctic animals. ★ 2021: IDA invests in two major projects to support cougar coexistence in Los Angeles and blocks a destructive disc golf course in California. ★ 2022: With help from IDA supporters, California passes key laws to protect great white sharks and other wild animals. Some federal protections are restored for gray wolves.

GOALS: ⊙ $4,000 funds the installation of a beaver deceiver to prevent bounties on beavers. ⊙ $750 supports lobster advocacy materials to stop lobsterboil fundraisers. Shutterstock

IDA Protects Wild Horses & Burros

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Mustangs are under attack. Wild horses endure dangerous and heartwrenching roundups. Torn from their families and their homes, they are sold in terrifying auctions that sometimes lead to slaughter. Our mission is to halt the roundups and spare wild equids from slaughter and extinction.

★ Working with other advocates and wild horse and burro organizations, In Defense of Animals has prevented brutal roundups of mustangs and returned wild horses to the range.

In Defense of Animals stands as a steadfast protector of wild horses and burros. As these magnificent beings face an imminent threat to their existence, we lead the charge in securing their survival. We’ve saved countless lives and contributed to pivotal legislative strides. We are diligently advocating in Congress for laws that will end costly and inhumane helicopter roundups and barbaric sterilizations, and halt the export of U.S. horses for slaughter. Join us in our mission to ensure these remarkable beings continue to grace our landscapes, inspiring generations with their timeless spirit of freedom.

★ Recently, we won a groundbreaking law in Colorado which prioritizes retaining healthy wild horse herds, reducing costly, destructive and ineffective roundups.

GOALS: ⊙ $3,000 funds professional footage with highpowered lenses of wild-horse roundups. ⊙ $500 sends IDA staff to document wild-horse roundups on the front lines.

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SANCTUARIES & PARTNERSHIPS ANNUAL IMPACT

IDA India permanent cat residents, including 6 blind cats lifesaving surgeries & postoperative care

permanent dog residents, including 18 blind dogs

11,000

homeless dogs & 1,800 cats spayed/neutered

Hope Animal Sanctuary

horse permanent residents

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dogs & cats spayed/neutered

dog permanent residents

500

abused cats & dogs rescued/rehomed

Jindo Love Rescue

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dog meat farm shut down

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IDA Works to End the Dog & Cat Meat Trade Although it’s a minority practice, millions of dogs are brutally slaughtered for their meat every year across Asia. Dogs are stolen, raised in dire conditions in farms and backyards, or “adopted” from kill shelters. Cats are also killed and eaten, in smaller numbers. In Defense of Animals works with Asian activists to save lives and end the killing. We campaign for dog meat bans wherever the dog meat trade still exists, through independent initiatives as well as our new Global Anti-Dog Meat Coalition. We educate, advocate and eliminate the market for dog meat through political, celebrity and community pressure campaigns. Our vision is to ensure dogs and cats all over the world are seen as loving and protected friends, not food.

IMPACT: ★ We’ve shut down illegal dog meat farms and rescued over 1,200 of dogs from the meat trade since 2017 with our Korean partner, Jindo Love Rescue. ★ In Defense of Animals is supporting the rescue and care of dogs and cats from meat markets in Yulin. ★ Dog meat demand is declining, and being banned in many cities, regions and provinces in Asia.

GOALS: ⊙ $2,500 funds a celebrity billboard campaign to build support for a dog meat ban in South Korea. ⊙ $2,000 funds the entire cost to save one dog from the slaughterhouse.

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We Give Hope to Abused Animals in the Deep South In 1993, In Defense of Animals established Hope Animal Sanctuary in rural Mississippi to provide a means of rescue and refuge for animal victims of abuse and neglect. In a region devoid of animal shelters and other vital animal control services, our sanctuary is critical in providing hope for animals suffering in the Deep South. Our main focus is to rescue, rehabilitate and rehome dogs and cats suffering from starvation, disease, violent abuse and extreme neglect. Our animals live in a “neighborhood” of 20 tiny houses with climate control and secure outdoor access to play and relax. Dogs and cats live in small groups with each other instead of being kept alone. All our rescued animals receive outstanding veterinary care and are spayed or neutered. Our dedicated caregivers give them love and get them ready for adoption.

IMPACT: ★ Every year, we work with partners to rescue and place more than 600 dogs and cats in loving homes in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, and New Hampshire. ★ As well as rehoming animals, we also provide a lifelong home at the sanctuary for animals who need special care, including three horses and 10 dogs.

