Time for the Congress to act on horse slaughter
Help Save Horses Right Out of the Gate
A ban on the slaughter of American horses for human consumption in foreign countries has been reintroduced—and support for the bill is stronger than ever. We need your help!
Now, Representatives Janice Schakowsky (D-IL), Ed Whitfield (R-KY), John Spratt (D-SC) and Nick Rahall (D-WV) have teamed up to offer H.R. 503 in the House. They were able to secure the same bill number from last Congress, and along with Senators Mary Landrieu (D-LA) and John Ensign (R-NV)—who have introduced a companion bill, S. 311, in the Senate—they are ready to move this legislation over the finish line.
Legislation banning horse slaughter made tremendous progress in the 109th Congress, but the bill stalled in the Senate and was not brought up for a vote before the end of the session.
TAKE ACTION
Please make a short polite phone call to your U.S. Representative and your two U.S. Senators today. You can reach your legislators by calling the Capitol switchboard at 202-224-3121, or click here to find their Capitol office phone numbers. Making a call is easy. All you need to say is:
"I am a constituent and I am calling to ask that you please protect our horses from slaughter by supporting the American Horse Slaughter Prevention Act (H.R. 503/S. 311). The House voted overwhelmingly to pass this legislation last fall, and now it is time to act again and pass this bill through Congress. If you are one of the more than 60 original cosponsors, thank you! I hope you will do all that you can to pass this important bill this year. If you you have not yet cosponsored this bill, I respectfully request that you do. Thank you."
After you make your phone call, fill in the form at the right to automatically send an email—including our video detailing the grisly slaughter of horses over the border—to your Representatives and Senators and urge them to support and pass the American Horse Slaughter Prevention Act.
Congress receives a lot of email. It is very important to edit the subject line and the letter below with your own words so that your legislators know the email came from a constituent.
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A ban on the slaughter of American horses for human consumption in foreign countries has been reintroduced—and support for the bill is stronger than ever. We need your help!
Now, Representatives Janice Schakowsky (D-IL), Ed Whitfield (R-KY), John Spratt (D-SC) and Nick Rahall (D-WV) have teamed up to offer H.R. 503 in the House. They were able to secure the same bill number from last Congress, and along with Senators Mary Landrieu (D-LA) and John Ensign (R-NV)—who have introduced a companion bill, S. 311, in the Senate—they are ready to move this legislation over the finish line.
Legislation banning horse slaughter made tremendous progress in the 109th Congress, but the bill stalled in the Senate and was not brought up for a vote before the end of the session.
TAKE ACTION
Please make a short polite phone call to your U.S. Representative and your two U.S. Senators today. You can reach your legislators by calling the Capitol switchboard at 202-224-3121, or click here to find their Capitol office phone numbers. Making a call is easy. All you need to say is:
"I am a constituent and I am calling to ask that you please protect our horses from slaughter by supporting the American Horse Slaughter Prevention Act (H.R. 503/S. 311). The House voted overwhelmingly to pass this legislation last fall, and now it is time to act again and pass this bill through Congress. If you are one of the more than 60 original cosponsors, thank you! I hope you will do all that you can to pass this important bill this year. If you you have not yet cosponsored this bill, I respectfully request that you do. Thank you."
After you make your phone call, fill in the form at the right to automatically send an email—including our video detailing the grisly slaughter of horses over the border—to your Representatives and Senators and urge them to support and pass the American Horse Slaughter Prevention Act.
Congress receives a lot of email. It is very important to edit the subject line and the letter below with your own words so that your legislators know the email came from a constituent.
(MORE)
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