Monday, April 23, 2007
SHUT DOWN HORSE SLAUGHTER PLANTS FOR GOOD
This week will be a make-or-break time in Congress for horses.
Didn't we already do this, you may be wondering. Well, almost.
Three horse slaughter plants in the United States, all foreign owned, have been shut down...for now.
But horse slaughter is
not yet banned in the United States, and it is
still legal to send U.S. horses out of the country for slaughter, where they face longer transports and an even more grisly death.
Starting on
Tuesday morning, April 24everyone who cares about ending horse slaughter needs to call Congress Here's why: On Wednesday, April 25, the Senate Commerce Committee will voteon S. 311, the American Horse Slaughter Prevention Act. YourU.S. Senator must hear from you to protect horses from slaughter.
Please call and urge support for S. 311.
When you make your call, you can say: "Hello, my name is [yourname] and I'm calling from [your state] to urge Senator ___ to protect American horses from ending up on the menu in foreignrestaurants by voting YES on S. 311."
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Locate your Senator hereAfter you make your call,click here to send a follow-up email :
https://community.hsus.org/campaign/FED_2007_horse_slaughter_sen/knbd6x2yxewjjb?The very next day,
Thursday, April 26, a bill (H.R. 249) torestore protections for wild horses from commercial sale andslaughter will be brought up for a vote in the full House of Representatives. Your U.S. Representative, must hear fromyou. Please call and urge a yes vote on H.R. 249. After you say your name and where you are calling from, all you haveto say is: "I'm calling to urge Representative____ to save our wild horses from being soldand sent to slaughter by voting YES on H.R. 249."
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Locate your Congressman hereThen clickhere to send a follow-up email
https://community.hsus.org/campaign/2007_wild_horse_act2/knbd6x2yxewjjb?Please help spread the word about the National Call-In Day on Tuesday.
The horses are counting on you to speak for them.
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