Fwd: ACTION ALERT: Horse Slaughter - Montana & USA

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Elizabeth Forel <elizforel

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Sat, 21 Mar 2009 6:31 am

ACTION ALERT: Horse Slaughter - Montana & USA

 

 

PLEASE FORWARD and take action - this is very timely. 

 

TWO THINGS REGARDING HORSE SLAUGHTER

from Eliz. Forel / The Coalition for NYC Animals, Inc.:

 

1. MONTANA -  I have not been able to find out whether the governor of Montana signed the slaughter bill into law.  This bill would allow the construction of a horse slaughter plant for human consumption in Montana.  Currently there are no horse slaughter plants in the US.  And while we wait for the federal bill to pass (see below) - horses are being shipped to Mexico and Canada.  The Montana  bill  is on the governor's desk for signature.  There are two articles below. 

 

Please take a moment to send a message to Governor Brian Schweitzer asking him to veto the horse slaughter bill - #HB 418.  Mention boycotting the state of Montana - tourism is a big industry -- a slaughter plant is sure to have a negative effect. 

 

This is the form to send a message to the governor. 

 

http://governor.mt.gov/contact/commentsform.asp

 

 

THOROUGHBRED TIMES

http://www.thoroughbredtimes.com/national-news/2009/March/20/Montana-slaughter-bill-goes-to-governor.aspx

 

 

JAVMA NEWS

http://www.avma.org/onlnews/javma/apr09/090401i.asp

 

MONTANA TOURISM

 

http://www.bigskymontananet.com/state_of_montana/travel_tourism.php  

 

 

http://www.travelmontana.mt.gov/faq/fast%20facts/TourismFastFacts08_0608.pdf

 

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2.  USA   

 

 

Regarding H.R. 503 - Conyers-Burton

Prevention of Equine Cruelty Act of 2009  - this is from the Animal Welfare Institute in Washington, DC."

 “With more than 100,000 American

horses brutally slaughtered last year there is an urgent need to pass federal

legislation to shut down this trade.  Despite claims by pro-horse

slaughter advocates, horse slaughter has not been banned in the US. 

Thankfully, House Judiciary Committee Chairman John Conyers, Jr. (D-MI),

Representative Dan Burton (R-IN) and many of their colleagues have taken up the

reins and reintroduced H..R. 503, the Conyers-Burton "Prevention of Equine

Cruelty Act of 2009".  The legislation recognizes horse slaughter for

what it truly is - animal cruelty- and will end the practice for good by

prohibiting the slaughter of horses in the US and preventing their export for

the same purpose.  Please take a moment to contact your U.S.

Representative and ask for his/her support of this sound legislation.â€

 

http://capwiz.com/compassionindex/issues/alert/?alertid=12443456

 Find out if your Congressman is a co-sponsor.  If not, follow the instructions on the site

to send a letter. 

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