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SB 221 passes the full Senate by a unanimous vote!

June 2, 2025
SB 221 (Ochoa-Bogh) passed the full Senate by an initial vote of 33-0. The bill will expand the current stalking crime to include threats to pets, service animals, and horses.
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AB 478 & AB 347 Call To Action being voted on by the Assembly!

May 28, 2025
Call and tell your Assemblymember that you are their constituent and ask them to please vote 'Yes' on AB 347 and AB 478!
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Three of four SCIL-sponsored bills passed Appropriations Committees

May 23, 2025
AB 1482 (Castillo), Bowie's Law, was held in Committee and is dead. The bill would have strengthened dog breeding standards and improved animal shelter procedures.
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Controversy Surrounds Mayor Bass's Zoo Director

May 21, 2025
Despite the science and pleas from her constituents, allies, colleagues, and elephant experts, Mayor Bass chose to send Billy and Tina to the Tulsa Zoo and still remains quiet.
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Elephant Update - Empty Enclosures Lead Us To Believe They Are In Transit

May 20, 2025
Science proves that continued confinement of elephants in zoo settings causes profound and preventable suffering because elephants' needs are far too complex to be met in a zoo.
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Letters Pour Into Mayor's Office Over Elephant Relocation

May 19, 2025
In a Powerful Show of Unity, Diverse Voices Urge Mayor Bass to Retire Billy & Tina to a Sanctuary — Not Another Zoo!
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LA County Judge Denied A Motion Stopping Transfer of Billy and Tina

May 15, 2025
A Los Angeles County judge denied an emergency motion to halt the transfer of Billy and Tina, the last two elephants at the Los Angeles Zoo, to the Tulsa Zoo in Oklahoma.
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Call to Action for Four Bills! Update on Hounding Bears Bill!

May 13, 2025
The fate of four SCIL-sponsored bills are being decided in their respective Appropriations Committees. Call Now!
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Lawsuit Filed to Halt Transfer and Demand Justice of LA Zoo Elephants

May 12, 2025
Mayor Karen Bass's Zoo Director is now quietly preparing to transfer its two elephants, Billy and Tina, not to a sanctuary, but to another zoo.
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Helpers and Heroes Event Coverage and Passing of Bowie's Law

April 29, 2025
AB 1482 strengthens dog breeding standards and improves animal shelter procedures. The bill expands current dog breeding to include those selling more than one litter per year.
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