URGENT! Tell Obama NOT to place Charlie Stenholm as Sec. of Ag! Lobbyist for meat, horse slaughter industry and more!

December 10, 2008

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In This Issue URGENT ACTION NEEDED: Your Immediate Input Needed for Appointment of United States Secretary of Agriculture

URGENT ACTION NEEDED: Your Immediate Input Needed for Appointment of United States Secretary of Agriculture

Friends,The U.S. Department of Agriculture has more influence on how animals in the United States are treated than any other Department. It is important that President Elect Obama appoint a Secretary of Agriculture that will be animal friendly. The transition team for President Elect Obama is currently considering nominees for that post and should be announcing that appointment very very soon (probably next week). On the "short" list for that appointment is former Texas Congressman Charles Stenholm. THLN strongly objects to Mr. Stenholm for Secretary of Agriculture or any other position of authority over animal welfare matters. Throughout his career, Stenholm has been extremely hostile to even the most modest animal protection reforms. For example, as a Congressman he lead the fight against banning the slaughter of sick and crippled ("downer")

cattle, and voted against funding to enforce the federal animal fighting law. Stenholm is currently a paid lobbyist for the agribusiness (and in particular, the horse slaughter industry). His positions on animal fighting, horse slaughter and the slaughter of "downer" cows are at odds with President Elect Obama's pronouncements on these issues. We must let the Obama transition team know of our objection to Charles Stenholm.You can do this quickly and easily by going to the Obama website:

http://www.change.gov/page/s/yourvision and using the information above send a message to President Elect Obama opposing the appointment of Charles Stenholm to the Secretary of Agriculture. Please act quickly, time is of the essence. Also forward this to your friends and neighbors and ask them to contact the transition team as well. THANK YOU!

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