Call Senators Today
From the Animal Law Coalition:
Tuesday, December 5 Is National Call In Day For The Horses: Urge the Senate to Bring The American Horse Slaughter Prevention Act To A Vote And Pass This Landmark Legislation
December 4, 2006 : 12:00 AM
Call or write (faxes are best) U.S. Senators on Tuesday, December 5, 2006 and, in particular, the Senate leadership and let them know they must pass S. 1915, the American Horse Slaughter Prevention Act.
The slaughterhouses will have their lobbyists at the Capitol today urging Senators to kill this bill. We need you, the advocates for the animals, to call in and tell Senators they must pass the American Horse Slaughter Prevention Act. The horses have no one else.
It is time for this bill to become law. It is time to end the brutal slaughter of American horses for their meat which is considered a “delicacy” abroad.
It is almost the end of this Congressional session. There are only a few days left. There is little time for the U.S. Senate to consider and pass this important bill. The American Horse Slaughter Prevention Act, S. 1915, will die if it does not pass before the end of this session. This is likely the last call in day for this bill.
This bill, so important for the horses, has already passed the U.S. House of Representatives by a vote of 263-146. Prior to the recess for the November 7 mid-term elections, Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) is reported to have invoked an anonymous legislative hold. The hold delayed consideration of the bill by the Senate.
To contact members of the Senate and urge them to support this bill, click here. Senators
To contact the Senate Majority leader and other leaders in the Senate, click here for their names and contact information. U.S. Senate leaders
Let them know it is time to bring S. 1915, the American Horse Slaughter Act to a vote. Calls and faxes are best, but you can also send them an email.
Read the entire article here.
I called in early this morning using rallyfor horses and the humane society. Just found this site after visting Kinkys site, good to see the battle for independance is continuing.
Thank you…
Thanks for posting this! It is so important that we get this bill passed. It was passed in the House and now the Senate is sitting on it. 70 percent of Americans are against horse slaughter and we need the Senate to know that. I urge you to call your Senators and help get this bill passed!
Thanks for posting Cody! I have been so sick and jumped up and logged on when I remembered what day it was! I made my 2 calls about 30 minutes ago and it only takes minutes to help to try and save thousands! I am begging everyone to call! Let’s keep our force loud and strong!
Senator Cornyn has reportedly, rumorly (that’s a new word I think), put a legislative hold on this. I’m going to have to do some research this weekend. I’m seriously think there’s something here in Texas with this…
Willie Nelsons letter can be found at
http://www.kaufmanzoning.net/horsemeat/WilleLetter_0806.pdf
My hats off to KHOU. As a reminder you can see the video posted on
http://www.khou.com/news/local/stories/khou060831_cd_horses10.551a315c.html
Not for the sqeamish.Pretty sick stuff. But necessary to watch.
But what I found amazing was the numerous clearly marked American Airlines containers lined up to ship the meat. According to the reporter AA has no position on the subject.
I’m a big fan of American Airlines, but I was stunned to see they also are profiting from the slaughter of horses. I for one will be avoiding their Dallas / Tokyo and Dallas / Europe connections until they stop this practice.
I wonder how many other Texans would avoid getting on a flight out of Dallas if they knew there was a possibility the cargo hold contained tons of Texas horseflesh? I suggest everyone that reads this call them up and ask them.
Maybe when it becomes uneconomic for them they will reevaluate their position and the shipments will stop.
I am disappointed that the Senate did not listen to their constituents. I still urge everyone to be vocal about their opinions towards horse slaughter and continue to work toward getting it banned in the United States. Please continue to call your Senators and let them know that we want a ban passed!
Some updates, look at Open Thread Le Sandwich Texas for update and current new developments…