We are nearing the finish line for three pieces of legislation that will protect wild animals – including bobcats, coyotes, and foxes – from inhumane and pointless suffering and death in California. Thanks to you, AB 273 – the bill to ban all commercial and recreational trapping of fur-bearing and nongame mammals – passed the state legislature and is now on Governor Newsom’s desk awaiting his signature! Additionally, the bills to ban trophy hunting of bobcats (AB 1254) and the fur trade (AB 44) are making their way through the legislature and have a hearing in Senate Appropriations this Friday. All three bills still need your urgent support.
Please ~ speak up for animals!
ALL CALIFORNIANS: Email and call Gov. Newsom and ask him to sign AB 273 into law.
Send him a brief email using this contact form (you can also snail mail him – address here). Then call him at (916) 445-2841. You can simply say, “Please sign AB 273, the bill to ban the commercial and recreational trapping of fur-bearing and nongame mammals. Fur trapping is cruel, senseless and unjustified in the 21st century.” Find additional talking points here.
CALIFORNIANS WHOSE SENATOR SITS ON THE SENATE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE – Speak out in support of AB 1254 and AB 44:
If your Senator sits on the Senate Appropriations Committee, please email and call him or her in support of AB 1254 and AB 44.
Go here to see if one of the following Committee members represents your district. If so, please write and call asking him or her to support the bills. You can simply say, “As your constituent, I ask you to please vote YES on AB 1254, and AB 44 to protect California’s wildlife from cruel and senseless bobcat trophy hunting and fur trapping.” Find talking points for here. (Please do not contact any committee members if they do not represent your district – it is detrimental to the bill.)
Chair Anthony J. Portantino: (916) 651-4025; written comments here
Sen. Patricia C. Bates: (916) 651-4036; written comments here
Sen. Steven Bradford: (916) 651-4035; written comments here
Sen. Maria Elena Durazo: (916) 651-4024; written comments here
Sen. Jerry Hill: (916) 651-4013; written comments here
Sen. Brian W. Jones: (916) 651-4038; written comments here
Sen. Bob Wieckowski: (916) 651-4010; written comments here
Submit a letter to the editor of your local newspaper.
If your Senator sits on the Committee, please send a letter to your local newspaper encouraging readers to urge their Committee Member to vote YES on AB 1254 and AB 44. If your letter is published, send the letter via email to your Senator to remind them to vote yes. Find tips for submitting letters to the editor here and talking points for each bill here.
Thank you for protecting California’s bobcats, coyotes, foxes and other species!
For wild nature,
Camilla H. Fox
Founder & Executive Director