In a challenging year, we were proud to help pass five bills to improve animal welfare in Maryland.
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Help Ease the Veterinary Shortage in Maryland!
SB 318/HB 643 would expand the eligibility for the Janet L. Hoffman Loan Assistance Repayment Program to include individuals who received a degree from an accredited veterinary school and provided veterinary services for in the State.
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Protect Maryland’s Cats and Dogs Used in Laboratory Research!
The goal of that legislation was to allow healthy dogs and cats used in research who had paid their debt to society to be adopted by a loving family.
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Protect Maryland’s wildlife, residents, and environment from poisoning by lead-based ammunition!
Numerous species of wildlife that are found in Maryland are poisoned by lead bullets and shells including hawks, ravens, turkey vultures, eagles, and grizzly bears.
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Let’s Make Our Roads Safer for Wildlife and Motorists!
SB 635/HB 731 Establishes the Wildlife Connectivity Fund: Lays the groundwork for efforts to design and build wildlife crossings, map habitats, and reduce wildlife-vehicle collisions.
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Let’s Keep People and Pets Together!
SUPPORT: The Pet Policy Transparency Act! This bill would require the landlord of a residential rental property to provide the property’s pet policy on the property’s website, in digital advertisements,
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Don’t let the cockfighting industry find a home in Maryland!
SB 375/HB 513 protects our communities from the adverse effects of cockfighting and Avian Flu by prohibiting a person who keeps roosters that are maintained individually and kept movement-constrained through use of an enclosure or tether from keeping more than 5 roosters per acre on a single property or more than a total of 25 roosters on a single property.
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Maryland Votes for Animals 2025 Humane Agenda
The Maryland General Assembly convened on January 8, 2025. Our legislators and Governor Moore have been very supportive of legislation to improve the lives of animals in Maryland. Maryland Votes
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Maryland Becomes the 10th State to Ban Wild Animals from Traveling Acts and Circuses!
Thanks to Governor Wes Moore for signing SB 547/ HB 379 into law. We are grateful to our bill sponsors Senator Sarah Elfreth and Delegate Sara Love for making Maryland
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Elephant’s Brief Escape from Circus in Montana Underscores the Urgency to End Animal Acts
Maryland Votes For Animals, Inc. thanks sponsors Senator Sarah Elfreth and Delegate Sara Love for making Maryland the 10th state to pass legislation prohibiting elephants, big cats, bears, and non-human
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2024 End-of-Session Report
The tragedy of the Frances Scott Key Bridge collapse understandably dominated the last weeks of the 2024 Session. Thanks to a dedicated team of citizens, advocates, organizations, and legislators, we
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Don’t Let the Cockfighting Industry Find a Home in Our State!
SUPPORT: Agriculture- Roosters – Restrictions – SB 1055/HB 1030. Cockfighting is a horrific crime where roosters are bred for aggression and placed in a pit to fight each other to
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No family should have to choose between their pets and a home.
SUPPORT: Housing and Community Development – Pets in Housing Developments – HB 1179 This bill would prohibit an owner or agent of an owner of a housing development that on
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Let’s Protect Maryland’s Animals Used in Laboratory Research!!
Let’s Protect Maryland’s Animals Used in Laboratory Research!! SUPPORT: Testing Facilities That Use Animals- Licensing and Regulation – SB 761. This bill would establish comprehensive guidelines and oversight to protect
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Let’s make our roads safer for wildlife and motorists!
SUPPORT: Wildlife Protections and Highway Crossings SB 902/ HB 1129 This bill requires the Department of Natural Resources, in collaboration with the State Highway Administration, to identify and prioritize certain
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Let’s Protect Wild Animals from Being Exploited for Entertainment!
SUPPORT: Wildlife- Traveling Animals Acts- Prohibition – SB 547/HB 379! The leaders in the circus industry have changed their models and eliminated the use of wild animals in their performances.
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Let’s Strengthen Maryland’s Spay/Neuter Fund!
SUPPORT: Department of Agriculture Spay/Neuter Fund – SB 641/HB 85! This bill would establish a process through which a person may make a voluntary contribution to the Fund. In addition
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Let’s End the Cruel Confinement of Egg-Laying Hens in Maryland!
Most hens in the egg industry are crammed into wire cages so small they can’t even spread their wings.
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A New Legislative Session Begins
The Maryland General Assembly convenes on January 10, 2024 with a few changes in legislative committee leadership and some new faces.
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