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Pet Custody (Massachusetts)
Protects the best interests of a companion animal when a couple is splitting up by providing a framework for judges to use in determining care and custody of the animal. -
Octopus Farming Ban (New Jersey)
In recognition of the “advanced cognitive abilities” of octopuses, An Act prohibiting the aquaculture of any species of octopus for the purpose of human consumption (S. 3914/A. 5078) seeks to prohibit octopus aquaculture, also known as octopus farming. -
Ensuring Wildlife Connectivity Act (Washington)
The bill would protect wildlife from vehicle collisions and prevent habitat fragmentation by providing safe corridors, such as over- and underpasses. -
Pigs and Public Health Act (Federal)
This bill aims to reduce the number of nonambulatory or ”downed” pigs — pigs who cannot stand or walk unassisted — in the food system. -
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. -
A Bill to Ban Wild Animals in Circuses (New York)
This New York bill would prohibit the use of certain wild animals in 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. -
Humane Pet Store Bill (New Jersey)
This bill would prohibit the retail sale of dogs, cats, and rabbits in New Jersey pet shops. -
The Mink Facility Disease Prevention Act (Illinois)
This bill would require monitoring and surveillance for zoonotic diseases on mink farms in Illinois.
