Environmental and Animal Defense

Complete American access to justice for all individual animal and environmental issues, healthy and stable wild and human environments, and a world without animal cruelty.

eaDefense provides legal services for animal and wildlife-environmental issues to the Denver and Colorado Front Range community. These types of services range over several areas of law. Largely an animal-centric organization, eaDefense will take cases that involve domestic and wildlife issues. As to wildlife issues, cases may expand to encompass larger environmental law issues that affect wildlife integrity. As to domestic animal issues, eaDefense will address issues that concern companion animals as well as livestock. In the area of criminal defense, eaDefense will take on cases that involve dangerous or vicious dog designations and issues concerning breed-restriction. In the civil arena, eaDefense will address custody disputes, both between married and unmarried parties, landlord/tenant disputes, homeowners association disputes, acts for replevin, discriminatory actions against people with service animals, and product liability issues. As to transactional matters, eaDefense will offe

eaDefense has exceptionally low administrative costs and knowledgeable staff attorneys to implement the mission and vision of the organization. We are building a network of other attorneys to volunteer time in other U.S. jurisdictions, and are building a network between other nonprofits who need legal assistance. Additionally, the revenue structure of eaDefense allows for representation of people and issues that larger organizations, or those with political limitations must avoid.

We have partnered with national nonprofit organizations to bring litigation concerning wildlife and government transparency, started a program of governmental transparency on the recovery planning of endangered species, and have worked to protect a plethora of companion animals in the state of Colorado, preventing unwarranted euthanasia, and ensuring animals are in the custody of knowledgeable and caring guardians.