by mhessenberger | Feb 22, 2023 | Paws Up/Paws Down
February 21, 2023 Paws Up! To California Assembly Member Bill Essayli for advocating for animals who are at risk of being euthanized in animal shelters with the introduction of Assembly Bill 595. Companion animal overpopulation is still prevalent in many areas of the...
by mhessenberger | Apr 30, 2020 | Paws Up/Paws Down
Update (9/25/20): Governor Newsom signed AB 2152 on 9/18/20. Paws Up!April 23, 2020 To California’s Assemblyman Patrick O’Donnell (D) and Assemblyman Todd Gloria (D) for sponsoring additional legislation to help close loopholes in the state’s current...
by tbartholme | Mar 21, 2023 | Paws Up/Paws Down
Paws Up! California becomes first state in US to outlaw the sale fur products. March 21, 2023 California made history as the first US state to ban the sale of fur products. Assemblymember Laura Friedman authored Assembly Bill 44, which was signed into law by Governor...
by mhessenberger | Jan 15, 2021 | Paws Up/Paws Down
Paws Up!January 13, 2021 To animal welfare advocates for their insistence to bring to light the presence of illegal cockfighting in Monterey County, CA. The vicious world of animal fighting is illegal in the United States, yet this sickening form of entertainment...
by mhessenberger | Sep 19, 2020 | Paws Up/Paws Down
Update (9/22/2020): Governor Newsom signed SB 573. Paws Up!September 17, 2020 To the California State Legislature for passing Senate Bill 573. Every year millions of beloved companion animals go missing. Thankfully, social media and lost pet websites have made it easy...
