Anti Horse Slaughter Strategy
There will be no Daily Call Lists posted this week. Following is a message from Habitat for Horses along with instructions for the week.
"On April 17th, 18th and 19th,Habitat for Horses, the Society for Animal Protective Legislation and the Texas Humane Legislative Network are urging everyone to call or fax their Federal legislators and ask that the American Horse Slaughter Prevention Act (HR503) (S311) be brought to the floor for a final vote. We are urging everyone to make what hopefully will be the FINAL call to the United States House of Representatives and Senate. While horse slaughter has come to an end in the US, horses are being moved into Mexico for slaughter. Only passage of the AHSPA will close the borders to America's horses.
During the week ending March 31st, 706 horses were slaughtered in the US for the dining pleasure of those in foreign countries. In the following week, NO horses were slaughter in the US for human consumption. This is the closest we have ever come to completely ending the slaughter of American horses, but we aren't there yet. This is the final push, and when the AHSPA is passed, we can truly celebrate. Now is the most important time of all and it will take the efforts of each one of us to finally bring it to a close. Never think that your phone or fax will not make a difference! Let Your Voice Be Heard!
We need as many people as possible to contact both the Senate and House members by fax or phone. If you cannot contact all of them, please at least contact the members of the committees that are holding this bill....The House Committee on Energy and Commerce (HR503) and the Senate Committee on Commerce (S311)and ask that they be released for a floor vote."
1. Call your OWN representatives regarding HR503 and S311
2. If you have joined a state group, call on your scheduled rotation. If you have not yet joined a group, please consider doing so. We need as many constituents as possible from every state.
3. Call everyone you know and beg them to call their reps on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.
4. Call the Committee Members on the House Committee on Energy and Commerce (HR503) and Senate Committee on Commerce (S311) to ask them to get the bill to the floor for a vote.
You will find all the necessary links below to contact representatives and committee members. There is also information to find out more about signing on for a state group. Please check the links for current co-sponsors so you are not calling people who have already signed on.
HOUSE AND SENATE PHONE NUMBERS, FAX AND EMAIL
S 311 SENATE COSPONSORS
HR 503 HOUSE CO SPONSORS
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES - COMMITTEES
COMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND COMMERCE - HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
HOUSE COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE - HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
SENATE COMMITTEE
COMMITTEE ON COMMERCE, SCIENCE AND TRANSPORTATION - SENATE / COMMITTEE HOMEPAGE
Additional Actions:
State Leader Contact Information
Hi Everyone...
Stephanie in CA needs your help. Here are the email addresses of the current state leaders. If you live in any of these states, please join them. It will only take a few minutes a day and can accomplish so much!!
AZ barb_az53@yahoo.com
CA sbreaux1@verizon.net
CO gwenhoss@hotmail.com
FL phutc7274@yahoo.com
GA iama_charmed_one@yahoo.com
IN cynsear@aol.com
NC antislaughterlobby@earthlink.net
NJ gingersnap@nj.rr.com
NY cristinapbrown@hotmail.com
OH elk555@aol.com
PA glacier-lake@comcast.net
TX burkspam@yahoo.com
WI pemross@yahoo.com
Groups are needed in AL, IL, MD, MI, MN, MO, TN, VA, and WA. I know we have FOB's in most of these states. If you can spare just a few minutes a day, PLEASE volunteer to help.
Contact Steph for details and how to set up your group sbreaux1@verizon.net
Bills introduced in STATE House and Senate to Make Horse Slaughter Legal in TEXAS:
URGENT MESSAGE TO TEXAS FOB'S
From Chris Heyde of saplonline.....it is critical to get as many vets on this vet support letter: http://www.horse-protection.org/pdf/vetsupport.pdf. Please have everyone you know reach out to every vet in every state urging them to sign and fax the attached form back.
Petition to Ban Horse Slaughter in the United States
Resources:
Is Horse Slaughter Near An End?
From Derby winner to a slaughterhouse?
Pro horse-slaughter bill condemned (Texas)
Congress may end slaughter of horses (3/14/07)
Voters can say 'nay' to horse slaughter (3/13/07)
Vets for Equine Welfare
HSUS Responds to Rumor of Horse Abandonment in Ky., Calls it an Act of Desperation from the Foreign-Owned Horse Slaughter Industry
COURT DECLARES HORSE SLAUGHTER TO BE ILLEGAL (3/28/07)
Appeals court blocks horse meat inspections (3/28/07)
The horse is saved (3/30/07)
It's simple
Brooke Gunning: Mondays at the kill pen (4/2/07)
Packs of horses attack defenseless trees in Kentucky