Assemblymember Ash Kalra, Social Compassion in Legislation, and a large coalition including Priscilla Presley and Katherine Heigl join forces to introduce a resolution urging action on the State’s pet overpopulation crisis.

As many of you might know, I have been the Vice Chair of the Laguna Beach Environmental Sustainability Committee for the past four years. Our committee passed some policy recommendations to the Laguna Beach City Council (LBCC) this week with unanimous votes. I wanted to share our progress with you, and will ask for your support once these items come to the LBCC for a vote.

Please call Assembly Appropriations Chair Chris Holden! AB 829, the Animal Cruelty & Violence Intervention Act is now on the Assembly Appropriations Suspense file.

AB 332 Needs Your Call to Your Assemblymember! Please make a call no later than Tuesday, May 9 at 5pm and simply urge them to vote “YES” on AB 332!

The bill, sponsored by Social Compassion in Legislation, will expand currently required counseling for violations of Penal Code 597 to additional sections pertaining to animal abuse, such as those involving malicious violence, willful poisoning, or bestiality.

Tuesday, April 11, 2023 – Today, AB 332, the Shelter Animal Data Collection Act, authored by Assembly Member Alex Lee (D-San Jose) and sponsored by Social Compassion in Legislation (SCIL), passed the Assembly Business and Professions Committee with a unanimous vote.

Here we are again at the start of another 2-year legislative session and we need your support! This year we are sponsoring three bills and will be actively lobbying in support (or opposing, if necessary) several more.

February 15th, Assemblymember Ash Kalra (D-San Jose), along with several others, will be discussing the importance of tropical forests and the policies governments and corporations can take to protect them on an Environment America webinar at 2PM tomorrow.

Last week, the Laguna Beach City Council voted unanimously to introduce an ordinance prohibiting the sale, public use and distribution of all balloons.

Assembly Bill 332, the Animal Shelter Data Collection Act was introduced by Assemblymember Alex Lee (D-San José), and coauthored by Assemblywoman Marie Waldron (R-Valley Center), and sponsored by Social Compassion in Legislation.

Victory! The FDA Modernization Act was signed into law! But there’s a caveat…

TODAY, CA Fish and Game Commission Wildlife Resources Committee is meeting. There are two agenda items pertaining to black bear hunting in the state that need your voice.

Help us get the word out for Kern County’s in-house Shelter Veterinarian open position. Also, they need help with more spay and neuter services in the community. We cannot help them enough with their spaying and neutering needs.

Next Wednesday and Thursday, January 11-12th, the CA Fish and Game Commission Wildlife Resources Committee is meeting. There are two agenda items pertaining to black bear hunting in the state that need your voice.

Wondering where to direct your end-of-year donations? Please consider giving to our 501(c)(4), Social Compassion in Legislation (SCIL), to support our political advocacy work, and/or making a tax-deductible donation to our 501(c)(3), Social Compassion, to help us continue our animal rescue work, humane education and much more. 

This Thursday at 11:00 am PST, please call-in to the Los Angeles Recreation and Parks meeting that is specifically designated for discussion on the Griffith Park Pony Rides.

Please thank Commissioners Jimmy Kim, Matthew Rudnick and the Commissioners for not renewing the Griffith Park and Pony Ride contract, and ensure that the park is changed to a non-animal model that is fun and safe for kids.

We are honored to announce that tomorrow, December 10th, Social Compassion, our 501(c)3, is the organizing nonprofit for the International Human Rights Day Rally in Laguna Beach! We know where human rights violations occur, animals also suffer greatly. Over the last year, we have witnessed scenes from Ukraine where huge numbers of wildlife and companion animals have perished due to the devastating effects of war. Where governments oppress their citizens, when those citizens must fight for their own basic rights, those same citizens are not able to stand up and fight for the protection of animals and the environment, everyone suffers.

Abusive pony rides in Griffith Park finally ending! Big cat public safety act passes both houses; now on its way to President Biden for his signature! & L.A. Ordinance to curb rodeos passes committee vote; heads to full city council in January!

For Giving Tuesday, Donate to Prevent Cruelty and Give Animals a Better Life! Wondering where to direct your end-of-year donations? Please consider us!

More Spay & Neuter funds are available! Also, we need your help!

Jane knows firsthand that I will always fight to protect our environment, which is why she has endorsed my candidacy and invited me to participate in the Grace and Frankie Live Reunion fundraiser this Friday, October 28th at 5 PM!

Just in case you missed it, we have video of the Assembly District #72 Candidate Forum that was held in Newport Beach on September 22nd! Please watch Judie Mancuso talk about the issues!

Because of YOUR voice and the advocacy efforts of Social Compassion in Legislation and our coalition, California’s groundbreaking 2018 law – and similar laws on the books in eight other states – are saved!

The bill becomes Social Compassion in Legislation’s 22nd sponsored bill signed into law.

Please join me this Thursday, September 22, from 8:30-10 AM at the Newport Beach Public Library for a candidate forum sponsored by the Newport Beach Chamber of Commerce!

There are two agenda items pertaining to black bear hunting in the state that need your voice & AB 1648 the Animal Evacuation Act is still on the Governor’s desk!

AB 1648 the Animal Evacuation Act is officially on the Governor’s desk! Governor Newsom has until September 30th to sign AB 1648 into law or veto. // & You are invited to a virtual fundraiser!

AB 1648 the Animal Evacuation Act is officially on the Governor’s desk! Governor Newsom has until September 30th to sign AB 1648 into law or veto.

We are frustrated to announce that AB 1881, the Dog and Cat Bill of Rights has failed to pass the Senate. We are particularly dismayed to convey that CalAnimals, the association representing animal control agencies and animal shelters in the state, played the leading role in killing the bill.

Call to Action for AB 1811! Plus, AB 1648, a bill that will require an evacuation plan as a condition of all kennel permits, passed the full Senate!

AB 1648, a bill that will require an evacuation plan as a condition of all kennel permits, passed the full Senate with an initial vote of 32 to 0.

AB 1881, the Dog and Cat Bill of Rights is up for a vote by the full Senate as soon as Monday. Please make a call to your Senator urging them to vote “YES” on AB 1881!

AB 1648 Passes Out of Senate Appropriations Committee with a 6-0 Vote! We are thrilled that Senator Portantino and Senate leadership supported AB 1648, authored by Assemblymember Brian Maienschein (D – San Diego), and moved the bill to the Senate floor.

Dear friends: As you may know by now, I am running for Assembly District 72. If you would like to support my candidacy, I have three fundraising events coming up that I would love for you to attend! Please see the event flyers below and please share.

If the public is denied access to visit the animals to make a connection and bond, then the results are obvious: adoptions plummet and euthanasia skyrockets. It’s commonsense.