Thursday, June 30, 2011

Ask Your Senators to Co-Sponsor the Horse Slaughter Prevention Act

American Wild Horse Preservation Campaign

Help American Horses - Domestic & Wild!

On June 9, 2011, Senators Landrieu (D-LA) and Graham (R-SC) introduced the American Horse Slaughter Prevention Act to end the cruel slaughter of American horses for human consumption and their transport over the border for that purpose. Every year, approximately 100,000 American horses are crammed onto trailers and shipped across U.S. borders into Canada and Mexico, where they are brutally slaughtered, and then shipped overseas to end up on dinner plates in Europe and Asia.
A June 2011 Government Accountability Office (GA0) report highlights the need for this legislation by confirming that the across-the-border transport and slaughter of American horses is largely unregulated. Read an excellent analysis of the implications of this report here.

Commercial slaughter is a threat to all American horses . . . both domestic and wild. So please be a voice for the horses today!
TAKE ACTION
Please make a brief, polite phone call to your U.S. Senator, urging co-sponsorship of the American Horse Slaughter Prevention Act. They need to hear from you! Your Senators' telephone numbers will appear at the bottom of the sample letter below.
Then, use the form below to send a follow-up note. Please be sure to add your words as well, so your senator knows how important this issue is to you.
In order to address your message to the appropriate recipient, we need to identify where you are.
Please enter your zip/postal code:
Note: Your Senators' Offices may ask you to choose a topic area for your email. We suggest "Agriculture" for this action.
 

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