Update #1:  SB 64 (Chang) Pet Microchipping  IS OFFICIALLY ON THE GOVERNOR'S DESK!!!
Update #2:  SB 313 (Hueso) Circus Cruelty Prevention Act and SB202 (Wilk) Animal Blood Donors are both going to the full Assembly Floor for a vote early this week.
Update #3:  (Here we go again!) The Gator killers are trying again with yet another "gut and amend" and "jailbreak" bill at the finish line.
Today SCIL was on NBC LA.

Animal Rights also on the floor of the state legislature. Lawmakers are taking up dozens of bills, this after already banning fur trappings in the state.

REDUCING ANIMAL DEATHS: CALIFORNIA SENATE PASSES BAN ON CERTAIN EXOTIC ANIMAL SKINS.  AB 1260 to reduce California’s role in high fashion’s animal cruelty.

Gov. Gavin Newsom today signed the Wildlife Protection Act of 2019, ending the centuries-old practice of commercial trapping of native species, including gray foxes, coyotes, badgers, beavers and mink, whose pelts are often sold in foreign fur markets.

Part I: SB 313 (Hueso) Circus Cruelty Prevention Act Passes Assembly Floor 56-11-12!
Part: II: AB 733 (Quirk) Replacement of Live Fish Toxicity Test Passes Senate Floor!..

SB 64 now goes to the Senate for concurrence, and then heads to the Governor’s desk.

FOUR ANIMAL RIGHTS BILLS MOVE FROM APPROPRIATIONS TO THE FLOOR.  Each bill, led by Social Compassion in Legislation, takes a major step toward becoming California law

Joint Legislative Audit Committee approves request to investigate the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA).

SB 64 requires animal control agencies or shelters to microchip pets before returning to family or being adopted.

Bill to Ban Fur Trapping in California coming up for a Vote on the Senate Floor this coming Monday, 8/12 - Please call your Senator now! PART I:  AB 273 (Gonzalez)
PART II:  Three Upcoming Sponsored Bills - August 14th
PART III:  Join Us!  Lobby Day - Wednesday, August 21st
PART IV:  Photos from July 27th Bel-Air Event