Notes: Rep. Don Beyer introduces bill to save donkey hides

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☀️ Today’s weather: Expect sunshine and a high of around 59 degrees, accompanied by a south wind between 5 and 8 mph. Friday night will be clear, with a low temperature near 39 degrees and a south wind at around 6 mph.

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Rep. Don Beyer (D) is going to bat for his party’s mascot with new legislation to ban the sale and trade donkey-hide gelatin, otherwise known as ejiao, ARLnow reported.

Beyer reintroduced the Ejiao Act last month, following efforts from a similar bill in 2021.

There isn’t much ejiao sale in the United States, but the Animal Welfare Institute argued the law should have a tangible domestic impact and lay the groundwork for other nations to shut down ejiao sales.

Beyer also reintroduced the Humane Cosmetics Act, which aims to curb animal testing for cosmetics.

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📅 Upcoming events

Here is what’s going on today and this weekend in Alexandria, from our event calendar.

• 10:00 am Friday: Encore Stage & Studio’s Holiday Mini-Camp & Play in a Day – The Wizard of Oz
• 4:30 pm Saturday: Sound Bath and Guided Meditation (Yoga Nidra