Crossover update on 2024 Virginia General Assembly
Virginia’s 2024 legislative session has passed the midpoint. Tuesday was the last day for each chamber to act on its….
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Innocuous-sounding HB 221 poses danger for cats and TNVR
The most dangerous bill for animals in this General Assembly session is hiding behind a boring regulatory process. House Bill….
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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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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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