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GOALS: Animal rescues are currently under extreme pressure and brimming full. Nonetheless, we aim to continue rescuing and rehoming hundreds of animals. We cannot give up on them. ⊙ Our dearest wish is to establish a spay and neuter program to prevent animals being born into suffering which will cost $15,600 annually. ⊙ Our horse residents currently need a new shelter and fencing which will cost $55,000 to replace. 46

We’re Saving Thousands of Lives in India What we’ve accomplished together with IDA India since partnering in 2005 is simply incredible. Every year, we aid over 25,000 animals! Many are homeless, while others have caretakers who want to ensure that they get the help they need. Countless individuals we treat are suffering from injuries, illnesses or cruelty and wouldn’t survive without our intervention. Despite the challenges we’ve faced, from needing to replace ambulances and upgrade equipment, to annual monsoons that can be devastating, we’re dedicated to continuing our work to rescue and help as many animals as we can, and seek to inspire compassion toward them.

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GOAL: ⊙ We urgently need to raise $12,000 to buy our own X-ray machine. We want to be able to provide care immediately on-site to everyone who needs our assistance with an injured animal. Our own X-ray will save time and money, enabling us to help many more animals. 47

IMPACT: ★ Every single month, IDA India helps an average of 1,000 dogs and 150 cats through our Animal Birth Control (ABC) program. ★ We care for nearly 450 dogs and 150 cats at our Deonar Center in Mumbai, which has a special ward and garden for blind and elderly resident dogs and cats. ★ Many thousands of animals have received lifesaving surgeries and postoperative care, treatment for vision issues, vaccinations and spay/neuter services, which we have expanded tremendously over the years.

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Elephants lead miserable lives in zoos, and larger exhibits won’t ease their suffering. These majestic animals don’t benefit in any way from being on public display. This list of 10 Worst Zoos for Elephants is truly alarming, and I stand with In Defense of Animals against the captivity of elephants in zoos. - Bill Maher

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Farm animals are purchased in great numbers by generous donors. Unfortunately, this can result in unintended consequences. The animals must be fed and they need a lot of water, and in so many places water is getting more and more scarce thanks to climate change. Veterinary care is often limited or totally lacking. It will be ever so much better to help by supporting plant-based projects and sustainable irrigation methods, regenerative agriculture to improve the soil. - Jane Goodall 49

If you buy fur then you buy cruelty. Beautiful, innocent, intelligent animals, tortured to death for fashion. Shame on you. Disgusting. I stand with In Defense of Animals against the cruel fur trade. - Ricky Gervais

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Billie Eilish lent her support to In Defense of Animals’ campaign to free abused panda prisoners, YaYa and LeLe from Memphis Zoo.

We believe in justice for animals, the environment and people. That’s why we support the Plant Based Treaty and urge individuals and governments to sign it. - Paul, Stella, & Mary McCartney

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Supporting animal advocacy and rescue is extremely important to me, which is why I support In Defense of Animals. I want to continue building a better world for animals, and a charitable bequest is the best way to make that happen. If you love animals, I encourage you to remember vulnerable animals in your will – leave a legacy of love. - Dame Judi Dench 51

I work from different ways to liberate animals from slavery. My loyalty is to helping those who can’t help themselves. - John Salley

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Evanna Lynch stands with In Defense of Animals in calling on King Charles III to send the farmed animals on the royal estates to find sanctuary.

As someone who values animals and wants to protect the environment, I love the idea of including a charitable bequest in my will. This is a great way to ensure that your estate will go on to support animal rescue and advocacy for many years to come! I stand with In Defense of Animals against exploitation and cruelty, and hope others will consider helping animals through legacy giving. - Peter Egan

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“No animal wants to live in a cage. No animal should have to. Elephants have feelings and emotions. They feel love and loss. If you want to see an elephant, go to where they live. Watch documentaries about them. Learn all there is to know. But to put them in cages just for your amusement? That’s dark shit. Join me and stand with In Defense of Animals against the captivity of elephants in zoos.” - Sarah Silverman 53

Horses are highly intelligent, emotional, and sensitive beings that deserve to live and roam freely, not exploited for profit in the name of ‘fun.’ I urge you to please join me and stand with In Defense of Animals — demand the Griffith Park Pony Rides and Petting Zoo be replaced with non-animal ‘entertainment,’ and send all of the animals to a sanctuary where they can be given a chance to live happily without suffering. - Richa Moorjani

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It’s dishonest of zoos to spend millions on expansions claiming more room for elephants, only to crowd more in. In Defense of Animals’ list of 10 Worst Zoos for Elephants helps expose the shocking truth of elephants suffering in captivity. - Jorja Fox

Pierce Brosnan is an outspoken animal advocate who has donated original artwork to benefit In Defense of Animals and presented at our Guardian Awards.

