Thread by @JenniferFearing

2020 continues to be an immensely challenging year in every way. But here are 10 ways the State of California helped 🦉🦈🐕🐈 so far this year. Grateful to @sdhumane @sfspca @bestfriends @MtnLionFdn @oceana & our partners for their advocacy and leadership. /1

#AB2152 (@AsmToddGloria) - sponsored by @sdhumane – closes loopholes in state law enacted in 2017 banning the retail sale of puppies, kittens and bunnies. *Passed #caleg & on @CAgovernor’s desk now* /2

#AB1788 (@RichardBloom) – sponsored by @ALDF – curtails the use of certain toxic rodenticides that are wreaking havoc on native wildlife. *Passed #caleg & on @CAgovernor’s desk now* /3

$5 million was included in the state budget to fund expertise and grants to animal shelters in underserved communities. The #CalifoniaForAllDogsAndCats program will be run by @ucdavis @ShelterMedicine. (TY @GavinNewsom!) /4

.@CAgovernor amended the essential critical infrastructure workforce order to include animal care/shelter workers during state’s #COVID19 emergency. /5

The @vetmedboard @DCAnews approved an expansion of veterinary telemedicine during #COVID19 emergency. /6

.@CaliforniaDFW and the Fish & Game Commission advanced So Cal & Central Coast mountain lions to candidate status as threatened under the California Endangered Species Act thanks to a petition by @MtnLionFdn @CenterForBioDiv. /7

California’s Wildlife Conservation Board approved $5m in funding for the Liberty Canyon Hwy 101 wildlife crossing project in Ventura County. /8

.@CAgovernor appointed a shelter veterinarian to the @vetmedboard. @sheltervette310 with @LACoAnimalCare was appointed by @GavinNewsom in Aug 2020. /9

Thanks to @MarieWaldron75 #caleg @JerryBrownGov leadership & California taxpayer generosity, @CaliforniaDFW will distribute nearly $600K in California Native Wildlife Rehabilitation Voluntary Contribution Fund grants to ~45 nonprofits to support their lifesaving work. /10

Per @BenAllenCA @oceana @pewenvironment led effort, the @CaliforniaDFW @OPC_California finalized the California Drift Gillnet Transition Fund. The end of California’s dirtiest fishery is in sight! (You can donate: act.oceana.org/page/60438/don…) /11

Grateful for these bright spots amidst all the suffering. 🙏🏽

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