Post by diamondindykin on May 23, 2006 13:47:02 GMT -5
From: Chris Heyde
To: John Holland
Sent: Tuesday, May 23, 2006 12:50 PM
Subject: URGENT SAPL eAlert: HOUSE TO VOTE ON HORSE SLAUGHTER TODAY: YOUR CALLS ARE NEEDED NOW!
HOUSE TO VOTE ON HORSE SLAUGHTER TODAY:
YOUR CALLS ARE NEEDED NOW!
May 23, 2006
Dear Humanitarian:
The Society for Animal Protective Legislation (SAPL) has just learned that the House of Representatives will vote TODAY on a new amendment to the House Agriculture Appropriations bill that would stop horse slaughter for the 2007 fiscal year. Building on the House’s unanimous consent on last week’s amendment to prohibit taxpayer funds from being used to sell or slaughter America's wild horses, this could be another victory for our horses.
With the help of constituents like you, SAPL last year convinced Congress to pass an amendment to the 2006 Agriculture Appropriations Bill that prohibited your tax dollars from being used to fund the federally mandated inspection of horses slaughtered for human consumption—thereby protecting America’s horses from slaughter. The measure was overwhelmingly approved in both the House of Representatives and the Senate, and later signed into law.
However, the horse slaughter industry refused to give up, convincing the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) to issue regulations that have enabled the facilities to fund their own inspections. This crooked plot will allow the slaughter of tens of thousands more horses for human consumption in 2006 – circumventing Congressional intent and flying in the face of the will of the American people. Fortunately, this year’s measure has been further refined to send a clear message to the USDA that horse slaughter must be stopped.
WHAT YOU CAN DO:
* Please call or fax your Representative IMMEDIATELY, and continue to do so until the vote has taken place. The Capitol Hill Operator can be reached at (202) 224-3121.
* Ask your Representative to support the Sweeney/Spratt/Whitfield/Rahall Agriculture Appropriations Amendment, and respectfully request his or her position the issue.
* If your Representative voted for last year’s amendment, please mention this when you call. To find out how he or she voted, please visit www.projects.washingtonpost.com/congress/109/house/1/votes/196/.
Your urgent assistance is essential to ensure the House of Representatives hears from an outpouring of concerned constituents as it did last year. Do not allow these foreign-owned slaughterhouses to thwart your will and the actions of Congress any longer.
Please share our “Dear Humanitarian” eAlert with family, friends and co-workers, and encourage them to call or fax their Members of Congress today, too. As always, thank you very much for your help
Sincerely,
Cathy Liss
Legislative Director
Forward SAPL eAlert
This email was sent to cathy@awionline.org, by action@saplonline.org
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To: John Holland
Sent: Tuesday, May 23, 2006 12:50 PM
Subject: URGENT SAPL eAlert: HOUSE TO VOTE ON HORSE SLAUGHTER TODAY: YOUR CALLS ARE NEEDED NOW!
HOUSE TO VOTE ON HORSE SLAUGHTER TODAY:
YOUR CALLS ARE NEEDED NOW!
May 23, 2006
Dear Humanitarian:
The Society for Animal Protective Legislation (SAPL) has just learned that the House of Representatives will vote TODAY on a new amendment to the House Agriculture Appropriations bill that would stop horse slaughter for the 2007 fiscal year. Building on the House’s unanimous consent on last week’s amendment to prohibit taxpayer funds from being used to sell or slaughter America's wild horses, this could be another victory for our horses.
With the help of constituents like you, SAPL last year convinced Congress to pass an amendment to the 2006 Agriculture Appropriations Bill that prohibited your tax dollars from being used to fund the federally mandated inspection of horses slaughtered for human consumption—thereby protecting America’s horses from slaughter. The measure was overwhelmingly approved in both the House of Representatives and the Senate, and later signed into law.
However, the horse slaughter industry refused to give up, convincing the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) to issue regulations that have enabled the facilities to fund their own inspections. This crooked plot will allow the slaughter of tens of thousands more horses for human consumption in 2006 – circumventing Congressional intent and flying in the face of the will of the American people. Fortunately, this year’s measure has been further refined to send a clear message to the USDA that horse slaughter must be stopped.
WHAT YOU CAN DO:
* Please call or fax your Representative IMMEDIATELY, and continue to do so until the vote has taken place. The Capitol Hill Operator can be reached at (202) 224-3121.
* Ask your Representative to support the Sweeney/Spratt/Whitfield/Rahall Agriculture Appropriations Amendment, and respectfully request his or her position the issue.
* If your Representative voted for last year’s amendment, please mention this when you call. To find out how he or she voted, please visit www.projects.washingtonpost.com/congress/109/house/1/votes/196/.
Your urgent assistance is essential to ensure the House of Representatives hears from an outpouring of concerned constituents as it did last year. Do not allow these foreign-owned slaughterhouses to thwart your will and the actions of Congress any longer.
Please share our “Dear Humanitarian” eAlert with family, friends and co-workers, and encourage them to call or fax their Members of Congress today, too. As always, thank you very much for your help
Sincerely,
Cathy Liss
Legislative Director
Forward SAPL eAlert
This email was sent to cathy@awionline.org, by action@saplonline.org
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