January 14, 2022 Paws Up! Florida Representative Kristen Arrington and Senator Shervin Jones are fighting to protect animals and keep them out of the hands of animal abusers with House Bill 1341/Senate Bill 1806. The unspeakable acts of violence and...
November 20th, 2025 Paws Up! To Governor Ron DeSantis for protecting animals from cruelty with his ratification of House Bill 255 , also known as “Dexter’s Law”. In the past few decades, the number of individuals who recognize their companion animals...
Paws Up! Goldie’s Act has been reintroduced and would establish a better quality of life for dogs in puppy mills. May 24, 2023 Puppies rescued by NHES’ animal care facility. If anyone were to set foot in a puppy mill, they would instantly know that the...
Paws Up!March 14, 2020 To Illinois Representative Allen Skillicorn (R-District) for sponsoring House Bill 3995 that would give cats and dogs a voice during animal abuse cases. Choosing to be an advocate for someone is powerful. When others hear your voice and join in...
Update (7/3/20): Governor Kim Reynolds signed House File 737! Iowans show your support by thanking Governor Reynolds today. Paws Up!April 17, 2020 To the Iowa Senate for passing House File 737 to increase the penalties for animal abuse and add more specifics to the...
UPDATE: Governor Beshear signed SB 21! Paws Up!April 14, 2020 To the Kentucky Senate for passing Senate Bill 21 that would allow veterinarians to report suspected animal abuse. When veterinarians are asked, “what inspired you to choose this career path?”...
Paws Up! To Kentucky Legislators for Passing Law to Expand the Legal Definition and Punishment for Animal Torture The state of Kentucky is known and loved for many things: their soulful bluegrass music, their popular baseball team, and even their world class bourbon....
Paw Up! New York becomes the tenth state to put cruelty-free cosmetics legislation in place. February 18, 2023 When you apply your cosmetics, have you ever thought about the animals suffering for you to have them? Were you aware that some of your cosmetics are tested...
Paws Up! Senate Bill aims to prohibit the use of primates in entertainment acts in New York. June 27, 2023 New York Senate Bill 6905, or the Primate Protection Act, would take primates out of the entertainment industry. This bill was introduced on May 15, 2023, by...
Paws Up! To the New Jersey State Senate for passing legislation to keep animal abusers from owning pets. July 9, 2020 New Jersey Senator Kip Bateman successfully guided Moose’s Law through the state legislature this past week, giving employers the ability to do...