AB 1382, a bill to ban the sale of pets genetically modified for cosmetic purposes.
AB 1482, a bill to strengthen dog breeder laws and require shelters to post animals online
AB 724, a bill to prohibit the sale and use of glue traps
AB 793, a bill to raise the legal threshold for courts determining to euthanize a “dangerous” dog.
AB 631, a bill to ensure intake and outcome data is available from all shelters and rescues.
AB 347, a bill to reduce animal dissection in schools
AB 478, the FOUND Act, Friends of Oreo Uniting During Disasters
Bill To Expand Stalking Laws To Include animal Protection
SB 221, a bill to expand stalking laws to include animal protection
Senate Bill 221 would amend Penal Code section 646.9 to conform to the federal stalking statute by including threats to a victim’s pet as a component of threatening behavior.
ISSUE
Stalking is a pattern of repeated behavior that includes unwanted attention, contact, harassment, or other conduct towards a specific person. An estimated one in three women (31.2%) and one in six men (16.1%) in the United States report enduring stalking at some point in their lives while one in 15 women (8.6 million) and one in 24 men (4.8 million) in the United States report being stalked in last 12 months.1 Stalking behaviors may be committed in person, by following the victim, or by monitoring and harassing the victim electronically. It is a crime of power and control that causes victims to fear for their safety, or the safety of their loved ones.
