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Save our horses

I am writing this on a piece I saw on 10 TV out of Columbus on
Sugarcreek Livestock Auction and their sale of horses for meat.

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Hi everyone,

Please take a moment to vote in the latest horse slaughter poll. This is an
equinesite.com poll and it is important that we continue to show that the vast
majority of horse owners want horse slaughter to end.

Please note...you must click on "Voting Booth" to register your vote!

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Thank you!!

Gail

URGENT ALERT! DECEMBER 5 SPECIAL NATIONAL CALL-IN DAY IN SUPPORT OF
S. 1915

LAST CHANCE TO END HORSE SLAUGHTER IN THE US!

As you surely already know, S. 1915 –the sister bill of HR 503- is
waiting to be considered on the Senate floor.

While our bill awaits to be called for a vote, it has been reported
that pro-slaughter pressure on legislators has greatly increased in
an attempt to wane our ranks of supporters in the Senate and defeat
the bill, which can be fatal due to the tight Senate schedule, making
it vital to counter this pro-slaughter build-up with a flood of calls
and faxes in support of the bill and urging Senators to bring it up
for a vote as demanded by a vast majority of the American people.

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Nov. 30, 2006
Love For Horses Prompting Rescue Effort
Paula Gibbs

Brooke Greenleaf
Brooke Greenleaf
Two, out of 125,000. What's the percentage - hardly enough to measure. But enough, for Brooke Greenleaf - for now, at least.
Greenleaf, who with her husband, Jim, owns a house and five acres of land in Boothbay, hopes by next summer there will be two rescued horses grazing peacefully on their land, instead of winding up in a slaughterhouse.
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Senator Bingaman voted against last year's Ag amendment. In all liklihood,
he will vote against this bill too. He has no idea whether or not S 1915/HR 503
will get a vote.

Keep in mind that this is exactly what Goodlatte and company said about our
chances for a vote in House!

It is vital that we keep contacting our senators and also please contact
Senate Majority Leader, Bill Frist urging him to take immediate action on HR
503! Please remind Senator Frist that each day the passage of this bill is
delayed, horses continue to suffer horrrible cruelties both during transport to
slaughter and throughout the slaughter process itself. Let him know that
millions of Americans as well as the overwhelming majority of Congress demand swift
passage of this bill!

Senator Frist's contact information is as follows:
Phone: 202-224-3344
Fax: 202-228-1264

Gail

US horsemeat violates EU laws and US export regulations

Here are the FACTS. With no "food animal" regulations applied to horses in the US, the three foreign-owned horse slaughterhouses are in violation of US FDA regulations -

See: http://frwebgate. access.gpo. gov/cgi-bin/ getdoc.cgi? dbname=browse_ usc&docid= Cite:+21USC381 -

Look at Sec. 381. Imports and exports,(e) Exports, specifically:

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150 people lose their jobs if all three slaughterhouses shut down? Ah well! I wonder how many of the immigrants are actually legal. Hm.

MOUNTAIN VIEWS: BILL TO END SLAUGHTER OF AMERICAN HORSES HAS A FEW HURDLES
TO JUMP

By John Hanchette

OLEAN -- With the dramatic capture and extensive news coverage of longtime
regional fugitive Ralph "Bucky" Phillips on Friday, those readers among you
who've been following the horse slaughter controversy on these pages may
have missed a big development.

Just before the weekend, the House of Representatives voted to ban the
slaughter of horses for human consumption. If the American Horse Slaughter
Prevention Act gets through the unpredictable Senate, and President George
Bush signs it into law, it would probably shut down the three foreign-owned
and much-criticized horse abattoirs in the United States -- two in Texas and
one in Illinois. More than 90,000 U.S. horses annually -- from pets to plugs
to racers to draft to show stock to cow-chasers -- were killed in the trio
of plants in recent years.

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Horse Slaughter Bill Nears Vote
by Amanda Duckworth
Date Posted: 9/6/2006 12:07:31 PM
Last Updated: 9/7/2006 12:10:36 AM

The U.S. House of Representatives is scheduled to vote Sept. 7 on a bill that would end horse slaughter for human consumption. With the vote drawing near, those on both sides of the issue have been trying to garner last-minute support.

A rally was held Sept. 5 by supporters of the bill, while the American Veterinary Medicine Association, Horse Welfare Coalition, and others who oppose the bill have issued an advertisement in Roll Call - a newspaper that covers the actions of Congress - asking lawmakers to defeat the bill.

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Federal Hearing on Horse Slaughter Draws Large Crowd
by Amanda Duckworth
Date Posted: 7/25/2006 6:44:35 PM
Last Updated: 7/25/2006 9:59:32 PM

A legislative hearing Tuesday by the U.S. House Energy and Commerce
Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade, and Consumer Protection. concerning the
American Horse Slaughter Prevention Act a drew a large crowd, causing
the hearing to be moved after opening remarks.

The original room was standing room only and could not accommodate all
of those who wished to attend.

The bill, which has over 200 co-sponsors, seeks to amend the Horse
Protection Act of 1970 by prohibiting the slaughter of horses in the
United States for human consumption overseas.

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American Horse Slaughter Prevention Act to Receive Hearing
Please Call Supporters Now

July 19, 2006
Dear Friends,
H.R. 503, the American Horse Slaughter Prevention Act (AHSPA), is finally on
the docket to be reviewed by the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on
Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection. A hearing on the bill will held at
2 p.m. on July 25, 2006.
The AHSPA is the only measure that will permanently put an end to the
slaughter of horses for human consumption and the domestic and international
transport of live horses or horseflesh for the same purpose. Just last year, over
90,000 horses were slaughtered in the three foreign-owned horse slaughter
facilities located in Texas and Illinois. Members of Congress must demonstrate
their continued support NOW.
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