Humane Scorecards
Wisconsin Ranks 26th in Animal Protection Laws for 2021
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Animal League Defense Fund's
"Animal Protection Laws of Wisconsin"
(Link here for Wisconsin laws)
"This chapter contains Wisconsin’s general animal protection and related statutes with an effective date on or before September 1, 2021. It begins with a detailed overview of the provisions contained in these laws, followed by the full text of the statutes themselves.
2019-2020
Wisconsin Legislative Session
Outstanding Animal Humane legislators in Wisconsin:
Senator Risser, Senator Hansen, Senator Carpenter
Rep. Sinicki, Rep. C. Taylor,
Rep. Subeck
The following legislators supported humane animal legislation as either Authors, Coauthors or Cosponsors.
Link here for a brief LOHV description of the bill.
Sen. Risser: SB139 (Passed), SB30, SB469, SB675
Sen. Hansen: SB30, SB478, SB675, SB871
Sen. Carpenter: SB30, SB469, SB675, SB871
Sen. L. Taylor: SB478, SB469, SB871
Sen. Smith: SB478, SB469, SB675
Sen. Jacque: SB139 (Passed), SB469
Sen. Cowles: SB139 (Passed), SB469
Sen. Larson: SB30, SB675
Sen. Wanggaard: SB469, SB871
Sen. Marklein: SB139 (Passed)
Sen. Shilling: SB871
Sen. Bewley: SB871
Sen. Petrowski: SB469
Sen. Johnson: SB469
Sen. Wirch: SB478
Rep. Sinicki: SB30, SB478, SB469, SB675, SB871
Rep. C. Taylor: SB139 (Passed), SB30, SB469, SB675, SB871
Rep. Subeck: SB139 (Passed), SB30, SB469, SB675
Rep. Stubbs: SB30, SB675, SB871
Rep. Anderson: SB478, SB469, SB675
Rep. Steffen: SB478, SB469, SB675
Rep. Emerson: SB478, SB675, SB871
Rep. Pope: SB30, SB478
Rep. L. Myers: SB478, SB675
Rep. Cabrera: SB478, SB871
Rep. Billings: SB478, SB871
Rep. Zamarripa: SB478, SB675
Rep. Vruwink: SB469, SB675
Rep. Edming: SB139 (Passed), SB469
Rep. Skowronski: SB139 (Passed), SB469
Rep. Bowen: SB675, SB871
Rep. Spiros: SB469
Rep. Kulp: SB469
Rep. Duchow: SB469
Rep. Krug: SB469
Rep. Milroy: SB469
Rep. Wichgers: SB139 (Passed)
Rep. Brandtjen: SB139 (Passed)
Rep. Ramthun: SB469
Rep. Rodriguez: SB469
Rep. Tusler: SB469
Rep. Zimmerman: SB469
Rep. Stuck: SB675
Rep. Doyle: SB871
Rep. James: SB139 (Passed)
Rep. Loudenbeck: SB139 (Passed)
Rep. Murphy: SB139 (Passed)
Rep. Myers: SB139 (Passed)
Rep. Haywood: SB478
Rep. Ohnstad: SB478
Rep. Sargent: SB30
If you are not sure who your state senator and/or representative is, please link here and type in your address. Contact them to encourage their support in the future and/or thank them for their recent support for any legislation for which you especially appreciate their sponsorship.
2017-2018
Wisconsin Legislative Session
The Wisconsin legislature failed to pass any animal protection legislation
2015-2016
Wisconsin Legislative Session
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League of Humane Voters®
Wisconsin Chapter