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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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Update and Call To Action: AB 2177 to Make California a Leader in Race Horse Protection Held in Committee While Weaker Bill Moves Forward

May 29, 2020
Committee Chair Adam Gray moves his AB 1974, a weak bill that will do little to save horses’ lives.
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Laguna Beach City Council Votes 5-0 To Prohibit Deadly Rodenticides!

May 27, 2020
The City of Laguna Beach has taken action tonight voting unanimously to move forward with a ban on deadly anticoagulant rodenticides.
Laguna Beach City Council Votes 5-0 To Prohibit Deadly Rodenticides!

SB 1175 Passes First Committee Hearing with a Vote of 5-1!

May 26, 2020
California Bill to Restrict Exotic Wildlife Trade to Address Future Pandemic Risk and Protect Endangered Species Passes First Legislative Hurdle.
SB 1175 PASSES FIRST COMMITTEE HEARING WITH A VOTE OF 5-1!

Saving California's Wildlife One City at a Time, Please Help!

May 22, 2020
Please Support Laguna Beach's Effort to Prohibit Deadly Rodenticides! Vote is Tuesday, May 26th! Due to the State Legislature's failure to take action to ban the use of deadly rodenticides, cities across the state must take action if we are going to save our wildlife.
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The Desert Review: Bill clears first hurdle in CA senate for adding viable animal donors

May 14, 2020
SACRAMENTO — Senate Bill 1115, introduced by Senator Scott Wilk (R-Santa Clarita) and sponsored by Social Compassion in Legislation, has passed the Senate Agriculture Committee with a 4-0 vote. The bill, which will allow commercial blood banks to produce blood from community-sourced donor animals and eventually phase-out the closed-colony production model, was one of the first to be heard since the California State Legislature resumed proceedings after a very long recess due to COVID-19, according to an animal rights activist group.
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SB 1115 (Wilk) Passes Senate Agriculture Committee 4-0!

May 13, 2020
SB 1115 clears first hurdle to bring viable community-based donors to commercial animal blood industry.
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Assemblymember Ash Kalra Press Statement Regarding California AB 2002 Deforestation-Free Procurement Act

May 11, 2020
Sacramento - Assemblymember Ash Kalra (D-San Jose) released a statement today on Assembly Bill (AB) 2002, the California Deforestation-Free Procurement Act, which will not be set for a hearing in a policy committee this year.
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Orange County Register: With push from ‘Tiger King,’ locals back federal law to limit ownership of big cats

May 6, 2020
Actress Diane Keaton joins call to pass The Big Cat Public Safety Act.
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VegNews: Lawmakers Officially Introduce Bill to Ban New York’s Wet Animal Markets

May 6, 2020
“This virus could have originated in any country that exploits and commodifies animals, including right here in the USA,” says Judie Mancuso of animal-rights group Social Compassion in Legislation.
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