SAVING AND PROTECTING ANIMALS. ONE LAW AT A TIME.

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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.

Contact the Governor in support of our important bills on his desk!

September 12, 2018
Please click on the link below and follow instructions on how to contact Governor Brown in support of signing our very important bills!
governor

SCIL's next event Saturday, January 19, 2019 - 4:30-7:30pm

August 12, 2018
Please join us for a cocktail soiree, and delicious vegan food, to celebrate our 2018 successes and help ring in our lifesaving legislation in the new year.
Adaz West Hollywood

Latest update on bill hearings

June 27, 2018
Update on SB 1249 CA Cruelty Free Cosmetics Act hearing and SB 1487 Iconic African Species Protection Act.
Part 1: SB 1249, CA Cruelty-Free Cosmetics Act, Passes Assembly Judiciary Committee with 9-0 Vote...
California Cruelty Free Cosmetics Act

Action Alert and Updates 6-20-2018

June 20, 2018
SB 1487 (Stern) - Iconic African Species Protection Act - Will be heard and voted on Tuesday, 6/26 in the Assembly Water, Parks & Wildlife Committee. Read LA Times Editorial piece on SB 1487 - just out today!..
Iconic African Species Protection Act

SCIL does "takeover" of SacBee ads and releases celebrity video

May 14, 2018
SCIL, sponsor of SB 1249, the California Cruelty-Free Cosmetics Act, launched a media campaign on Monday by taking over every ad (nine ads total - see below graphic) on the homepage of the Sacramento Bee for 24 hours.
SCIL does "takeover" of SacBee ads and releases celebrity video

Legislative Update

April 28, 2018
Dear Friends, We are so grateful for all of your past support of SCIL and the action you have taken to push your legislators to support animal protection in California….
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Action Alerts and Updates

April 12, 2018
Please read our latest action alert and help us today! Part 1: Call to Action – Please Read and Take Action Today Part 2: SCR 100 (Lara) – Carcinogenic Meats. Need Constituents to Call the Following Senators Urging their Support on Wednesday for SCR 100. Call Now!
Action Alerts and Updates

SB 1138 (Skinner) - Plant Based Meals

March 26, 2018
SB 1138, Plant Based Meals, would require California health facilities and prisons to make available wholesome, plant-based meals that meet the needs of patients and inmates.
Ensuring a Plant Based Meal Option

SCR 100 (Lara) - Carcinogenic Meats Need support letters by April 6th

March 26, 2018
SCR 100 would urge the OEHHA to comply with Proposition 65 and warn individuals of their potential exposure to this harmful substance by amending California Code of Regulations, title 27, section 27001(b) to add "processed meat (consumption of)" to the list of "chemicals known to the state to cause cancer."
SCR 100 (Lara) - Carcinogenic Meats Need support letters by April 6th

AB 3159 (Thurmond) - Animal Slaughter: Poultry

March 26, 2018
AB 3159 will require that poultry shackled prior to slaughter are rendered unconscious to ensure that they do not experience unnecessary pain. Alternative methods exist that allow for stunning or killing of poultry before they are shackled with greater accuracy than electrified water-bath stunning methods.
AB 3159 (Thurmond) - Animal Slaughter: Poultry