California Animal Welfare Association

10/02/2026

🐾 🎉 CalAnimals Celebrates an Excellent Year of Legislation

AB 1733 - Continuing Education for Veterinarians - CalAnimals SPONSORED
This bill allows up to four hours of the 36 required CE hours for veterinarians, and two CE hours for RVTs, to be obtained by providing spay/neuter services to shelters or rescues at no charge. This CE opportunity is being removed from the self-study category.
https://www.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260AB1733

AB 1999 – Veterinary Medicine - SUPPORT
This bill adds definitions for telemedicine, makes the VCPR patient-specific rather than condition-specific, prohibits owners from performing surgery on their pets, and creates a shelter veterinarian and retired veterinarian status.
https://www.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260AB1999

AB 2010 - Surgery Premise Requirements for High Volume Spay/Neuter - SUPPORT
This bill specifies that the minimum standards established by the board shall not require a dedicated surgical suite for any veterinary premises that primarily performs high-volume spay or neuter services, as defined.
https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260AB2010

AB 2344 – Animal Forfeiture – NEUTRAL
CalAnimals was very pleased with the last-minute amendments made to this bill and our opposition was removed. This bill amends PC 597.1 (h) to apply to animals properly seized pursuant to any provision of California law.
https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260AB2344

SB 1288 – Nonprobate Transfer of Ownership - SUPPORT
This bill ensures that beneficiaries on securities are notified in the event the of the account owner’s death. Nonprofit organizations often do not know that they are listed as beneficiaries on accounts. This new law will help ensure the money transfers as was intended by the account owner.
https://www.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260SB1288

SB 1296 – Property Rentals – Pet Policies – SUPPORT
This bill requires landlords to publish their pet policies in rental listings.
https://www.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260SB1296

09/17/2026

Check out these amazing grant opportunities!

Today, we are thrilled to launch our Big Bet for Pets, a $250 million, five-year philanthropic commitment to expand access to veterinary care for underserved family pets!

We estimate that more than 50 million dogs and cats in the United States lack access to routine, preventive, and lifesaving veterinary care. We also believe this is one of the most urgent (and solvable) challenges that many pet owners face today.

Across the country, nonprofit low-cost veterinary clinics are building a stronger safety net for pets and the people who love them. Through the Big Bet for Pets, we will provide ongoing grants to community-based clinics, with a special focus on rural communities. We will also support innovation and research aimed at identifying and removing barriers to care.

Our first two Big Bet grant opportunities open today: Duffield Boost Grants and Duffield Expanding Access Grants. Learn more and apply at DuffieldFoundation.org.

Follow our progress as we work to create a future where every family can access the veterinary care their beloved pets need.

08/28/2026

We would like to congratulate Melanie Sadek from Valley Humane Society and Julianna Tetlow from San Diego Humane Society, our CalAnimals legislative committee chair and vice chair, along with Senator John Laird and Cal Nonprofits for their incredible work on SB 1288. This bill is a monumental win for everyone as it ensures beneficiaries are notified when someone has been kind enough to leave them funds. Can you imagine leaving your 401k account to a worthy nonprofit, only to have that organization never receive it because the bank wasn't compelled to notify them? Thank you for advancing this common-sense legislation that protects consumers.

Official website of Senator John Laird, representing California Senate District 17.

08/26/2026

CalAnimals is asking the state to create a Bureau of Companion Animal Welfare to offer independent oversight, licensing, inspections, and more to shelters, rescues, breeders, and boarding facilities. Details including some FAQs can be found here on our website.

Cal Animals works on behalf of our members in Sacramento to ensure that we have a voice in legislation affecting animals, whether stray, homeless, or abused.

08/25/2026

https://pro.stateaffairs.com/ca/news/california-animal-welfare-bill-create-new-state-agency?ref=AAAAAAAEmCsAAMSlAA

Following national attention on dog deaths at a California nonprofit rescue, a bill is circulating to create a state animal welfare agency.

08/25/2026

This is AMAZING news! CalAnimals has enthusiastically supported this bill and we are thrilled to see it’s about to become law. This will allow for more high volume spay neuter in the regions that need it most. 👏🐾💜

08/14/2026

This is a fantastic resource to help increase adoptions.

Often, the biggest opportunities to increase adoptions come from improving the experience to adopt.

That's why we created the Shelter Animals Count Adoptions Checklist: a first-of-its-kind resource grounded in research to help shelters and rescues look at their adoption process, identify barriers, and uncover opportunities to improve outcomes.

Whether you're reviewing pet profiles, response times, adoption policies, or in-shelter experiences, this free tool can help your team take a fresh look at the adoption journey. Explore the checklist today at https://www.shelteranimalscount.org/adoptions-checklist/.

08/03/2026

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08/02/2026

This is a fantastic video on dog-to-dog introductions.