Eric Mills: Some legislation in need of a caring author

The 2018 legislative session begins on Jan. 3 in Sacramento. Most lawmakers decide in November on which bills to carry. Here are a few in need of an author:

▪ Amend current rodeo law (Penal Code 596.7) so as to require on-site veterinary care at all rodeos and charreadas;

▪ Ban the cruel “steer tailing” event;

▪ Ban non-sanctioned rodeo events such as “wild cow milking,” “mutton busting” and all animal “scrambles”;

▪ Ban importation and sale of non-native frogs and turtles for human consumption;

▪ Ban use of all wild animals in circuses and carnivals;

▪ Ban all commercial fur trapping, a true “crime against nature.”

All legislators may be written c/o The State Capitol, Sacramento, CA 95814. Let them hear from you!

This story was originally published October 30, 2017 at 1:33 PM with the headline "Eric Mills: Some legislation in need of a caring author."