LA MESA, Calif., Aug. 10, 2026 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — The California Fish and Game Commission has released its final agenda for the August 12-13 meeting in Sacramento, and once again Petition 2025-003 – seeking to legalize domestic ferrets as pets in California – is not on the agenda. This meeting represents the Commission’s last regularly […]
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Press Release: Accepted, Not Denied, Never Decided: California Ferret Petition Remains Unresolved After 378 Days
By Send2Press Newswire on June 24, 2026 in Ballots, Bills and Laws, Business, Government, LA MESA, Calif., Legal and Law, NonProfit and Charities, Press Releases
LA MESA, Calif., June 25, 2026 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Three hundred seventy-eight days after the California Fish and Game Commission unanimously voted to give further consideration to a petition seeking removal of domestic ferrets from California’s restricted species list, the petition remains unresolved, says Legalize Ferrets (Legalizeferrets.org).
Press Release: Former DOE NEPA Chief and Save LBI Advocacy President Warns SPEED Act Would ‘Eviscerate’ Environmental Protections and Violate the Constitution
By Send2Press Newswire on March 19, 2026 in Ballots, Bills and Laws, Boating, Marine and Maritime, Business, Environment and Ecology, Government, Press Releases
LONG BEACH ISLAND, N.J., March 19, 2026 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Bob Stern, Ph.D., President of Save Long Beach Island (LBI) Advocacy and former manager of the Office of National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) Affairs for the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), today issued a sharp warning regarding the Senate’s consideration of the Standardized Permitting and […]
Press Release: Pocatello Children’s Clinic Warns of Primary Care Pending Tragedy – Proposes Emergency Amendment to 2025 Idaho House Bill 345
By Send2Press Newswire on January 7, 2026 in Ballots, Bills and Laws, Government, Press Releases, Private Practice and Medical Groups
POCATELLO, Idaho, Jan. 7, 2026 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — The Pocatello Children’s Clinic is sounding the alarm regarding a pending statewide primary care crisis created by 2025 Idaho House Bill 345, and proposing an emergency amendment to avert tragedy. Idaho recently passed legislation to transition Medicaid to Managed Care Organizations (MCOs) by 2029.
Press Release: California’s Ferret Ban: Inherited in 1933 – Never Determined
By Send2Press Newswire on October 21, 2025 in Ballots, Bills and Laws, Government, Press Releases, SAN DIEGO, Calif.
SAN DIEGO, Calif., Oct. 21, 2025 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — After nearly eight months of waiting for public records, Legalize Ferrets (LegalizeFerrets.org) has obtained internal California Fish and Game Commission documents confirming that California’s ban on domestic ferrets was never based on scientific or administrative findings.
Press Release: Deemed Wild and Dangerous – But Fish & Game Can’t Produce a Single Document or Respond to Our Records Request
By Send2Press Newswire on May 21, 2025 in Ballots, Bills and Laws, Government, LA MESA, Calif., Legal and Law, Press Releases
LA MESA, Calif., May 21, 2025 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — On February 12, 2025, a formal Public Records Act (PRA) request was submitted to the California Fish and Game Commission seeking documentation to justify the classification of domestic ferrets as “not normally domesticated in California” by LegalizeFerrets.org. The request specifically asked for any scientific studies, internal […]
Press Release: California Ferret Advocates Push Forward – Support Needed for Petition 2025-003!
By Send2Press Newswire on March 18, 2025 in Ballots, Bills and Laws, Government, LA MESA, Calif., Press Releases
LA MESA, Calif., March 18, 2025 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Ferret lovers across California and the nation are rallying behind Petition 2025-003, now officially acknowledged by the California Fish and Game Commission (FGC). This petition seeks to reclassify ferrets as domestic animals, challenging California’s outdated and scientifically unsupported ban, LegalizeFerrets.org announced today.
Press Release: Legalize Ferrets Pauses Lawsuit, Files Petition for Regulatory Change with California Office of Administrative Law
By Send2Press Newswire on October 11, 2024 in Ballots, Bills and Laws, Government, Legal and Law, Press Releases, SAN DIEGO, Calif.
SAN DIEGO, Calif., Oct. 11, 2024 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Legalize Ferrets, the grassroots organization advocating for the legalization of domestic ferrets in California, has announced a strategic pause in its ongoing lawsuit in San Diego Superior Court. The decision follows the filing of a petition for regulatory change with the California Office of Administrative Law […]
Press Release: California Legislature Approves Landmark IVF Bill to Require Insurance Coverage for Fertility Healthcare, Sending Measure to Governor Newsom
By Send2Press Newswire on August 29, 2024 in Ballots, Bills and Laws, Fertility and IVF, Government, Press Releases, SACRAMENTO, Calif.
SACRAMENTO, Calif., Aug. 29, 2024 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — The California State Legislature approved Senate Bill 729, authored by State Senator Caroline Menjivar (D-San Fernando Valley) and sponsored by California State Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara, with bipartisan support today sending the measure to Governor Newsom’s desk with votes of 55-0 in the Assembly and 30-8 in […]
Press Release: Long Time Ferret Activist Pat Wright Files Lawsuit Against California Fish and Game Commission President Eric Sklar
By Send2Press Newswire on May 8, 2024 in Ballots, Bills and Laws, Government, LA MESA, Calif., Legal and Law, Press Releases
LA MESA, Calif., May 8, 2024 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Pat Wright, a resident of La Mesa, California, has filed a lawsuit against Eric Sklar, President of the California Fish and Game Commission in San Diego Superior Court, challenging the arbitrary classification of domestic ferrets as wild animals. The lawsuit, titled Wright v. Sklar, was filed […]