Help zoo animals maintain protections under Virginia law
HB 2331, Patron: Delegate Ellen Campbell (oppose) This bill is the latest in a series of efforts that started in….
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2023 General Assembly: Two emails you should send today on behalf of animals
Virginia’s General Assembly has been in session since January 11, and yesterday, on February 1, we saw the first two….
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Celebrating 20 Years No-Kill
Twenty years ago, the Richmond SPCA boldly adopted a no-kill operating model and pledged to save the life of every….
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Bills to protect beagles in Virginia are in danger
Update: In a victory for dogs and cats bred for sale to laboratories, Virginia’s General Assembly has passed all five….
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Support Virginia legislation to protect beagles destined for research labs
At a massive commercial dog breeding facility in Cumberland, Virginia, more than 5,000 beagles are housed in cramped, filthy conditions,….
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Community cat caregiver now instructs others in Introduction to TNR
When Peggy Lynch bought her home near Richmond’s Byrd Park in 2002, it came with a surprise feature: A group….
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CBS News report shows how pervasive confusion is about “local SPCAs” and the ASPCA
Yesterday CBS News aired a story about the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) looking at….
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Guest blog: For healthy waterways, people and pets we must all scoop the poop
April Fools’ Day has passed so this is no joke: Happy National Pooper Scooper Week! To celebrate poop scooping—a chore….
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National Puppy Day: Pandemic pushed puppy sales and scams to new heights in 2020
Today is National Puppy Day, an observation that coming so soon after the one-year anniversary of the coronavirus pandemic reminds….
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Confronting false claims about TNR and SB1390
Yesterday the House Agriculture Subcommittee (of the Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources Committee) heard SB1390, the Trap Neuter Return bill….
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