2020 Session - Maryland Votes for Animals, Inc.

March 23, 2020 Lisa Radov

Maryland Stands Up for Wildlife and Bans Chlorpyrifos – 2020 Session Recap

The 2020 Legislative Session ended at 5:00 pm on March 18, 2020, a decision in Maryland’s history that had not happened since the Civil War. Many emergency bills passed in the

March 15, 2020 Lisa Radov

Animal Bills May Stall as Maryland General Assembly Ends Early

Animal legislation has been getting strong support in 2020 from Maryland’s lawmakers. However, even after passing in their respective chambers, most of these bills will not have time to cross

March 10, 2020 Maryland Votes for Animals

Let’s Stop Testing Cosmetics on Animals in Maryland!

Please contact your legislators and tell them that you SUPPORT SB 729! This bill would prohibit animal testing in the development of a cosmetic as well as prohibit a manufacturer

March 1, 2020 Maryland Votes for Animals

Protect unattended dogs left outside in extreme weather!!

Establishing guidelines about dogs left outdoors enables animal control officers to intervene before a dog shows symptoms of acute distress which could potentially avert some of these life-threatening situations before they occur.

February 22, 2020 Maryland Votes for Animals

Let’s Stop the Nontherapeutic Declawing of Cats in Maryland!

The most frequent type of declawing is called an onychectomy, which involves using a scalpel or laser to amputate the last bone of a cat’s toes on its paws. Think of surgically amputating all of a person’s fingers or toes at their top joint.

February 19, 2020 Maryland Votes for Animals

Protect foxes, coyotes, and small mammals from cruel killing contests!

This bill would prohibit the random killing of mammals as defined in the HB 863 in organized wildlife killing contests, where the sole purpose of the event is to kill the largest number of animals possible, often for cash or guns.

February 10, 2020 Maryland Votes for Animals

Protect our wildlife from being poisoned by chlorpyrifos!

Chlorpyrifos is toxic to many species of birds including robins, grackles, pigeons, and Mallard ducklings. In addition to laying fewer eggs, the eggshells of those eggs laid by Mallards are thinner than normal, so fewer ducklings survive.

December 8, 2019 Lisa Radov

Maryland General Assembly Session Convenes on January 8, 2020

Maryland Votes for Animals 2020 Legislative Preview The 2020 Session opens with new leadership in the House under Speaker Adrienne Jones and the Senate under President Bill Ferguson. With changes