Saturday, October 22, 2005

Figured I'd relay this mass e-mail to my readers, in case some of you are not yet on the HSUS mailing list.

Dear Eric,

With your help, both the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives overwhelmingly voted to ban horse slaughter in the United States. All of your great work was essential to these dual victories in Congress.

But that work is in danger of being undone!

We fear that the horse slaughter ban is going to be stripped during final passage of the Agriculture Appropriations bill. We cannot allow this outrageous action -- which would violate the overwhelming majorities in both the House and the Senate. If the horse slaughter ban is dropped, nearly 100,000 horses will be slaughtered for human consumption overseas next year.  

We have only days left before this issue is decided.

Reach for your phone now and call your two U.S. Senators and Representative in Washington, D.C. and urge them to oppose the final Agriculture Appropriations conference report if it doesn't contain the horse slaughter ban.

[Ed. note: I live in Hollywood, CA, so the automated e-mail selected my representatives. You will want to contact your local reps, obviously: Congress / Senate]

Senator Dianne Feinstein
(202) 224-3841
Rep. Henry Waxman
(202) 225-3976
Senator Barbara Boxer
(202) 224-3553

Worried about making a phone call? It's simple! Your call will take no more than two minutes. You will speak to a staff assistant who will take your message and pass it along to your Representative or Senators. 

Unsure what to say? Just follow this script for your phone call:

"Hello, I'm calling from [your town and state] to let you know I've heard that the ban on horse slaughter in the Agriculture Appropriations bill is being stripped by the conference committee. After landslide votes in both House and Senate, that is an outrage. I want [your Representative or Senators' names] to oppose any Agriculture Appropriations conference report that doesn't include the ban on horse slaughter. Thank you."

We need a massive outcry in the halls of Congress immediately if we hope to save our horses. Thank you for your fast action on this critical issue.

Sincerely,
Wayne Pacelle
President & CEO
The Humane Society of the United States

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Don't let agricultural interests get in the way of a strong vote by our duly elected leaders. Raise your voice for the horses now.