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Bill To Mandate Pet Microchipping Passes Assembly Business & Professions Committee Unanimously

August 10, 2020
SACRAMENTO, CA. August 10, 2020 – Today, California Senator Ling Ling Chang’s (R-Diamond Bar) Senate Bill 573 passed the Assembly Committee on Business and Profession by a unanimous vote.
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Bill to Ban Trophies and Save Wildlife Passes Big Hurdle on Way to Governor’s Desk!

August 4, 2020
Sacramento, CA – August 4, 2020 - Today, Senator Henry Stern’s (D-Los Angeles) Senate Bill 1175 passed the Assembly Committee on Water, Parks, and Wildlife by a vote of 8 to 3.
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CALL TO ACTION AND BREAKING NEWS! TOMORROW, Tuesday 8/4/20 Please ATTEND (by phone)

August 3, 2020
SB 1175 Committee Hearing to Ban Trophies, Protect Native Wildlife, and Eliminate Live Wildlife Markets in California!
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SCIL Announces Creation of Sponsored Political Action Committee: COMPASSION PAC!

July 28, 2020
Dear Friends:  As supporters of Social Compassion in Legislation (SCIL), you know that in order to pass laws protecting animals and the ecosystems they rely on, we must elect and support compassionate lawmakers.
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Need Your Comments Submitted To Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) No Later Than July 6th!

June 30, 2020
Dear Friends: The EPA is conducting an Ecological Risk Assessment for the most dangerous Anticoagulant Rodenticides.
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SB 1115 Animal Blood Bank Bill Passes California State Senate!

June 24, 2020
Sacramento, CA – June 24, 2020 - Senate Bill 1115, by Senator Scott Wilk (R-Santa Clarita), was unanimously passed by the California State Senate today. SB 1115 will allow animal commercial blood banks to produce blood from community-sourced donor animals and eventually phase-out the closed-colony production model.
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Please Help Today! Call Your State Senator and Urge Them to Vote “YES” on SB 1175 & SB 1115

June 22, 2020
Please Ask Them to Vote Yes on SB 1175 (Stern) and SB 1115 (Wilk) This Coming Week When the Bills Come Up for a Vote!
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Two SCIL Bills Pass Appropriations Committee! Senator Scott Wilk, Social Compassion In Legislation Push To Open Animal Blood Bank Market To Community-Based Donors

June 18, 2020
SB 1115, which received a unanimous vote today in the Senate Appropriations Committee, now moves to full Senate for a vote.
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ACTION ALERT! Need Phone Calls to Senate Leadership!

June 11, 2020
Urge Senate Leadership to Protect Dogs, Elephants, Lions, Giraffes, Frogs, & Others!
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Assemblymember Adam Gray's (darling to the horseracing industry) AB 1974 is going to full Assembly Floor for a vote as soon as tomorrow afternoon (Wednesday, June 10th)!

June 9, 2020
Vote no on AB 1974 - phony horse racing "reform" bill! This bill does not get to the root of the problem on why horses keep dying. The bill will continue to allow corrupt and dirty trainers to over medicate (doping) with no ramifications.
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