LAST CHANCE FOR ANIMALS

LCA aims to educate the public about the plight of animals and to promote a cruelty free lifestyle. LCA is committed to disseminating truthful information about animal abuse in today's society. Awareness and compassion towards animals can only happen through education and the choices of future generations.

LCA's undercover investigations expose injustice to animals, provide footage to the news media, and secure precedent-setting convictions that land abusers in jail. The information obtained in LCA investigations is used to develop campaigns, educate the public and draft legislation to bring lasting changes for animals.

For over three decades, LCA's President & Founder, Chris DeRose, has been an international leader in the animal rights movement, and an inspiration and consultant to countless other individuals and groups dedicated to the animal cause.

LCA is known as the "FBI of Animal Rights." Since it's formation in 1984, LCA has succeeded as one of the nation's pioneer animal advocacy organizations.

Through his investigative work, Chris and LCA gathered evidence that resulted in the nation's first state prison sentences for multiple-count animal cruelty cases. LCA spearheaded an undercover investigation and won a lawsuit against the Gettysburg National Park Service to halt the slaughter of deer in national parks. LCA's front-line campaign to save the Coulston primates came to fruition in 2002 when the Coulston Foundation shut its doors for good after years of total disregard for the lives and welfare of the primates in its care.

In August 2003, LCA's 15-year investigation of Class “B" animal dealers cumulated in the bust of C. C. Baird, America's largest and most notorious Class “B" dealer. Baird's license was permanently revoked and he received the largest fine ever imposed by the USDA. This was the largest multi-agency investigation (federal, state and local) on any animal issue in U.S. history. The 2006 HBO America Undercover's documentary Dealing Dogs, profiles this groundbreaking undercover investigation into the world of pet theft.

LCA continues to be one of the global pioneer animal advocacy organizations. Documentation from LCA's undercover investigations is used by the Sam Simon Special Investigations Unit (SIU) to expose animal abusers and work with prosecutors to obtain criminal charges.

LCA's educational and public outreach programs on a variety of animal issues empower the public to make positive, lasting changes for animals and to make cruelty-free lifestyle decisions.

LCA took a camera crew into UCLA's Brain Research Institute, where cats were being used as research subjects. The horror of animal research was exposed on the national television show 48 Hours and on CNN, turning the tide in media and public perception of vivisection.

HBO America Undercover aired "Dealing Dogs," in 2006, which profiled LCA's ground-breaking investigation of Class B Dealer C.C. Baird in Arkansas, the largest and most notorious "B" dealer in the U.S. Acting on evidence (gathered by LCA's undercover investigator on Baird's Martin Creek Kennels) that was handed over to local, state and federal officials in 2003, a raid on Martin Creek Kennels led to charges against Baird for hundreds of violations of the Animal Welfare Act. Baird pleaded guilty to felony charges of conspiracy to launder money and consented to criminal forfeiture of $200,000 and approximately 700 acres of land. Baird was the biggest and most notorious Class B animal dealer; he permanently lost his Class B license and had to pay a $262.700 fine - the largest ever imposed by the USDA.

LCA has been instrumental in the closing down of Ringling Bros. circus, the City of West Hollywood, CA going fur-free and the elimination of Class B dealers from stealing pets and selling them to research facilities - just to name a few. Information gathered from LCA's ongoing undercover investigations is used to file complaints with authorities, get criminal charges against animal abuses, get animal protection laws passed, support introduction of new legislation and enforcement of existing laws.

LCA's Sam Simon Special Investigative Unit continues to expose areas in which animals are being abused and educate the public so lasting changes can be made for animals.