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Bill Status: Died |
 | Farm Animal Confinement Bill Number: WA S.B. 6062 & H.B. 2085 HSUS Position: Support Legislature Status: Adjourned

Requires that veal calves and pregnant pigs have enough room to lie down, fully extend their limbs, and turn around freely. |
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Bill Status: Died |
 | Lower Penalties for Wildlife Violations Bill Number: WA H.B. 2493 HSUS Position: Oppose Legislature Status: Adjourned

Allows a fish and wildlife officer to issue non-criminal natural resource infractions instead of pressing charges for unlawful trapping, hounding, or hunting birds or big game if there are “mitigating circumstances.”
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Bill Status: Died |
 | Pet Lemon Law Bill Number: WA H.B. 2511 & S.B. 6408 HSUS Position: Support Legislature Status: Adjourned

Requires pet dealers to disclose certain information about pets they are selling; requires dealers to maintain records of animals sold; prohibits dealers from selling animals with obvious signs of diseases or other conditions; grants purchasers certain remedies if they buy an animal who is sick; requires dealers to post notification of the purchasers’ rights in the store. |
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Bill Status: Died |
 | Pet Protective Orders Bill Number: WA H.B. 2836 HSUS Position: Support Legislature Status: Adjourned

Allows a court to issue orders protecting animals in cases of domestic violence. |
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Bill Status: Died |
 | Hounding of Coyotes Bill Number: WA H.B. 2547 HSUS Position: Support Legislature Status: Adjourned

Prohibits using one canine to control, injure, or kill another canine. |
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Bill Status: Signed into Law |
 | Antifreeze Safety Bill Number: WA H.B. 2996 HSUS Position: Support Legislature Status: Adjourned

Requires the addition of a bittering agent to any antifreeze containing 10% or more of ethylene glycol that is manufactured or sold in Washington. |
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Bill Status: Died |
 | Damages for Wrongful Death of a Pet Bill Number: WA H.B. 2945 HSUS Position: Support Legislature Status: Adjourned

Allows a person to recover economic damages for the wrongful death of a companion animal, including damages for the “actual value” of the animal, veterinary expenses, burial expenses, and other expenses by the owner in rectifying the injuries of the animal; “actual value” of the animal means the intrinsic value of the animal and is not limited to the market value, but it does not include unusual sentimental value. |
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Bill Status: Failed |
 | Pets in Disasters Bill Number: WA S.B. 5106 HSUS Position: Support Legislature Status: Adjourned

Requires that state and local emergency preparedness plans address the needs of individuals with household pets or service animals; requires plans to include provisions for evacuation, transport, and temporary sheltering of animals.
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