End the Slaughter of America's Horses!

[Die Fledermaus]

Shut Down Horse Slaughter Plants for Good!

This week will be a make-or-break time in Congress for horses.

Thanks to our work in two federal courts, the last three horse slaughter plants in the United States, all foreign owned, have been shut down for now. But we are not in the clear just yet. In order to permanently ban horse slaughter in the United States, and to prohibit horses from being exported for slaughter, where they face longer transports and an even more grisly death, Congress must enact permanent protections for horses. Starting on Tuesday morning, April 24, we need everyone who cares about ending horse slaughter to call Congress as part of our National Call-In Day.

TAKE ACTION
On Thursday, April 26, a bill (H.R. 249) to restore protections for wild horses from commercial sale and slaughter will be brought up for a vote in the full House of Representatives. Your U.S. Representative must hear from you. Please call Representative and urge a yes vote on H.R. 249.

Thank you for taking action to save horses. We have made tremendous progress, and thousands of horses have already been saved from slaughter. But we need to finish the job and shutter this barbaric business for good.

Sincerely,

Wayne Pacelle
President & CEO
The Humane Society of the United States

[hamwolf89]

on ummmmalimal cops i think i see alot of horse abuse on there. It just touchs you.

[Die Fledermaus]

Permanent Ban on Horse Slaughter Advances in Congress!

Yesterday afternoon, the U.S. House of Representatives voted overwhelmingly (277-137) to restore a 34-year-old ban on the commercial sale and slaughter of America's wild horses and burros. On Wednesday, the bill to ban the sale and transport to slaughter of all American horses cleared a critical Senate committee by a decisive 15-7 vote. These victories move us even closer to banning horse slaughter in the United States permanently.

Your calls and emails are key to winning this fight. Everyday this past week, as I walked the halls of the House and Senate with other Humane Society of the United States staff, shoring up support for these two votes, every office we visited said the same thing: "We are getting a lot of phone calls from our constituents about the horses."

To shut down the horse slaughter industry in the United States and to stop horses from being exported to other countries for slaughter -- where they face longer transports and an even more grisly death -- we need everyone who cares about horses to get involved. Please tell your friends, family and colleagues how they can help.

Thank you for your continued commitment to ending horse slaughter. Together, we have made tremendous progress. And together we will finish the job and shutter this barbaric business for good.

Sincerely,

Wayne Pacelle
President & CEO
The Humane Society of the United States

P.S. These two important votes on horse slaughter come just a short time after we won commanding votes in the House and Senate on legislation to combat dogfighting and cockfighting. Congress is taking action on animal protection issues!

[pinky]

Hurrah to all of this!

[Die Fledermaus]

Very cool. But not as cool as how God shut down the Canadian seal hunt - see the Current Events sub-board. ;D

[pinky]

Oh, yes--that too!