The bill prohibits a public animal control agency or shelter, society for the prevention of cruelty to animals shelter, humane society shelter, or rescue group from releasing a dog or cat to an owner seeking to reclaim it, or adopting out, selling, or giving away a dog or cat to a new owner, unless the dog or cat is or will be microchipped, as specified.

Joint letter to U.S. Department of Interior and U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (“FWS”) from Michelson Center for Public Policy, Animal Wellness Action, Animal Wellness Foundation, Center for a Humane Economy, and SPCA International providing notice to seek legal redress for FWS decision to remove gray wolves from the list of threatened or endangered species.

Joint letter to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention from Michelson Center for Public Policy, Animal Wellness Action, Animal Wellness Foundation, Center for a Humane Economy, and SPCA International requesting intervention to address potential spread of COVID-19 by U.S.-based mink farms.