Gov. Youngkin signs five “beagle bills” into law
Monday on the steps of Virginia’s executive mansion, Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin signed five pieces of legislation that passed the….
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Urge Virginia’s Governor to sign legislation protecting beagles
Anyone who has heard a baying pack of beagles will understand how fitting it is that in protecting these small,….
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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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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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Virginia Senate passes Trap Neuter Return bill in spite of irrational opposition from Senator Stuart
During Tuesday’s Senate floor session, Senator Lynwood Lewis eloquently presented his bill, SB1390, to clarify Virginia code surrounding Trap Neuter….
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Floor amendment threatens SB1390’s goals of expanding and improving Trap Neuter Return in Virginia
UPDATE: February 1, 2021 The anticipated floor amendment we told you about on Friday has failed. Senator Lewis’s bill, SB1390,….
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December is Virginia’s inaugural Puppy Mill Awareness Month
Earlier this year, state lawmakers unanimously voted to designate December as Puppy Mill Awareness Month across the Commonwealth, thereby encouraging….
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Advocating for animals in the 2020 Virginia General Assembly session
As the new Virginia state director for the Humane Society of the United States, I am so excited to continue….
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