3rd Annual Animal Advocacy Day
Tuesday, April 29, 2025
We are excited to announce the 3rd Annual Animal Advocacy Day! This inspiring event unites animal advocates, state lawmakers, and animal welfare leaders from across California for a day of action at the State Capitol. Animal Advocacy Day raises awareness about legislative efforts to help address critical access-to-care issues and veterinary shortages in California.
Last year, thanks to your support:
- We successfully advocated for SB 1233, which allows California veterinary schools to develop specialized programs to combat the pet overpopulation crisis, by establishing high-quality, high-volume spay and neuter certification programs to be offered as elective coursework to students and practicing veterinarians
- We effectively stopped AB 2265, a bill that imposed unworkable burdens on shelters and posed significant challenges for shelter animals—a major win for animal welfare!
These achievements wouldn’t have been possible without your participation and dedication.
We hope you’ll join us again this year to continue making a meaningful impact for animals in our state.
Stay tuned for RSVP details coming in early March.
Thank you for everything you do to support animals!
Save the Date: Tuesday, April 29, 2025
Time: 9:00 AM—4:00 PM
Where: Sacramento, CA
Questions? Contact specialevents@sfspca.org
Thank you to The Barbara Wolfe Advocacy Fund for helping to make this work possible.
Event Agenda
9:00am: Check in at Westminster Presbyterian Church, Sacramento
9:30am: Welcome Program—what to say and what to do, review fact sheets for the legislation, and legislation roundtable
10:30am: Walk to the Sacramento Capitol Annex nearby
11:00am–3:30pm: Attend 2–3 meetings with elected officials (we will set up the meetings for you in advance)
3:30pm–4:00pm: Wrap up and evaluations
Priority Bills
Learn more about the three important animal welfare bills we will support at Animal Advocacy Day this year.
AB 2216 would limit landlords’ ability to charge monthly pet rent, prevent tenants from owning pets without reasonable justifications for their policy, and other practices that prevent tenants from owning pets and/or that result in tenants relinquishing their pets to shelters.
SB 1233 requests that the University of California and Western University of Health Sciences establish standards and certification for providing High-Quality, High-Volume Spay and Neuter Surgical Techniques and offer curriculum in their veterinary medicine programs.
Visit this page often, as it is updated regularly to provide status updates, along with instructions on how you can provide support.
