From the desk of Vanessa Gagne:
ANIMAL ISSUES LEGISLATIVE UPDATE

October 22, 2020

UPDATES

9th District Court in California has upheld Proposition 12, The Prevention of Cruelty to Farm Animals Act, which bans intensive confinement of hens, veal calves, and pregnant sows.

IN THE NEWS

Konz Show Pigs is a Garner family enterprise

Coronavirus could drive the last nail into the mink fur trade
This is after activists released minks from a farm last week.  The ARs were poised and ready to jump on that opportunity to try and drive the last nail in the coffin for mink farmers.  Now they want the US to buy out the remaining farms.

Horse racing newsletter: Changes to the whip rule are being seen

Impossible Burger maker is hiring more than 100 scientists to develop meatless steak, fish and more

7 charged in flying squirrel trafficking ring that extended from Florida to Chicago to South Korea, officials say
Wildlife trafficking is a global issue and is causing the endangerment of many reptiles, amphibians, and small mammals.

Cincinnati Council Wants To Create Database Of Animal Abusers