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As you may know if you've been following our updates this year, AB 347, The Class (Compassionate Advancements in Science Studies) Act, authored by Assemblymember Ash Kalra (D-San Jose), passed the Assembly with broad bipartisan support - thanks to your calls and letters and the continued leadership of Assemblymember Kalra.
Now the bill is in the Senate and we need your calls again. We are halfway to the Governor's desk and must keep up the momentum!
AB 347 will modernize science education in the state of California by requiring teachers to inform students in writing of their right to choose a non-animal replacement, as well as present sourcing and environmental concerns about dissection upon request. This bill will support more inclusive, trauma-informed classrooms and prevent the needless and agonizing deaths of thousands of animals each year.
Dissecting animals is costly, exposes students and educators to carcinogenic chemicals, and, of course, is the cause of death an estimated 10 million animals per year in the U.S. alone. Frogs are taken from the wild (a practice that disrupts ecosystems), fetal piglets are cut from the wombs of their mothers, and cats who end up on dissection trays could be someone’s lost companion. Other animals are routinely drowned or suffocated. Fact Sheet
The bill will be heard Wednesday, July 2nd —so please call this week!
Please call the Committee members today and ask that they vote YES on AB 347!
Senate Education Committee member information:
Sasha Renèe Pèrez (Chair)
(916) 651-4025
Rosilicie Ochoa Bogh (Vice Chair)
(916) 651-4019
Christopher Cabaldon
(916) 651-4003
Steven Choi
(916) 651-4037
Dave Cortese
(916) 651-4015
Lena Gonzalez
(916) 651-4033
Elóise Gómez Reyes
(916) 651-4029
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