Animal Legislative Update - March 28, 2024
from the desk of Vanessa Gagne
UPDATES
- Kansas House tries to fix constitutional flaw to shield agriculture from animal-rights activists
- Reps Lieu and Jackson Lee introduce legislation to protect endangered and threatened species from trophy hunting
- Europe's biggest hippo could finally be released after being kept in circus skip for 30 years
- US Senate: Goldie’s Act Allows for Seizure of Dogs for Undefined ‘Psychological Harm’ – Oppose Now
Note, this will not stop at dogs. Once that is passed and normalized in the US, others will follow.
IN THE NEWS
Animal rights groups active in legislative campaigns
Sick cows in 2 states test positive for avian flu
Animal Rights Groups Demand an End to Turtle Racing at Brennan’s Pub
Hundreds of manatees invaded and shut down a Florida wildlife refuge
Animal rights groups take aim at Winter Fair
Washington bans sale of cosmetics newly tested on animals