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Senator Hueso Condemns Cruel Treatment of Live Bear by Gubernatorial Hopeful John Cox

May 5, 2021

SACRAMENTO – Today, California gubernatorial candidate John Cox kicked off a three-day, statewide campaign bus tour in which he is exploiting a live bear as a political prop.

AB1282 Cleared It’s Second Committee Hearing Today

April 29, 2021

Today, AB 1282, the California Pet Blood Bank Modernization Act, passed the Assembly Agriculture Committee with a vote of 9-1. The bill, introduced earlier this year by authors California State Assemblymember Richard Bloom (D- Santa Monica) and Senator Scott Wilk (R-Santa Clarita) and led by Social Compassion in Legislation, aims to bring transparency and oversight to animal blood banks in California by allowing community blood banks and phasing out captive-closed colonies. It unanimously passed the Assembly Business and Professions Committee on April 20th.

B 416 (Kalra) The CA Deforestation-Free Procurement Act Passes Assembly Accountability and Administrative Review Committee with a 4-1 Vote

April 29, 2021

Today, AB 416 the Deforestation-Free Procurement Act passed the Assembly Accountability and Administrative Review Committee with a 4-1 vote.

SB 376 (Stern), The Wildlife Trafficking and Trade Act,
Passes Senate Public Safety Committee 5 – 0

April 28, 2021

Today, SB 376 – The Wildlife Trafficking and Trade Act passed the Senate Public Safety Committee with an unanimous vote. The bill was introduced earlier this year by Senator Henry Stern (D-Los Angeles), along with cosponsors Social Compassion in Legislation and The Center for Biological Diversity, and already passed its first committee hearing on April 15.

Latest News and Call to Action!

April 21, 2021

We appreciate the over three hundred of you signing up to send support letters and calling legislators to make your voices heard for the animals! Please continue to encourage your friends and family to sign up on our website to stay informed and lend their support. We are still at the beginning of a two year legislative session and have lots of work to do, and will need your continued support.

Bill to Curb Zoonotic Diseases Passes Senate Natural Resources and Water Committee with a Unanimous Vote of 7-0

April 15, 2021

SACRAMENTO, CA – Today, SB 376 The Wildlife Trafficking and Trade Act passed the Senate Natural Resources and Water Committee with overwhelming support with a vote of 7-0.

California State Animal Shelter Association Opposes Setting a Bar for Humane Breeding!

April 6, 2021

Business & Professions Committee Receives Opposition Letter to Our AB 702 Pet Breeder Humane Care Act

THE OPPOSITION IS NOISY, WE MUST MAKE NOISE TOO!

March 30, 2021

The opposition to our “breeder” and “whale” bills are super noisy and organized. This is why it is imperative that your voices are heard, and that legislators know that the vast majority of Californians want to protect animals.