HR 1380 - Celebrity actor Diane Keaton has backed The Big Cat Public Safety Act, HR1380, following the controversial Netflix show Tiger King. If passed, the legislation would prohibit the private ownership or commerce...

HR 1380 - The actress steps up her activism as board member of animal-rights group Social Compassion in Legislation to push for the passing of The Big Cat Public Safety Act, a law that would prohibit the ownership of big

As California works to tighten the loopholes in its puppy mills ban, the state of Iowa has lent a helping hand — shutting down an alleged puppy-laundering ring that supplied sick animals to Golden State pet stores.

Amid the coronavirus pandemic, a group of lawmakers—led by vegan Democratic Senator Cory Booker and Republican Senator Lindsey Graham—is urging the World Health Organization, United Nations, and World Organisation ...

SB 1115 - Two bills aiming to eliminate “closed-colony” animal blood banks in California — and free captive “blood slaves,” usually former racing ...

The Iconic African Species Protection Act aims to ban the possession of animal body parts from dead elephants, lions, giraffes, leopards, rhinos, zebras, and hyenas.

SB 1115 - After Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed a similar bill last year, state Sen. Scott Wilk announced Wednesday a measure aiming to increase California’s animal blood supply and transparency to animal blood banks.

AB 2177 - Following a surge of 37 horse deaths last year at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, Assemblymember Ash Kalra (D-San Jose) on Tuesday announced the introduction of AB 2177, the Equine Welfare and Safety in Horse...

AB 2177 - The office of California Assemblymember Ash Kalra (D-San Jose) announced Tuesday the introduction of AB 2177, the Equine Welfare and Safety in Horse Racing Act. Citing last year's rash of horse deaths at Santa

AB 2177 - California Assemblymember Ash Kalra (D-San Jose) introduced state legislation Feb. 11 backed by People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals and the Social Compassion in Legislation that calls for equine welfare

LAS VEGAS — A growing number of U.S. states are considering a ban on the sale or import of cosmetics that have been tested on animals, as advocates argue testing products such as lotions, shampoos and makeup on rabbits,

SACRAMENTO, CALIF. — The California Plant Based Alliance, a new political advocacy organization, will lobby for legislative representation for the plant-based industry. The alliance will sponsor legislative change...

Fighting to get the name "milk" off of dairy-alternatives like almond milk and oat milk is just one example of a powerplay that meat and dairy special interests have initiated in the last year. Now, finally, they'll have

CPBA, a new political advocacy organization, was formed in Sacramento this Monday. The group will lobby to create sustainable jobs for California workers and farmers, citing California-based companies like Beyond Meat,

The California Plant Based Alliance will ensure that the state—home to popular companies such as Beyond Meat, Impossible Foods, and Miyoko’s Kitchen—will lead the way to a plant-based future.

Gov. Gavin Newsom announced on Friday his goal of ending the euthanasia of adoptable or treatable animals in California shelters. The announcement came during the governor's overview of the proposed $220-billion state

Gov. Gavin Newsom wants California to stop euthanizing animals, and he’s ready to put taxpayer money toward the cause. “We want to be a no-kill state,” Newsom said during a press conference where he presented his 2020-2

California leads in taking major steps in cruelty-free beauty. On Jan. 1, the California Cruelty-Free Cosmetics Act, which bans stores from selling cosmetics tested on animals, was enacted.

With all of the disastrous stuff that’s happened in 2020, this should be one good thing coming out of it,’ one animal welfare advocate says

SB 1249 - The California Cruelty-Free Cosmetics Act prohibits retailers from selling any cosmetics which have been tested on animals after January 1, 2020.