Awards and Commendations

Golden paw award

Honored to receive the Golden Paw Award from Animal Rescue Rhode Island. I sponsored legislation in 2020 which limited the outdated and unnecessary use of animals for medical training where other methods are available.

Humane Heroes Award

From Defenders of Animals

Physicians Committee for Responsible medicine

Recognized for my efforts in sponsoring legislation to ban the ongoing, lethal animal use in medical training.