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Stephen Wells

Stephen Wells is the executive director of the Animal Legal Defense Fund. Follow Stephen on Twitter: @StephenEWells.

Op-Ed

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Environment & Health

“Ag-Gag” Laws Expose Whistleblowers to Prosecution for Reporting Animal Abuse

Those who expose animal abuse face criminal prosecution in several states because of these laws.

By: Stephen Wells ,; Truthout

December 15, 2019

Op-Ed

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Environment & Health

SUNY Uses Taxpayer Dollars to Torture Kittens in Useless Experiments

The State University of New York is being sued for refusing to release documents on its cruel experiments.

By: Stephen Wells ,; Truthout

March 15, 2019