SAVING AND PROTECTING ANIMALS. ONE LAW AT A TIME.

Donate to SCIL to help us protect animals and the planet we
share with them.

Donations to Social Compassion in Legislation are not tax-deductible.

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Social Compassion in Legislation
PO Box 1125
Laguna Beach, CA 92652-1125
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Turn Compassion into Law

If you care about animals, you want the law to protect them. That’s where Social Compassion in Legislation comes in. We advance public policy that protects animals at scale, through coalition building, advocacy and legislative action. Because real protection requires law.

What Your Donation Makes Possible

When you give to our 501(c)(4),  you fund,

  • Strategically-minded direct legislative advocacy in Sacramento and beyond

  • Bill sponsorship and policy advancement Coalition mobilization

  • Rapid response to harmful legislation Long-term campaigns that move bills across the finish line


This is the work that turns all of our collective compassion and research into enforceable laws.

 

Proven Legislative Impact Since 2007

  • More than 80 bills sponsored

  • 30 bills signed into law

  • Statewide protections strengthened systems changed — not just stories told


These laws continue to protect animals every single day.

 

Why Advocacy Funding Matters

Good ideas don’t pass themselves. Every bill requires…

  • Political strategy

  • Relationship building

  • Expert testimony for Policy Committees

  • Vote counting

  • Amendments

  • Relentless follow-through

Without sustained advocacy, even widely supported reforms stall. Your support ensures they don’t.

If you want lasting protection for animals — protection that survives elections, budgets, and leadership changes — this is the work that delivers it.

Education raises awareness.

Advocacy writes the law.

Contributions to Social Compassion in Legislation are not tax-deductible.

But they are powerful.

And they move compassion from principle to policy.