Advocacy Day 2026 - San Francisco SPCA

4th Annual Animal Advocacy Day Tuesday, March 3, 2026

Animal Advocacy Day brings together passionate advocates, state lawmakers, and animal welfare leaders from across California for a powerful day of action at the State Capitol. Together, we raise awareness about legislative efforts to address our state’s most urgent challenges to pet owners and shelters, including access-to-care barriers and the ongoing veterinary shortage.

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Please RSVP by February 11, 2026.

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 3—4 meetings with elected officials

3:30pm–4:00pm
Wrap up and evaluations

Active Bills

Check back after February 10 to see which animal protection bills we will focus on.

Zoom Webinar

Join us on February 24 at 6pm for a 45-minute prep session via Zoom to go over best practices for the event. You will learn about the status of animal welfare legislation, review our focus bills, and have any logistics questions answered.

Complimentary Shuttle Service from San Francisco

If you would like to join our shuttle, we will depart from the SF SPCA campus at
7am and will leave Sacramento at 4pm.

Register for the shuttle below by February 11 to join us!

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Priority Bills

Learn more about the three important animal welfare bills we will support at Animal Advocacy Day this year.

AB 2216

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

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.

AB 2248

AB 2248  would limit some predatory practices that commercial puppy sellers use to sell puppies, including the use of non-refundable deposits before important information is disclosed.

Visit this page often, as it is updated regularly to provide status updates, along with instructions on how you can provide support.