Guest guest Posted June 7, 2004 Report Share Posted June 7, 2004 I'm not sure if I already posted this alert, so if it's a duplicate, I apologize. If you live in Illinois, please send those polite letters and be sure to tell those who made it possible for the horse slaughterhouse to reopen; ANIMALS CAN'T VOTE, BUT THE PEOPLE WHO LOVE THEM DO!!!! It's a great idea to write a letter to the editor of your local newspaper/s, about how the reps. who voted against this bill, support horse slaughter, and urge your fellow constituents to vote him/her out of office when re-election time rolls around. Thanks! Rita - SharkIntl Rita Fazio Friday, June 04, 2004 8:20 PM Sad News to Report Dear Friends,Sadly last Friday, the Illinois House of Representatives FAILED the horses by not passing the bill to ban the slaughter of horses in Illinois for human consumption! Therefore, the DeKalb horse slaughter plant will reopen soon!The following Representatives spoke against the bill to ban the slaughter of horses for human consumption and urged fellow representatives to vote "NO" on HB 649:Rep. Charles Morrow III (D-Chicago), Rep. Frank Aguilar (R-Cicero), Rep. Robert Pritchard (R-Sycamore), Rep. Bill Black (R-Danville), Rep. Jim Sacia (R-Pecatonica) and Rep. Rich Brauer (R-Petersburg) Rep. Bob Molaro (D-Chicago), Rep. Elizabeth Coulson (D-Glenview) and Rep. John Fritchey (D-Chicago) were the only humanitarians who spoke in favor of this important humane bill on the House floor.Please visit http://www.barntowire.com/stophorseslaughter-Illinois-reps.html to find out how your Representative voted and acquire their contact information.If your Representative voted "YES" in favor of this humane bill, please call or write him/her with your appreciation! However, if your representative voted against this humane legislation, please consider writing a letter to the editor of your local newspaper/s about how he/she supports horse slaughter, and urge your fellow constituents to vote him/her out of office when re-election time rolls around. Please visit http://www.disastercenter.com/illinois/media.html for contact info. for your local press, and please visit http://www.vote-smart.org/ to find out when your Representative is up for re-election.FYI - Please see Jim Sacia's letter to the editor in today's Chicago's Sun Times at:http://www.suntimes.com/output/letters/cst-edt-vox04a.html. If you are his constituent, please consider responding to him or the Sun Times.Lastly, SHARK sincerely appreciates all the hard work you put into this campaign, and please know that we will continue to work for the horses until horse slaughter is illegal!For the Animals,Jodie WiederkehrSHARKSharkintl @ aol.com (remove 2 spaces)www.sharkonline.org Friends. Fun. Try the all-new Messenger Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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