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Our public lands and the animals who live there need protecting. I stand with In Defense of Animals against the killing of Tule elk. - Alexandra Paul

Horses are terrified of the helicopters that indiscriminately force young, old, and pregnant horses to run for their lives. Many die in the process, including young foals. Cattle and sheep ranchers are causing wild horses to be driven off public lands, and many will be shipped to horse slaughterhouses in Mexico or Canada. I stand with In Defense of Animals against this brutality and call for an end to wild horse roundups. - Jann Arden

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It feels great that (IDA) is speaking up for the animals and humans who want to protect animals. IDA is defending everyone’s ideals of a harmonious, peaceful planet. - Redfoo

WE DON’T JUST RESCUE ANIMALS —

WE FIGHT FOR ANIMAL RIGHTS! Our mission is to defend animals, humans and the environment from abuses and exploitation. Your support is vital to In Defense of Animals’ efforts to fight for animals through our hard-hitting campaigns, and direct rescue and care. We advocate change in laws, human behavior, and enlightenment in the need to protect lives, advance rights, improve welfare, and steward environmental protection. Generous donor support has enabled us to set animals free from zoos and laboratories, stop hunters and circuses, and make the world a more compassionate place for all. We need your support to put an end to animal cruelty for good. Whether it’s rescuing dogs from the dog meat trade, exposing the worst zoos keeping elephants in captivity, or building sanctuaries to provide a home for hundreds of abused animals… In Defense of Animals will always be there. Your compassionate donation today will go to work immediately on programs that help free the world of animal suffering. 57

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Protect the future for ALL animals, while protecting your own future.

Are your animals provided for in your will? Making plans for them is now easier than ever! In Defense of Animals’ own Nicole Otoupalik is a licensed California attorney who has been helping our supporters leave lasting legacies of compassion for over 20 years. Nicole can personally assist you and answer any questions you may have about your estate including IRAs, wills, trusts, and tax implications that benefit you the most. Please feel free to contact Nicole for more information about planning for your animals and ways to increase your giving while saving money for your (fur) family and yourself. To help you protect your future, and all that you love we also offer a free estate-planning resource through our partner, FreeWill. In just 20 minutes, you can create your own estate plan online, for free, to plan for the future and protect those you love.

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Happily Ever After Lovey was locked in a crate and dumped in a ditch on a remote road in Mississippi. She had almost zero chance of surviving without our help. We found her, freed her, and treated her. Lovey’s miraculous transformation is just one story from thousands of animal lives we save every year. Thank you for your continued support.

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Guardian Awards

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Dr. Marilyn Kroplick, In Defense of Animals President For exceptional leadership and vision in her first decade as President of In Defense of Animals

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Congressman Brad Sherman, (accepted by Taleen Keuroghlian) For building support to end the dog meat trade in South Korea and his bills to advance animal rights and protect the environment in the U.S.

Zohra Fahim, President & Founder, Los Angeles Alliance for Animals For exceptional campaigns coordination to successfully shut down the abusive Griffith Park Pony Rides & Petting Zoo with support from In Defense of Animals

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Moby For consistently conveying powerful animal rights messages throughout his career and partnering with In Defense of Animals to launch hard-hitting campaigns including our 10 Worst Zoos for Elephants Vilma Cañas / In Defense of Animals

Jeffrey Mausner, councilor, writer, retired attorney, law professor & former federal prosecutor of the U.S. Department of Justice For his work to end dog meat, including with In Defense of Animals, and to sustain and improve animal shelters

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Thank you

for defending animals with us for 40 years!

From IDA leadership team Fleur Dawes, Nicole Otoupalik, Marilyn Kroplick, Lisa Levinson, Jane Elizabeth, Bob Price, Itamar Bikszer* & Dana McGuffin* *not pictured

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