Joaquin Phoenix joins animal activists, lawmakers to announce bill to ban wild animal acts in California.

CA Senator Hueso joins Councilmember Koretz and celebrities at Los Angeles City Hall to announce legislation that would institute a statewide ban on traveling wild-animal exhibitions. (1-Part)

Assembly member Ash Kalra introduces bill to make California a leader in protecting tropical forests,  the bill would mandate state contracts involving forest-risk commodities only go to companies with sustainable practices. (1-Part)

Landmark California Legislation Encourages Climate-friendly, Plant-Based Lunch Options for Students. (1-Part)

Requiring pet owners to create an evacuation plan helps ensure their personal safety during evacuation and protects emergency personnel from dangerous situations. (1-Part)

Microchipping your four-legged friends will save pets & taxpayer dollars. Part 1: Senator Chang Introduces Pet Microchipping Bill. Microchipping your four-legged friends will save pets & taxpayer dollars Part 2:The End of Fur Trapping in California? Bill Seeks to Shut Down a Dwindling Industry Part 3: Sunset on Sunset Event Recap

Lorena Gonzalez Bill Bans All Fur Trapping in California - Assembly Bill 273 would end the cruel, taxpayer subsidized commercial fur trapping trade across the state. (1 Part)

A landmark California bill banning the sale of mill-bred dogs, cats, and rabbits in pet stores will go into effect on January 1

SACRAMENTO, September 28, 2018 —Social Compassion in Legislation and the Physicians Committee applauds California Governor Jerry Brown for signing Senate Bill 1249, the California Cruelty-Free Cosmetics Act.

Sacramento, CA — Today, Governor Jerry Brown signed Senator Nancy Skinner’s (D-Berkeley) SB 1138, “Ensuring a Plant Based Meal Option,” requiring hospitals, healthcare facilities and prisons to offer plant-based meals to people in these institutions…