SB 313 - Gubernatorial candidate Caitlyn Jenner aired her first campaign video on Tuesday, May 4, in an effort to unseat Gov. Gavin Newsom, a slickly produced three-minute ad in which she termed herself a “compassiona...

AB 534 - Whales off the California coast have been getting tangled up, injured and killed in commercial crab gear and other fishery traps for far too long.

Aspart of my series about “individuals and organizations making an important social impact”, I had the pleasure of interviewing Judie Mancuso.

We’re the only state that doesn’t allow community blood donations — it's ridiculous,' said one animal activist.

We all have that “aha” moment, a truly life-changing experience that changes the course of our lives. For me, that was Hurricane Katrina. After the hurricane, I went to New Orleans to volunteer and help with the...

AB 702 - Euthanizing a tiny, sick puppy is one of the most gut-wrenching things a veterinarian can be called on to do. Yet, within the span of 36 hours recently, emergency vet Joe Simmons euthanized — or witnessed the...

California's legislative session came to a wild ending in 2020 when the clock ran out on major bills. Key pieces of environmental legislation were among those that died on the floor, and conservationists are...

AB 534 - Assemblyman Rob Bonta (D-Oakland) and cosponsors Social Compassion in Legislation and the Center for Biological Diversity introduced Assembly Bill 534, the Whale Entanglement Prevention Act, on Feb. 10...

Teen vegan activist Genesis Butler just became the newest board member of Social Compassion in Legislation (SCIL), a political animal advocacy group that aims to protect animals by changing legislation. The 14-year-old..

AB 2152 - 'In California, we are putting an end to the cruel puppy mill industry for good,' Gov. Gavin Newsom declares. Bella, a corgi bred in a puppy mill and inspiration for “Bella’s Act,” a law ending the retail...

AB 2152 - Commercial breeders have sold scores of wiggly young Goldendoodles, Welsh corgis, yellow labs and Shiba Inus to folks in Southern California this year, apparently beyond the reach of a law designed to halt...

States are starting to call for bans on “wet markets.” California state senator Harry Stern and New York Assemblymember Lisa Rosenthal are working with an advocacy group called Social Compassion in Legislation to create

HR 1380 - Chemayne Almquist, co-founder of Forever Wild Exotic Animal Sanctuary, kisses one of the Bengal tigers at the Phelan facility on Thursday, Jan. 30, 2020. A proposed ban on private ownership of big cats wouldn’t

ALBANY — A pair of New York lawmakers want to shut down New York’s live animal markets to help stem the spread of diseases and prevent future pandemics. Assemblymember Linda Rosenthal (D-Manhattan) and State Senator...

HR 1380 - Netflix docu-series “Tiger King” has captivated viewers and overtaken social media timelines since its release last month. The show—which focuses predominantly on Joe Exotic, owner of G.W. Zoo in Wynnewood...

In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, live markets, or so-called “wet markets,” are under renewed scrutiny by lawmakers and activists.

When it comes to the heated rivalry between roadside zookeeper Joe Exotic and animal-welfare activist Carole Baskin in “Tiger King,” Diane Keaton is taking sides.

New York and California state lawmakers are calling for a shutdown of all “wet markets” in their states, rolling out new legislation on both coasts to ban the markets—which in China are believed to be linked to the...

SB 1175 - Senator Henry Stern (CA) and Assemblymember Linda Rosenthal (NY) are working with animal protection group Social Compassion in Legislation to introduce groundbreaking legislation in an effort to prevent future

HR 1380 - Anna Keeve: Celebrities are starting to throw their power behind initiatives to ensure that animal exploiters masquerading as “zoo owners” and “conservation activists” can’t hide behind a facade.