dear M, would you send this to your list please? it’s a good thing for horses. xox
Love & Light, Reute
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From: Humane Society of the United States
Date: January 22, 2007 1:48:34 PM CST
To: Reute Butler
Subject: Court ruling brings good news for horses!
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January 22, 2007
Dear Reute,
We are one step closer to a ban on horse slaughter!
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 the case in March 2006, arguing in favor of the state law banning horse slaughter. Two of the three existing horse slaughter facilities in the United States are located in Texas, and as soon as the ruling goes into effect, Illinois will stand alone as the last state where American horses are slaughtered for foreign diners.
As you know, U.S. Reps. Janice Schakowsky (D-IL), Ed Whitfield (R-KY), John Spratt (D-SC), and Nick Rahall (D-WV), and U.S. Sens. Mary Landrieu (D-LA) and John Ensign (R-NV) recently introduced H.R. 503/S. 311, the American Horse Slaughter Prevention Act. This legislation would ban horse slaughter in the U.S. and stop the export of horses for slaughter across our borders. Thank you for taking such immediate action on this critical legislation!
We want to shutter these plants for good but we cannot do it without your pledge to be involved every step of the way. We’ll need your continued action, so please be on the lookout for our updates. With your help, we can make this a historic year for horse protection.
Don’t forget to tell your friends and family to let their legislators know that it’s time to end the brutal slaughter of America’s horses.
Your actions will not only make a difference, they will help make history. Help us end horse slaughter in the United States forever.
Sincerely,
Wayne Pacelle
President & CEO
The Humane Society of the United States
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