IMPORTANT ALERT * Pending Legislation That Endangers Almost All Animal-Friendly Legislation * PLEASE READ/RESPOND

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PLEASE FORWARD / CROSSPOST / SHARE WIDELY ASAP!! The HSUS alert:https://community.hsus.org/campaign/FED_2007_farmbill?source=gabaw2 DawnWatch [news] Monday, June 11, 2007 9:26 PMThere is a saying: "One person can do almost anything. No person can doeverything." That's why DawnWatch focuses strictly on media and almostnever sends out alerts that are not media based. I make an exceptiontoday in order to tell people about a piece of legislation that couldundo all of the good work so

many others have done on the legislativefront. There is a provision tucked into the pending Farm Bill designedto prohibit states and localities from banning activities they deem tobe contrary to public health, safety, or morals. If it passes, it willnullify gains made by activists across the 50 states. If you respond to just one alert this year, please make it this one, sothat others can keep fighting. PLEASE read the alert below from HSUS and take five minutes to make twophone calls and send two emails. Your five minutes will enable activiststo continue to devote their lives to easing animal suffering. Here is the HSUS alert: ----------------Don't Let Congress Undo State and Local Animal LawsDear Friend, Some of our most important victories for animals have been state lawsbarring cruel practices-such as

horse slaughter, confining young calvesand breeding pigs in crates so small they can't even turn around, andforce-feeding of ducks and geese to make foie gras. Should Congress beable to block all such laws? Tell your federal legislators NO!The federal government shouldn't be able to trump the will of the stateswhen it comes to animal welfare. Yet that's exactly what legislation nowmaking its way through Congress would do. A small provision-Section123-tucked into the pending Farm Bill would prohibit states andlocalities from banning activities they deem to be contrary to publichealth, safety, or morals. It's an outrageous power grab that wouldundermine the democratic process and deny citizens the right to passstate or local laws on issues of humane treatment or food safety.If passed, this provision would nullify bans on horse slaughter instates including Illinois, Texas and California, bans on gestationcrates

in Florida and both gestation and veal crates in Arizona, andbans on foie gras in California and Chicago. Tell Congress not to messwith state and local animal protection laws!TAKE ACTIONPlease take a moment to make brief, polite phone calls to your federallegislators about this issue. You can reach your federal legislators bycalling the Capitol switchboard at (202) 224-3121, or go tohttps://community.hsus.org/humane/leg-lookup/search.html to find theirCapitol office phone numbers. Making a phone call is easy. You will speak to a staff person who cantake your message and pass it along to your legislator. You can say: "Hello, my name is [your name] and I'm a constituent from [your town andstate]. I'm calling to urge [your legislator's name] to oppose anyeffort to preempt state and local laws through the Farm Bill. I'm veryalarmed about Section 123 of the pending House Farm Bill, which

wouldprevent states and localities from passing laws to protect animals frominhumane treatment and to protect food safety. When citizens decide apractice is too cruel or dangerous to allow in their state, Congress hasno business forcing them to allow it. Thank you."After you make your calls, please send a follow-up email to furtherencourage your legislators to keep this dangerous provision out of theFarm Bill. Go tohttps://community.hsus.org/campaign/FED_2007_farmbill/nza38t3te to sendyour emails.Finally, please tell your friends and family about this important issueand ask them to help. We need lots of calls and letters floodingCongress right away to stop this awful legislation. You'll find a formthat helps you send the alert on to friends athttps://community.hsus.org/campaign/FED_2007_farmbill/forward/nza38t3teThank you for all that you do for animals!Sincerely,Mike

MarkarianExecutive Vice PresidentThe Humane Society of the United States(End of HSUS alert) -----------(DawnWatch is an animal advocacy media watch that looks at animal issuesin the media and facilitates one-click responses to the relevant mediaoutlets. You can learn more about it, and sign up for alerts athttp://www.DawnWatch.com. You may forward or reprint DawnWatch alerts ifyou do so unedited -- leave DawnWatch in the title and include thisparenthesized tag line. If somebody forwards DawnWatch alerts to you,which you enjoy, please help the list grow by signing up. It is free.)Patricia Breen www.petstorecruelty.org

 

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