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Call now! Assembly Public Safety Committee Chair To Support SB 221!

June 16, 2025
Assemblymember Nick Schultz (D-Burbank), the Chair of the Assembly Public Safety Committee, needs to hear from you! Opposition pressure may be swaying him to vote no.
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AB 631 (Lee) presented to Senate Business & Professions Committee

June 9, 2025
The vote will take place when they have a full committee in the upcoming week or two! The bill's goal is to get data to help us fully understand the pet overpopulation crisis in California.
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Call To Action: AB 631 (Lee) voted on by the Senate Business & Professions Committee June 9

June 3, 2025
AB 631 Requires animal shelters and rescues to report their intake and outcome data on their websites or a third-party website, making it publicly available for at least five years.
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The Class Act passes assembly floor 68-3, The FOUND Act passes 78-0

June 2, 2025
We are so grateful to our authors, and for every vote cast for our five sponsored bills that are on their way to the second house. Now, on to the second house, and then to the Governor's desk for his signatures.
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SB 221 passes the full Senate by a unanimous vote!

June 2, 2025
SB 221 (Ochoa-Bogh) passed the full Senate by an initial vote of 33-0. The bill will expand the current stalking crime to include threats to pets, service animals, and horses.
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AB 478 & AB 347 Call To Action being voted on by the Assembly!

May 28, 2025
Call and tell your Assemblymember that you are their constituent and ask them to please vote 'Yes' on AB 347 and AB 478!
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Three of four SCIL-sponsored bills passed Appropriations Committees

May 23, 2025
AB 1482 (Castillo), Bowie's Law, was held in Committee and is dead. The bill would have strengthened dog breeding standards and improved animal shelter procedures.
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Controversy Surrounds Mayor Bass's Zoo Director

May 21, 2025
Despite the science and pleas from her constituents, allies, colleagues, and elephant experts, Mayor Bass chose to send Billy and Tina to the Tulsa Zoo and still remains quiet.
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Elephant Update - Empty Enclosures Lead Us To Believe They Are In Transit

May 20, 2025
Science proves that continued confinement of elephants in zoo settings causes profound and preventable suffering because elephants' needs are far too complex to be met in a zoo.
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Letters Pour Into Mayor's Office Over Elephant Relocation

May 19, 2025
In a Powerful Show of Unity, Diverse Voices Urge Mayor Bass to Retire Billy & Tina to a Sanctuary — Not Another Zoo!
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LA County Judge Denied A Motion Stopping Transfer of Billy and Tina

May 15, 2025
A Los Angeles County judge denied an emergency motion to halt the transfer of Billy and Tina, the last two elephants at the Los Angeles Zoo, to the Tulsa Zoo in Oklahoma.
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Call to Action for Four Bills! Update on Hounding Bears Bill!

May 13, 2025
The fate of four SCIL-sponsored bills are being decided in their respective Appropriations Committees. Call Now!
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Lawsuit Filed to Halt Transfer and Demand Justice of LA Zoo Elephants

May 12, 2025
Mayor Karen Bass's Zoo Director is now quietly preparing to transfer its two elephants, Billy and Tina, not to a sanctuary, but to another zoo.
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Helpers and Heroes Event Coverage and Passing of Bowie's Law

April 29, 2025
AB 1482 strengthens dog breeding standards and improves animal shelter procedures. The bill expands current dog breeding to include those selling more than one litter per year.
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AB 478 (Zbur), The FOUND Act, Passes Assembly Committee 7-0

April 28, 2025
AB 478 will ensure that pet parents can rescue their animals left behind in evacuated areas. This bill responds to the inadequate action taken for animals left in the evacuation areas.
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LA Budget Proposal, closing animal shelters and layoff personnel.

April 25, 2025
Call to Action LA Residents - Call Mayor's Office to oppose the proposed slashing of services that would certainly lead to the death and suffering of many more animals.
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AB 631 passed the Appropriations Committee with a unanimous vote!

April 23, 2025
SCIL opposed SB 818, which would have allowed dogs to haze mountain lions. Hostile amendments were made to the bill in a surprising turn of events.
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AB 793, the Fairness to Dogs and Community Safety Act passed 68-0.

April 24, 2025
AB 793, the Fairness to Dogs and Community Safety Act—authored by Assemblymember Nick Schultz (D-Burbank) passed the full Assembly with a unanimous vote of 68-0.
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Social Compassion in Legislation testified in support of bill AB 691 (Wallis)

April 21, 2025
AB 691 (Wallis) gives a tax credit in the amount of $500 for veterinary medical expenses and $250 for any adoption fees charged by an animal shelters.
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Essayli accepts new position, Castillo picks up bills left behind

April 17, 2025
Assemblymember Castillo savies both AB 1382 and 1482 upon exit of Essayli who accepted the position and was sworn in as United States Attorney for the Central District of California.
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