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Cal Matters: Hot off the grille: Is California ready to legalize roadkill cuisine?

June 17, 2019
It would make California the most populous of a string of states—including Western ones such as Montana, Idaho and Oregon—to permit such highway harvesting.
wild boar on the road

Spectrum News 1 LA: Legislation Aims to End Commercial Canine Blood Banks

June 17, 2019
Alex Cohen had a chance to talk to Judie Mancuso, who has helped introduce SB 202, which would allow animals that live with their owners to give blood at commercial blood banks.
dog blood banks

Please Make Calls and Tweet! SUPPORT 3 of OUR SPONSORED BILLS and a local alert for City of Los Angeles!

June 17, 2019
ACTION #1: SB 313 (Hueso) Circus Cruelty Prevention Act goes to Senate floor for a vote! 
ACTION #2: AB 572 (Kalra) California Deforestation-free Procurement Act needs your tweets!..
orangatang

Pasadena Star-News: Seize the moment to fix horse racing at Santa Anita and everywhere else

June 13, 2019
Wednesday’s announcement by the California Horse Racing Board (CHRB) and the Stronach Group that enhanced safety measures will be required before any horse runs a race at Santa Anita Park is a temporary and inadequate solution to the epidemic of horses dying at the track.
Santa Anita Fatalities Horse Racing

Santa Anita Op-Ed & Correction on our SB 313 Hearing Date..(the date is 6/18...not 6/25)

June 13, 2019
My opinion piece got published this morning in  Los Angeles Daily News! Please share!
Part 1: Santa Anita Op-Ed
Part 2:  Please Make Calls To Get Animals Out of Circuses!
Trainers stands among lions and tigers on ring in circus

CA Senate Committee Passes Wildlife Protection Act Of 2019

June 11, 2019
AB 273 prohibits fur trapping, stopping wildlife torture and eliminating the State’s trapping subsidy
Part 1:  CA Senate Committee Passes Wildlife Protection Act Of 2019
Part 2:  SB 313 (Hueso) Circus Cruelty Prevention Act goes to Assembly Water, Parks & Wildlife for a vote on Tuesday, June 25th at 9am!
AB 273 hearing

Senator Ling Ling Chang and Local Organizations Provide Free Microchipping in Celebration of National Pet Month

June 7, 2019
Placentia Library District, Healthcare & Emergency Animal Rescue Team, Mt. San Antonio College, Carrington College, Michelson Found Animals, and Social Compassion in Legislation provide support for free microchipping of cats and dogs.
microchipping

SCIL Is Working With Peta, Chrb, And Stronach Group To Reform Horseracing In California!

May 28, 2019
As most of you know, there has been a string of deaths at Santa Anita Race Track. SCIL jumped into action with our partner Kathy Guillermo, Senior VP of PETA...
Part 1: SCIL is working with PETA, CHRB, and Stronach Group To Reform Horseracing in California!
Part 2: Status of SCIL's Legislative Package for 2019
Part 3: SCIL sponsored bills that had other outcomes
Horseracing

4 SCIL Sponsored Bills Successfully Voted On The Assembly Floor Today!

May 23, 2019
CALIFORNIA ASSEMBLY PASSES BAN ON SALE OF CERTAIN EXOTIC ANIMAL SKINS WITH A VOTE OF 61-12...AB 1260 to reduce California’s role in global animal cruelty
Part 1: 4 SCIL Sponsored Bills Successfully Voted on the Assembly Floor Today!
Part 2: California Assembly Passes Ban on Sale of Certain Exotic Animal Skins with a Vote of 61-12
Part 3: Win for Rainforests: California Assembly Passes Bill Requiring State Contractors Not Engage in Tropical Deforestation with a Vote of 57-17
Part 4: California Assembly Passes Bill to Incentivize Plant-based School Lunch Options with a Vote of 61-12
Part 5: In Keeping with Latest Science, California Assembly Passes Bill to End Outdated, Animal-killing Hazardous Waste Test with a Vote of 74-0
lizard

Great news! Our SB 313, Circus Cruelty Prevention Act Passes Senate Unanimously!

May 20, 2019
SB 313 will make California a leader in ending outdated, morally bankrupt exploitation of animals in circuses.
Part 1: Our SB 313, Circus Cruelty Prevention Act Passes Senate Unanimously!
Part 2: Make 1 Call to Your California Assemblymember and Tell Them to Vote Yes on 4 Important Bills! Please Make Your Call No Later than Wednesday !
lion in circus