In a challenging year, we were proud to help pass five bills to improve animal welfare in Maryland.
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Championing humane legislation to improve the lives of all animals in Maryland
In a challenging year, we were proud to help pass five bills to improve animal welfare in Maryland.
Continue readingSB 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.
Continue readingThe 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.
Continue readingNumerous species of wildlife that are found in Maryland are poisoned by lead bullets and shells including hawks, ravens, turkey vultures, eagles, and grizzly bears.
Continue readingSB 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.
Continue readingSUPPORT: 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,
Continue readingSB 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.
Continue readingThe 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
Continue readingThanks 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
Continue readingMaryland 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
Continue readingThe 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
Continue readingSUPPORT: 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
Continue readingSUPPORT: 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
Continue readingLet’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
Continue readingSUPPORT: 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
Continue readingSUPPORT: 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.
Continue readingSUPPORT: 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
Continue readingMost hens in the egg industry are crammed into wire cages so small they can’t even spread their wings.
Continue readingThe Maryland General Assembly convenes on January 10, 2024 with a few changes in legislative committee leadership and some new faces.
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