SB 1115 clears first hurdle to bring viable community-based donors to commercial animal blood industry.

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.

Actress Diane Keaton joins call to pass The Big Cat Public Safety Act.

“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.

New York Daily News - ALBANY — A pair of New York lawmakers want to shut down New York’s live animal markets to help stem the spread of diseases and prevent future pandemics.

New York County Politics - COVID-19, the pandemic that is still ravaging the planet, originated from wet markets in Wuhan. With this knowledge, Assemblymember Linda Rosenthal (D-Hell’s Kitchen, Upper West Side) and State Senator Luis Sepúlveda (D-Bronx) have introduced legislation to shutter New York’s live animal markets.

Assemblymember Linda B. Rosenthal & State Senator Luis Sepúlveda Introduce New Legislation to Immediately Shutter New York’s Live Markets to Reduce Risk of Disease Spread

Canada Goose Announces Starting No Later Than 2022 the Company Will Not Sell New or "Virgin" Fur

In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, live markets, or so-called “wet markets,” are under renewed scrutiny by lawmakers and activists.

In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, live markets, or so-called “wet markets,” are under renewed scrutiny by lawmakers and activists.