Mare and two colts, members of a small band ofwild horses in the Nevada desert.
Horse protection bill passes House!
I got this email from the Humane Society today and want to share it with all of you who called your Representatives yesterday to speak up for wild horses:
Dear Asha,
I am thrilled to share with you truly historic news: Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the American Horse Slaughter Prevention Act (H.R. 503) by a vote of 263-146. Our opposition tried to introduce two "poison pill" amendments that, if passed, would have killed the bill. But thanks to your calls and emails, these amendments were soundly defeated, and the House passed the legislation. Your work carried the day for America's horses!
I can't stress enough how crucial the support of dedicated advocates like you has been in this long fight to close down the brutal and foreign-owned horse slaughter industry. Each time you made a phone call, met with your legislators, sent an email, and told your friends and family about this issue, you helped the horses win. All of these efforts have led us to this historic win in the House.
Your actions have also paved the way for a victory in the Senate. To ensure final passage of this vital legislation, please contact your two U.S. Senators (Harry Reid and John Ensign) and urge them to immediately pass the American Horse Slaughter Prevention Act (S. 1915).
We are closer than ever to protecting nearly 100,000 horses a year from a grim and painful end, just so they can be turned into foreign delicacies. Please stay with us in this fight as we reach toward final victory for the horses.
Please share this good news with your friends and family, and urge them to take action by contacting their U.S. Senators, too.
Now the bill has to pass the Senate and that fight is yet to be fought, but that's for another day. Today is a day to celebrate. Thanks for your help! We did together what we could not do alone!
H.R. 503 wildhorses slaughter
2 comments:
What do you wizards plan to do with those 100,000 horses you plan to save each year? With the drought and lack of sufficient feed for the cattle, etc. planned for feeding the American people, what are you going to feed those horses? Why don't we feed these horses to the starving people right here at home? Why do you fight the slaughter of horses to feed the hungry throughout the world and turn around and advocate the killing ofunborn babies? You bleeding hearts don't really think things through. Sentimentality is good at times but shouldn't trump common sense.
You're the "bleeding heart", bub.
First off, get your facts right. An acre of soybeans produces 16 times the protein that an acre of grazing land produces. If you are so serious about feeding the "starving people right here at home" (fatty land last time I checked), advocate turning pasture land into crop land and advocate vegetarianism.
Did you know that the methane from the stockyards is one of the major contributors to global warming. Ever heard of global warming?
One thing. Just how is it that you KNOW that I advocate the killing of unborn babies? Fuck off.
By the way, my questions are rhetorical (look it up). Don't bother to reply. You're not very interesting.
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