No-Kill Movement

No-Kill Legislation

California legislation for companion animals


In 1998, California passed three pieces of legislation directed at animal shelters to reduce animal suffering: the Vincent Law, the Kopp Law and the Hayden Law.

UCLA Law Professor Taimie Bryant, Ph.D. explains the various provisions of the legislation in the outstanding 42-page report posted here.

Hayden is updated in Dr. Bryant’s March 2004 article, “The Uncertain Present and Future of the Hayden Shelter Reform Legislation of 1998.”