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Sep. 2, 2020
California animal protection legislation in the shadow of COVID-19
Legislation promising in the first months of 2020 lost steam as priorities shifted to COVID-19 relief bills. But animal protection legislation still advanced in the California legislature — including a bill aimed at reducing the threat of zoonotic disease in the future.
Elizabeth Holtz
Campaign Manager
Animal Legal Defense Fund
The COVID-19 pandemic upended state legislatures across the country, forcing advocates and politicians to reassess their goals for 2020. Legislation promising in the first months of 2020 lost steam as priorities shifted to COVID-19 relief bills. But animal protection legislation still advanced in the California legislature -- including a bill aimed at reducing the threat of zoonotic disease in the future.
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