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	<title>Texas Today &#187; Horse Slaughter</title>
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		<title>Regarding Horse Slaughter</title>
		<link>http://texastoday.org/2007/07/30/urgent-message-regarding-horse-slaughter/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jul 2007 16:50:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Megan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ As of tomorrow the Agriculture Appropriations bill which contains words to STOP the practice of the American horses being hauled to slaughterplants for human consumption here as well as to Mexico and Canada will be voted on by the house.
  There may be a amendment to strip the entire provison. We can&#8217;t have [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Urgent action on Horse Slaughter</title>
		<link>http://texastoday.org/2007/07/02/urgent-action-on-horse-slaughter/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Jul 2007 18:36:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Megan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[  Section 123 in the 2007 farm bill would mandate all states to lift their ban on horse slaughter. Please take this seriously and call both  your US Senators and your US Representative today and ask them to OPPOSE section 123 of the farm bill. It&#8217;s currently being introduced now and will be [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Victory,are you ready???</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 31 May 2007 04:40:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Megan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[  The news I have been anxiously awaiting for came in earlier today.  We now can officially say GOODBYE to horse slaughter in the state of Texas!!!   Slaughter industry efforts to overturn a 1949 Texas state law that said horse slaughter for human consumption was illegal was not overturned like they [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Our last Chance</title>
		<link>http://texastoday.org/2007/05/23/our-last-chance/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 May 2007 19:23:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Megan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ I recently posted a message regarding the state horse slaughter bills. Today is the last day for any amendments to pass and according to a source from the Human Society it&#8217;s &#8221; HIGHLY likely&#8221; that a new amendment will be introduced today to LEGALIZE horse slaughter here in our home state. If this were [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Horse Slaughter Legislation Update</title>
		<link>http://texastoday.org/2007/05/17/horse-slaughter-legislation-update/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2007 01:31:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Megan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ The good news is thanks to everybody&#8217;s huge effort taking the time to contact their state reps (and others for that matter) horsemeat for human consumption is illegal in Texas! For now .The Texas State Senate amended the bill S.B.911 to make horse slaughter legal. This same bill passed the House Agriculture Committee without [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Congress to consider 2 bills next week on horses</title>
		<link>http://texastoday.org/2007/04/20/congress-to-consider-2-bills-next-week-on-horses/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Apr 2007 01:26:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Megan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Congress to consider 2 bills next week and your help is needed!!!
Dear Humanitarian:
1.  AMERICAN HORSE SLAUGHTER PREVENTION ACT 
On April 25, the US Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee will hold a mark-up for S. 311, the American Horse Slaughter Prevention Act (AHSPA).  At the mark-up, Committee members will decide on the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Horse Slaughter Press Conference</title>
		<link>http://texastoday.org/2007/04/14/horse-slaughter-press-conference/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Apr 2007 00:22:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Megan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Apr 17 2007 &#8211; 12:00pm
Kinky will attend a press conference and rally sponsored by the Texas Humane Legislation Network, Humane Society of the United States and the Society for Animal Protective Legislation to Oppose HB 2476/S 1742 on the south steps of the
Texas State Capital at noon on Tuesday, April 17. 
HB 2476/S 1742 :
A [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Rally and lobby against horse slaughter !!!</title>
		<link>http://texastoday.org/2007/04/06/rally-and-lobby-against-horse-slaughter/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Apr 2007 04:07:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Megan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[   The Humane Society of the United States is hosting a free lobbying seminar on April 16 from 6-8 p.m. The next day, they will hold a rally and lobby day at the Capitol from 10 a.m.-2.p.m. Be sure to RSVP before 5pm on April 15th with Kelley Dupps at kdupps@hsus.org
  Whether [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Press Release : Horse Slaughter Illegal</title>
		<link>http://texastoday.org/2007/03/29/press-release-horse-slaughter-illegal/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Mar 2007 03:38:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Megan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[  Take a look at the latest!!
For Immediate Release 
COURT DECLARES HORSE SLAUGHTER TO BE ILLEGAL  
Washington, D.C. (March 28, 2007) &#8211; In a 51-page opinion issued just
hours ago, United States District Court Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly
held that the slaughter of horses in America violates federal law.  In
her opinion, issued in response to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8220;Must see Willie Nelson videos&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://texastoday.org/2007/02/21/must-see-willie-nelson-videos/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Feb 2007 06:34:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Megan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Just wanted to post  these 2 clips to anyone who is on the sidelines about the horse slaughtering plants. Please be sure to take a few minutes and check out these must see videos  if you haven&#8217;t already&#8230;
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zl5yvCngMdw&#38;mode=related&#38;search &#38;
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XWTRGwqRlrg
Thanks! 
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		<title>&#8220;You ain&#8217;t seen nothing yet!&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://texastoday.org/2007/01/30/you-aint-seen-nothing-yet/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Jan 2007 07:21:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Megan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ok, so you might have heard that horse meat from our 2 packing plants here have been banned from HUMAN consumption now. That&#8217;s all . They can still carry about their horrendous acts for anything else they deem necessary.Do you want your pet to be eating this?
 Did ya know that not only are our [...]]]></description>
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		<title>End the Slaughter of America&#8217;s Horses</title>
		<link>http://texastoday.org/2007/01/22/end-the-slaughter-of-americas-horses/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Jan 2007 03:03:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>wrangler9177</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Letter from Wayne Pacelle
President &#38; CEO
The Humane Society Of the United States
On Friday, Jan. 19 after years of litigation, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit finally upheld a 1949 Texas law banning the sale of horsemeat for human consumption. The Humane Society of the United States had filed an amicus brief in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Call Senators Today</title>
		<link>http://texastoday.org/2006/12/05/call-senators-today/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Dec 2006 17:29:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cody Marx Bailey</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[From the Animal Law Coalition:

<blockquote><strong>Tuesday, December 5</strong> 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

Call or write (faxes are best) U.S. Senators on <strong>Tuesday, December 5, 2006</strong> and, in particular, the <a href"http://www.senate.gov/pagelayout/senators/a_three_sections_with_teasers/leadership.htm">Senate leadership</A> and let them know they must pass <a href="http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=s109-1915">S. 1915</a>, the American Horse Slaughter Prevention Act.</blockquote> (<a href="http://texastoday.org/2006/12/05/call-senators-today/">more</A>)
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		<title>Open Thread</title>
		<link>http://texastoday.org/2006/11/29/open-thread/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Nov 2006 07:15:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rob Hinojosa</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<img src="http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g58/JRoberto_2006/Horse-Sandwich.gif" alt="Horse Sandwich" />

Yummy!!]]></description>
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