Animal Legislative Update --Sept. 29, 2025
from the desk of Vanessa Gagne
UPDATES
APHIS To Host Listening Sessions on New Funding for Farm Bill Animal Health Programs
LA Councilmember Blumenfield calls for answers on transfer of LA Zoo elephants
Witnesses distressed by Big E oxen pull (Letters to The Republican)
Be prepared for this to be the next complaint against the Big E among activists.
Keeping Livestock Shows Fair, Safe and Healthy
IN THE NEWS
How the beloved state fair grew from livestock showcases to cornucopias of amusement
Exotic animals owner speaks out following raid
Inside the Dark and Unregulated World of Roadside Zoos
White House slashes medical research on monkeys and other animal testing, sparking fierce new debate
Owner of Southeast Alaska wildlife center charged with animal cruelty
Marineland asks federal government for permission to export remaining belugas
Animal activists bring in $865 million for anti-meat campaigns
The controversial UK circus that still uses animals as visitors issue verdict
Canada: order to cull over 400 ostriches sparks protests and death threats
