Happy mom! Godfather and Annie Hall actress Diane Keaton, 76, beams as she poses for RARE photos with kids Dexter, 27, and Duke, 22, while FINALLY getting hands and foot prints in Hollywood
The Sacramento Bee
The bill to rename the University of California Hastings College of Law is one step closer to becoming law, after a unanimous go-ahead from the Senate Education Committee.
California won’t ban offshore drilling after legislation stalls
Politico
The bill, inspired by last fall's oil spill off the Orange County coast, had steep opposition from the fossil fuel industry and its labor allies.
A California bill that would have banned offshore drilling in state waters failed to advance from a key committee on Thursday, dealing a deathblow to the legislation spurred by last fall’s Orange County oil spill that leaked 25,000 gallons of crude into pristine waters.
Dog and Cat Bill of Rights’ introduced in California
FOX News
Social Compassion In Legislation CEO Judie Mancuso discusses the bill aimed to recognize animals as sentient beings on 'Tucker Carlson Tonight.'
California’s ‘Dog and Cat Bill of Rights’ one step closer to reality
Fox 11 Los Angeles
SACRAMENTO - California's proposed "Dog and Cat Bill of Rights" continues to move forward. Lawmakers on Wednesday announced the bill advanced through the Business and Professions key policy committee.
Dog and Cat Bill of Rights Under Consideration in California
Los Angeles Magazine
A California lawmaker has introduced a bill that would grant cats and dogs with a bill of rights, similar to the rights and protections that the American people have.
Assembly Bill 1881, otherwise known as the “Dog and Cat Bill of Rights,” provides the pets with seven fundamental rights including freedom from exploitation, cruelty, neglect, and abuse; a life of comfort, free of fear and anxiety; preventive and therapeutic health care; and proper identification through tags, microchips, or other humane means. The bill goes beyond current legislation that makes it a crime for a person to abuse or neglect their pet.
California lawmaker introduces bill of rights for cats, dogs
Queen City News
A California lawmaker introduced a bill this month to give cats and dogs in his state the same legal rights and protections the American people have — a formal bill of rights.
The Safe Transportation of Dogs and Cats Act Introduced
East County Today
Assemblymember Blanca Rubio (D-Baldwin Park) introduced AB 1781, the Safe Transportation of Dogs and Cats Act. The bill, sponsored by Social Compassion in Legislation, requires mobile or traveling housing facilities, such as animal control vehicles, to transport dogs and cats in such a manner that conditions do not endanger the health or well-being of the animal due to extreme temperatures or lack of food or water.
California lawmaker introduces bill of rights for cats, dogs
The Hill
A California lawmaker introduced a bill this month to give cats and dogs in his state the same legal rights and protections the American people have — a formal bill of rights.
Microchipping your pets doesn’t have to be expensive. Paying for registration is a scam.
USA Today
The use of microchips significantly increases the chance that a lost pet will be returned to its family, reducing euthanasia of unclaimed pets.
Jane Fonda joins Laguna Beach rally for ending offshore oil operations
Laguna Beach Independent
Actor and Activist Jane Fonda spoke in support of a ban on offshore oil drilling during a press conference at Main Beach on Monday.
Crowd turns out in Laguna Beach to endorse ban on offshore oil drilling
L.A. Times
Orange County beaches have reopened, but local officials and environmentalists are endeavoring to make sure the recent oil spill and its impacts are not soon forgotten.
California to allow more canine blood banks, walk-in donors
AP News
California on Saturday enacted a law aimed at phasing out one of the nation’s large canine blood banks and the practice of keeping dogs in facilities while their blood is drawn.
KX FM 104.7
The Vice Chair of the Laguna Beach Environmental sustainability Committee, member of the California Veterinary Medical Board, and the leading political animal advocacy group, Social Compassion In Legislation joins us for a conversation about the long term damage done to wildlife and our ecosystem because of the latest oil spill.
Bill that would eliminate ‘blood slave’ donor dogs in California on way to governor’s desk
Daily Bulletin
'This has been a three-year animal welfare policy reform effort that is now one step away from being implemented. I am elated,' said the bill's author
Opinion: Summer isn’t here yet, but it’s already too hot to leave a dog in a parked car
L.A. Times
With summer approaching, experts have started to remind dog owners to keep their pets safe in the heat. In Phoenix, where temperatures have already topped 100 degrees, animal welfare organizations have received around 300 heat-related calls since November. The number will grow significantly during the summer; last year, the Arizona Humane Society responded to approximately 700 heat-related incidents.
Meet Judie Mancuso: Founder, CEO, & President of Social Compassion in Legislation
Shoutout LA
Judie Mancuso discusses conventional wisdom that needs to change and shares her journey with SCIL along with the people who helped her get to where she is today.
GOP gubernatorial candidate John Cox brings bear back to campaign trail in San Diego
ABC10 News San Diego
SAN DIEGO (CNS) - Republican gubernatorial candidate and Rancho Santa Fe-based businessman John Cox revived a controversial campaign tactic Tuesday when he appeared with Tag -- a Kodiak bear the candidate first used in his official campaign kickoff event in Sacramento last week.
Animal rights groups hit out at Republican campaigning with bear: ‘It’s unfortunate and shameful’
Independent
A businessman running a campaign for governor in California has prompted backlash from animal rights activists after he launched his campaign alongside a 1,000-lb bear.
John Cox Campaigns for California Governor Alongside a 1,000-Pound Kodiak Bear
NBC Los Angeles
Animal rights group PETA and state Sen. Ben Hueso, who authored a state law banning use of most animals in circuses, condemned the candidate's use of a bear as a campaign prop.
Opinion: A bear walked into a news conference. That should not have happened
Los Angeles Times
So, a Kodiak bear walked into a politician’s campaign news conference in Sacramento on Tuesday, and I don’t know whom to pity more — the bear or the politician. I’ll go with the bear.
State Sen. Ben Hueso Condemns Live Bear Stunt By Gubernatorial Hopeful John Cox
KPBS
Republican gubernatorial candidate John Cox — a Rancho Santa Fe-based businessman — debuted his campaign to unseat Gov. Gavin Newsom Tuesday in Sacramento, but his political stunt involving a live bear drew heavy criticism from at least one local politician.
Animal Rights Advocates Rip CA Gubernatorial Candidate John Cox For “Horrific” Live Bear Stunt
Deadline
Republican gubernatorial candidate, businessman John Cox, debuted his campaign Tuesday in Sacramento, but his live political stunt involving a bear drew heavy criticism.
Caitlyn Jenner debuts slick TV ad in campaign to unseat Gov. Newsom
Los Angeles Daily News
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 “compassionate disrupter” and cast Newsom as an elitist who has presided over a general decline in the quality of life for Californians.
Opinion: Whales off California coast are dying in crabbers’ ropes
The Mercury News
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.
Social Impact Heroes: Why & How Judie Mancuso of Social Compassion in Legislation (SCIL) Is Helping To Change Our World
Authority Magazine
Aspart of my series about “individuals and organizations making an important social impact”, I had the pleasure of interviewing Judie Mancuso.
Animal welfare group hopes to pass law setting standard for pet breeding in California
KTLA
A puppy bought online from a backyard breeder to sell during a Seal Beach elementary school fundraiser, died shortly after it was purchased. Now, an animal welfare group is trying to pass a law in California that would set standards for pet breeding and stop such preventable deaths.
Sentient Media
Social Compassion in Legislation founder Judie Mancuso discusses her drive to help animals, and highlights some of the bills the nonprofit is sponsoring this year.
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