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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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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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