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Courtroom Animal Advocate Program (Michigan)
Courtroom Animal Advocate Program (CAAP) laws allow advocates — supervised law students or volunteer lawyers — to advocate for animal victims in criminal cruelty cases. -
Opposing the Cultivation and Trade of Octopus Produced through Unethical Strategies (OCTOPUS) Act (Federal)
The Opposing the Cultivation and Trade of Octopus Produced through Unethical Strategies (OCTOPUS) Act would ban commercial octopus farming in the U.S. and prohibit imports of farmed octopus from foreign countries. -
Pigeon Shoot Ban Bill (Pennsylvania)
Pennsylvania state bill aims to prohibit cruel pigeon shoots in the state. -
Captive Hunting Prohibition (Rhode Island)
This legislation would define and prohibit captive hunting for animals in Rhode Island. -
A Bill to Ban Wild Animals in Circuses (New York)
This New York bill would prohibit the use of certain wild animals in circuses or traveling animal acts throughout the state, including big cats, bears, nonhuman primates, kangaroos, and wallabies. -
Captive Primate Safety Act (Federal)
The Captive Primate Safety Act prohibits private possession of nonhuman primates and the sale or transportation of nonhuman primates for the wild “pet” trade. -
Coercive Control Bill (Massachusetts)
Legislation would help victims of domestic violence, both human and animal, by updating the Commonwealth’s legal definition of abuse to include regarding “coercive control” to include committing or threatening to commit cruelty to the animal companion. -
Room to Roam Act (California)
This bill would help protect California wildlife and prioritize climate resilience by establishing a statewide policy requiring local governments to consider and implement measures to protect and improve wildlife connectivity through land-use planning. -
Helping Animal and Human Victims Alike Escape Domestic Violence (Rhode Island)
This bill updates existing Rhode Island law to help victims of abuse — both human and animal — safely flee abusive situations. -
Poison-Free Wildlife Act (California)
The Poison-Free Wildlife Act would place a moratorium on some of the most dangerous rodenticides — which cause widespread poisoning of wildlife — with limited exceptions.
