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This is your one-stop shop for all the latest news about SCIL campaigns, organizational events and other updates. Be sure to sign up for our newsletter to stay in the know about everything that is being done to save and protect animals and how you can help.

Riverside Spay & Neuter Ordinance 630.12

June 17, 2019
County of Riverside Animal Care & Control crafted language along with SCIL who helped facilitate grassroots support for the law. It unanimously was approved by the Riverside City Council and went on to be adopted by the entire county.
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Riverside Spay and Neuter

SB 64 Pet Microchipping Bill Just Passed with a Unanimous Vote 9-0! Thank you for your support!

June 17, 2019
SB 64 to require all municipal animal shelters to microchip any adopted or recovered cat or dog, helping pets find their way home.
Part 1: In Unanimous Vote, Bill to Protect Lost Pets Clears First Committee Hurdle
Part 2: If You Haven't yet Signed up to Support Our Bills Please Do Now!
Part 3: Spread the Word!!!!
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dog in shelter

California legislators show they accept science by supporting bill to modernize testing of hazardous waste

June 17, 2019
AB 733, to End the Use of Live Fish to Test Water Quality, Clears First Committee Vote.
Part 1: California Legislators Show They Accept Science by Supporting Bill to Modernize Testing of Hazardous Waste
Part 2: If You Haven't yet Signed up to Support Our Bills Please Do Now!
Part 3: Spread the Word!!!!
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Eurasian minnow swimming

Huge Day for Animals in California – Five Bills Advance

June 17, 2019
Pet Microchipping Bill and Ban on Fur Trapping pass floor votes, Bill to End Circus Cruelty and Veterinary Community-Blood Bank Bill pass senate judiciary committee, new requirement on Safe Evacuations of Pets passes assembly governmental organization committee (1-Part)
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microchipping pets bill passed

Fight to End Animal Dissection in K-12 Instruction to Help All Students Succeed in Science Stopped by Teachers' Associations and Big Animal Agriculture

June 17, 2019
AB 1586 would have modernized science education in the state, protect students, and save animals; Unfortunately, the status quo has been maintained. (1-Part)
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school dissection

Al Jazeera: Kentucky Derby faced with spike in horse deaths

June 17, 2019
It's Kentucky Derby day in the United States. That means horse racing fans are getting ready for one of the biggest events in the sport. But a spike in horse deaths has overshadowed the season.
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horses racing at the Kentucky Derby

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.
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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.
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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!..
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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.
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Santa Anita Fatalities Horse Racing